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Weleda · Skin · Moisturizers

Weleda Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream

A thick balm of sunflower oil, lanolin and beeswax for the driest patches: elbows, hands, heels. Too heavy for most whole faces, and the smell is not for everyone.

2.5 ozBalmSunflower oilLanolinCalendula extractScented
$22.99 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You have parched patches that nothing else lasts on
  • You want one tube for hands, elbows and heels
  • You like a strong herbal scent

Walk past if

  • You avoid lanolin or want it vegan
  • You are oily; owners call it greasy and report breakouts on the face
  • You want an easy tube; owners say the aluminum one cracks

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Sunflower oilLanolinCalendula extractcontains alcohol

Sulfate-free →

Worth knowing: contains fragrance, contains alcohol.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Water (Aqua), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Lanolin, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Glycerin, Limonene, Viola Tricolor Extract, Hydrolyzed Beeswax, Sorbitan Olivate, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Arginine, Zinc Sulfate, Fragrance (Parfum), Linalool, Geraniol, Citral, Coumarin

Known issue

Owners dislike the strong herbal smell and thick, waxy feel, and say the newer aluminum tube cracks and wastes cream.Walmart and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%$6 MSRPTen percent niacinamide with zinc PCA in a water-based serum. Cheap enough to try, and sticky enough that owners complain about what it does under the next layer.

Sources

  1. Maker's US page: full ingredient declaration, 2.5 fl oz list price, aluminum tube, dermatologist approved statement.
  2. Walmart reviews, 2.5 fl oz: aluminum tubes that crack or waste cream, a thick and waxy or greasy feel, a smell some dislike, and redness for a few.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, about 4.2 of 5 from over 600: strong on dry spots, with scent, thick texture and greasy or broken-out faces as the complaints (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.