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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


1.0
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18 years ago

After the great reviews on this site, I decided to buy this product from drugstore.com, which sells it for around $12.50. I couldn't STAND the smell! It is extremely medicine-y, and I found the...

About reviewer (19 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown



4.0
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18 years ago

This is a really lovely, softening handcream. As with most natural bodycare products, you should test it first and see if you can handle the scent because I can understand it not appealing to...

About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone

HairBlack

EyesGreen


5.0
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18 years ago

I love this stuff ,its very rich and soothing its the best stuff when your skin is irritated.I love the fresh herbal smell as well.I use mine on my hands and body have yet to try on my face.I am on...

About reviewer (234 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


2.0
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18 years ago

I tried this in store from a tester, and I wanted to wipe it off right away because of the smell. It doesn't smell fresh or citrusy to me, more like bad herbs or medicine-y smell. I can't really...

About reviewer (52 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

Been using this a least a year or more -- it is the very best! I use it everywhere: hands, elbows, arms, chest, and I layer it thick on my eye area every night. I also use it around my "laugh...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther


5.0
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18 years ago

LOVE love love love love love looooove this stuff!!!! Makes my skin sooo subtle and smooth, soft, glowing. My ultimate anti wrinkle cream!!!!

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesGreen


4.0
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18 years ago

Can be very heavy for my face in certain areas like my chin and around my nose, but works well to get rid of excess weather-related dryness and eczema everywhere else. It has a strong smell- think...

About reviewer (2203 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

Tried this after reading the reviews--it's fabulous! I use creme de la mer and was looking for something cheaper to use on decolletage, and this product is pure, great quality, no silicones, and...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinNormal, Fair, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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18 years ago

this is a good cream to treat dry skin but i couldn't get over the smell - wayyyyy too strong. it helped my acne temporarily but later my skin got its revenge. everytime i try a new product (except...

About reviewer (39 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

Living in the cold and having the heat pumping all the time is murder on the skin. I decided to pick up a small travel size of this product and have been using it on my face! It is the only thing...

About reviewer (56 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

Thank you MUAers!! I would never have found this if I hadn't read the reviews here. I just purchased this today and after only two applications, it has really made a difference. I am using this...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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18 years ago

You know how you can make a blemish really bad really fast, and then you sort of panic because you aren't sure if you should put pimple medicine on it or try to heal the damn thing with something?...

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther


5.0
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18 years ago

quickly healed my dry, chapped and cracking skin when nothing else I tried would do the job. it even got rid of my eczema and dry patches. wonderful scent that's not overpowering. the packaging...

About reviewer (86 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


4.0
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18 years ago

I really wanted to fall in love with this, because I'm always on the prowl for great cream, and I've heard great things. This is alright. It does its job moisturizing but it isn't anything better...

About reviewer (53 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

I really like this. It is very moisturizing but it sinks in fast. I use it on my face (after using Retin-A), body, and hands. It has improved the look of my nails dramatically. They are much...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Other, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Curly, Other

EyesBrown


4.0
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18 years ago

Good! My bf remarked that I looked prettier after I used this for a week. It makes me appear more radiant but I really love the way that it lightens some on my pimple scars. Took a lippie off...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination

HairBlack

EyesBlack


5.0
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18 years ago

I read reviews of this product in magazines and bought a tube hoping that I could use it to soften the skin behind my ears which get raw from eczema whenever the seasons change. I have been using...

About reviewer (68 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination

HairBrown

EyesGreen


5.0
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18 years ago

love the fresg scent. hate the packaging. i used this back in college when i needed hardcore moisturizer for my hands during the winter season. lasts forever. good stuff...but again, the...

About reviewer (21 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone

HairBlack

EyesBlack


5.0
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18 years ago

I really love this product, I think if used correctly it can help heal and soothe a varity of skin issues. My favorite way to use it is to apply it directly out of the shower on WET or DAMP skin....

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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18 years ago

What's not to love about this beautiful herbal paste? I've only ever used a pea-sized amount pressed into clean moist skin at bedtime and it instantly makes me look radiant. The next morning my...

About reviewer (635 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown