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4.2

628 reviews

79%
would repurchase
3.7/5
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description

The ultimate moisturizer for dry, rough skin. A best-selling product that originally launched in 1926 and has been a cult favorite ever since. Skin Food is a universal savior of dry, rough skin on faces, elbows, hands and feet. With extracts of gentle viola tricolor, calendula and chamomile, in a rich, thick base of oils and beeswax, Skin Food hydrates skin to give you a healthy-looking glow.

ingredients

Water (Aqua) Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Lanolin Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil Beeswax (Cera Alba) Alcohol Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate Glycerin Limonene 1 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) 1 Linalool 1 Geraniol 1 Citral 1 Coumarin 1 Footnotes: 1 From natural essential oils. * From natural essential oils

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
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16 years ago

I love Skin Food! I use it only on my knees, elbows and heels and it works wonders! It's extremely thick, but sinks in pretty well and leaves my skin SO soft. Too scared to try it on my face...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination

HairBrunette

EyesHazel



5.0
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16 years ago

Well, what a suprise! I might have found my HG face cream! I never expected something like this to be a miracle for my face, but what do you know? I have very oily, acne prone skin, to begin with,...

About reviewer (461 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen


4.0
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16 years ago

This cream is an excellent emolient for very dry skin areas, such as elbows, hands, cuticles, knees or anywhere on the body that needs relief for dry skin. Also, I have tried this cream on my eye...

About reviewer (34 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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16 years ago

I've been buying the sample tubes for $1.99 at target to use it as an eye creame at night. Works great and keeps my under eye nice and hydrated.

About reviewer (86 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

This product has an "ointment" texture. I rub a small amount between my palms & "pat" it on after a shower or cleansing my face. It absorbs within a few minutes. I use less of this product...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesBlue


4.0
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16 years ago

I used Skin Food for the first time after having a severe reaction to Prescriptives moisturizer. My skin was inflamed and irritated and this did the trick to calm it down. While I was advised by...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrown

EyesHazel


5.0
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16 years ago

Rediscovered this wilst sorting through my steamer trunk of products. Actually I went looking for a certain eye cream but as I pawed through my jars, bottles and tubes like a cat in a litterbox i...

About reviewer (173 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal

HairBlond

EyesGreen


3.0
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16 years ago

More about me: Skin Type: Normal with some dry patches In MAC realm, I'm a NC30 - 35 Beauty Effort Level: Lazy- Easy I want the maximum amount of positive results with the least amount of time...

About reviewer (23 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I decided that I needed something a little more moisturizing than the Cetaphil Moisturing Lotion that I've used for years, so I gave this a try based on the reviews. I didn't expect it to live up...

About reviewer (73 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlack


5.0
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16 years ago

The best face moisturiser on the planet! Bar none! Admittedly took me a while getting used to - you only need a tiny amount to cover your whole face. The cream is thick, and if you put too much on...

About reviewer (32 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesBlue


1.0
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16 years ago

When I first bought this product I was so excited to go home and try it for the first time. I've been searching for a good moisturizer and after reading all the great reviews I just had to give it...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

Considering all the rave reviews I am very underwhelmed by this product. I was really excited when I bought it, reasonable price ($AU20) for a decent sized tube, I bought it mainly because my acne...

About reviewer (74 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinVery Oily, Tan, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

Ingredients: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Water (Aqua), Lanolin, Peanut Oil (Arachis Hypogaea), Sweet Almond Oil (Prunus Dulcis), Alcohol, Bees...

About reviewer (254 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

OMG HG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOOOVOVVVVEEEEEEE this stuff. Awesomeness. To give you a background, I have dry, acne prone skin skin, so i was looking for somehting very hydrating that wouldn't break me...

About reviewer (18 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Tan

HairBlack

EyesBlack


4.0
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16 years ago

I repurchased this tube at the behest of my 40 year old husband, who has never used a face cream before. He says, "It makes me feel really greasy for the first few hours, but when it soaks in, my...

About reviewer (171 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I have been using this for a week or so and I am extremely happy with the results so far. I was apprehensive to use this on my face as it is very thick. However once it is rubbed in to the skin it...

About reviewer (94 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

I am afraid to leave this stuff on my skin for long, because I feel like it will def. break me out. BUT, I have been using the aspirin mask for a long time now, and I love using this stuff...

About reviewer (45 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther, Other

HairBrunette

EyesOther


5.0
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16 years ago

OMG! Why didn't I try this before? I have seen it for years at Walgreens and now it is at Target. I paid about $16. The cream is a super thick consistancy. It has a nice herbally scent. I put...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Other

HairBrown

EyesGreen


5.0
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16 years ago

Bought this to help normalize my scarred an irritated skin and my skin has been doing much better since I started using it. It is very thick, and will leave a white cast if you apply while your...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesHazel


5.0
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16 years ago

This is AWESOME as a nighttime mosturizer. It's way to greasy/heavy for me to wear in the daytime, but when I apply this at night I wake up with a very even complexion, as opposed to my normal...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown