Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream — Reddit Reviews
by Weleda
Updated October 14, 2026
Lanolin-rich balm seals severe dryness with a dewy finish; strongly fragranced.
What the community says
A lanolin-rich, waxy balm for winter dryness, eczema-prone patches, and tretinoin flaking. It works best as a final nighttime layer for people who love occlusion; fragrance, alcohol, and a greasy finish make it risky for reactive or acne-prone faces.
What this means for you
Backed by 29 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/40plusskincare and 4 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
Watch out for
- Fragrance and essential oils sting reactive skin
- Greasy, heavy feel sits on skin; poor daytime wear
- Clogs or triggers bumps for acne-prone users
Product details
Concerns
Use caution
Key Ingredients
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 87 mentions across 29 threads
Weleda Skin Food Original Ultra-Rich Cream on Reddit, in one place — 29 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/40plusskincare and 4 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)”
Mentioned
“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
