Skin Food.

"The first time I looked at it I was like, you know what, I can't put this on my face because it is way too thick. I'm pretty much acne prone in terms of very thick creams and this was just way too thick for me. On using it, it moisturizes pretty slowly, it's a little bit tacky. I don't necessarily like the smell of this. It almost smells like too sparky to me. When I was using it for a good couple of weeks, I noticed that my elbows and knuckles, which normally get a lot drier, were a lot more moisturized and the skin barrier was a lot better. It's got a thick base of pure plant oils and beeswax, and beeswax is fantastic."

"I can't put this on my face because it is way too thick. I ended up using it on my elbows because I get a lot of dry skin due to the hard water in my house. It moisturizes pretty slowly and it's a little bit tacky. I don't like the smell of this, it almost smells like too sparky to me. But when I was using it for a good couple of weeks, I noticed that my elbows and knuckles, which normally get a lot drier, were a lot more moisturized and the skin barrier was a lot better. It's got a thick base of pure plant oils and beeswax, and beeswax is fantastic for an impaired skin barrier. You've got sunflower seed oil in there, which is great, and sweet almond oil, which is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, to dissolve all of these ingredients, they've included alcohol in here, and for individuals with a lot of sensitivity, that could be problematic."

"It's the savior for dry skin on faces, elbows, hands. When I was using it for a good couple of weeks, I noticed that my elbows and knuckles, which normally get a lot drier, were a lot more moisturized and the skin barrier was a lot better. It's got a thick base of pure plant oils and beeswax, and beeswax is fantastic for an impaired skin barrier. In terms of the ingredients, it's a water-based formulation with sunflower seed oil, which is great, sweet almond oil, which is one of my favorites, as well as the beeswax. Unfortunately, to dissolve all of these ingredients, they've included alcohol in here, and for individuals with a lot of sensitivity, putting such a thick cream on like this it may irritate it. So if you've got acne-prone skin or you've got very sensitive skin, I probably wouldn't use this. You've also got glycerin, some natural essential oils like linden oil and lemon as well as geranium oil, which give that characteristic lemony, citrusy fragrance. Calendula officinalis flower extract is fantastic too, and there's some rosemary leaf extract as well, so great plant-based extracts."

"I don't particularly like the smell. I'm kind of disappointed that there's a lot of fragrance and high levels of alcohol in there. I understand that you need alcohol to enhance ingredients, but there's no actual ingredient in there that's going to also stimulate the skin and repair the skin. Overall, I'd probably give it a 4 out of 10."

"Weleda Skin Food is one I would use in the winter. It's great, but if you're really dry in a very dry climate or if you have lost moisture in your skin because you're postmenopausal or in the postpartum phase where your hormones are dropping, or you're even going through chemo, or if you have an inflamed skin barrier in addition to discoloration and you're just red and parched and cracked, there are better options."

"Weleda Skin Food is the occlusive of choice that I use. It does sometimes get a little nauseating because of all the essential oils in it, but I use it every morning. I also sometimes put it all over my face under my eyes or if it's really dry as the last step of my routine. It's $20 a box and it's easy."