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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


3.0
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16 years ago

I initially bought this as a facial moisturiser. BIG mistake. Not meant for my skin. Well face anyway. Good enough hand and body moisturiser. But yeah - face. I got massive under skin pimples and...

About reviewer (40 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel



4.0
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16 years ago

I bought this to use on my face. I have been very dry. Well my skin was no longer dry but it took 3 weeks to get rid of the clogged pores. It does absorb well and works on hand body and feet. I...

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Dry, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Wavy, Fine

EyesGray


3.0
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16 years ago

Not for my face- wow! I have never had such big whiteheads in my life! Oh well, it's still great for hands, feet, knees, etc.

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

I have used this wonderful product for approx 1 mth before writing my review. After reading the many wonderful reports on this product I decided to purchase. Yes it is very thick and you only...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Olive

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


2.0
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17 years ago

I just put it on about 30 minutes ago and i've already got 3 zits on my nose. It's an ok moisturizer for hands and stuff though.

About reviewer (9 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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17 years ago

this can be categorized as "OMG - miracle product!". although i am a little weary of using this as a facial moisturizer overall (possible breaking out?) but i use this on my nose because its fading...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Medium, Cool

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

I don't review much because I typically need to love or hate something to care enough to share about it. OMG, I love this stuff. I have very dry skin and the only thing I've ever had much luck...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Other

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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17 years ago

When I started using this as my daily hand lotion, I got rid of everything else. Makes my hands feel supple and young and soft. Doesn't feel heavy or greasy if you just use a tiny bit--just as...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOily, Other

HairBrunette

EyesOther


3.0
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17 years ago

I've heard about how great this stuff is for years, but I finally saw it at Target and tried it out. Man alive! This stuff is seriously thick and tacky and sticky. It did not absorb quick enough...

About reviewer (3603 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Olive, Cool

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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17 years ago

GREAT for rough spots like elbows..ankles..etc. Really moisturizes well and works great for the eye area and even as lip balm...but unfortunately it's not so good for the face. I put it on my face...

About reviewer (74 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

i use it on my face and makes my skin smooth and healthy looking. great during winter.

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

Like so many other people, I purchased a tiny tube of this at Target. I didn't end up trying it until I went away for the weekend and forgot my bag of moisturizers. A total crisis because I...

About reviewer (71 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinVery Dry, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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17 years ago

I found a small tube of this at Target for $2... probably one of the best impulse purchases I've ever made (and believe me, I've made quite a few!). This stuff is very soothing and it makes my skin...

About reviewer (42 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

I'm just here to add to the rave reviews! I've been using Skin Food for over a year now and I don't know how I ever lived without it! This is the super hero of skin creams. Whatever your skin...

About reviewer (497 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Neutral

HairRed, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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17 years ago

It ranks among the best of moisturizers. It can be used both on the body and face. Despite having combination skin with occasional acne, this product doesn't break me out. I love the scent -- a...

About reviewer (439 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

This stuff is amazing. I purchased the trial size tube at Target, and figured I would keep it in the car as an emergency hand moisturizer. I thought it would be way too much for my sensitive...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Other

HairRed

EyesHazel


1.0
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17 years ago

I'm sure in the minority on this product, when I say pheewww! Oh my goodness it stinks! I mean I was trying to figure out exactly what the scent resembled the most and I came down to the...

About reviewer (287 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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17 years ago

This stuff is AMAZING. If I could ingest it, I would. Takes care of the conundrum skin that so many in their mid-thirties find: stressed, sensitive, breakout-prone, fine lines, and...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


4.0
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17 years ago

Amazing moisturizer! I use it on my face, hands, feet ... and it smells incredible! A little goes a long way with this one. Too much and you'll leave greasy spots wherever you touch. The...

About reviewer (42 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinVery Dry, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesGreen


3.0
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17 years ago

I read some reviews praising this and since I found the small tube at Target for under $2, I figured I would give it a try. Since there were mixed reviews on the texture, I used it on my hands...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown