The product smells citrusy and, vaguely, of vanilla and bell pepper. “I imagine that people who love Campari, Ricola cough drops and the fragrance Bistro Waters, by the perfumer D.S. & Durga, tend to gravitate toward its scent,” said Porochista Khakpour, a writer in Los Angeles. Ms. Khakpour, 44, first discovered Skin Food more than a decade ago, in Berlin. “It’s deservedly iconic,” she added. “If someone is carrying it, I think they’re in the know.”
— Read more in The Deep Roots of Weleda’s Skin Food at The New York Times.
I read this article and was fascinated by what a layperson like me would consider sustainable crop rotation. The last time I used Skin Food, I had the most intense itch that I had to immediately wash it off. Not sure what caused it but I will try again.
Weleda uses a lot of natural botanicals, which are more likely to cause allergy than most synthetics…to be honest, if I were you I would not try it again!
This makes so much sense. I do like the smell of it but there are others that are less allergenic (to me anyway).