Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream — Reddit Reviews
by Weleda
Updated September 23, 2026
Lanolin-heavy balm for cracked-dry skin; very thick, very scented.
What the community says
A very thick, waxy cream built around lanolin, sunflower oil, beeswax, and fragrance. People with truly dry or tret-flaked skin lean on it at night, but sensitive, acne-prone, or fragrance-reactive faces often hate it.
What this means for you
Backed by 29 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/40plusskincare and 5 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
- Lanolin + beeswax = serious occlusion
- Winter rescue for dry, flaky skin
- Dewy finish under makeup or on cheeks
Watch out for
- Strong fragrance and essential-oil scent
- Way too heavy for combo and warm-weather skin
- Can sting, clog, or trigger bumps/perioral dermatitis
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Concerns
Use caution
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Real Reddit threads — 79 mentions across 29 threads
Weleda Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream on Reddit, in one place — 29 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/40plusskincare and 5 more, summarized.
“Her hands are going to LOVE Waleda Skin Food!”
Positive
“I LOVE Skin Food - if she's wearing gloves often and getting irritation from the mask, that stuff is going to help so much!”
Positive
“Ooo I spot that Weleda Skin Food. Really good moisturizer for dry skin”
Positive
“we have had a lot of luck with welda skin food recently.”
Positive
“thought I’d toss it in here in case it helps you too!”
Positive
“Both my kids have eczema”
Positive
“moisturize moisturize moisturize (I like Weleda skin food and nivea cream in the blue tin)”
Positive
“I like Weleda skin food...”
Positive
“...moisturize moisturize moisturize...”
Positive
“Skin Food by Weleda (if you wanna splurge on something delicious smelling instead of these somewhat medical smelling ones)”
Mentioned
“Fragrances are also a common irritant and everywhere.”
Mentioned
“avoiding fragranced moisturizers”
Mentioned
“- Weleda Skin Food night cream every other night”
Positive
“I started with sandwiching (Neutrogena moisturizing cream first, then a few minutes later tret and finishing it off with the Weleda skinfood).”
Positive
“After a few months, I used tret and a few minutes later Weleda skinfood.”
Positive
“used aquaphor and wileda skin food for the dryness, only to wake up with a rash and perioral dermatitis that wasn't healing”
Cautionary
“After almost a year, I switched to plain old Vaseline and it cleared up!”
Cautionary
“wileda skin food”
Cautionary
