Solid versus liquid
The cream dilemma: Warentest checks body lotions and is disappointed with the eco-creams
Most of the liquid body lotions in the product test provide good skin care.
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Especially in winter, the skin needs a lot of care so that it does not dry out. But which body lotions provide good moisture? And can solid, environmentally friendly creams keep up. Stiftung Warentest did the test.
Gone are the days when plastic was the ultimate in packaging. For the sake of the environment, alternatives have long been tried. The plastic bags in the supermarkets have been abolished. And apples and avocados are also increasingly being stripped of their artificial skins and labeled with a laser instead. Environmentally conscious consumption also means casting the tried and tested in new forms. Body lotions are increasingly not only available in liquid form, but also in a solid version. They should care just as well as the liquid creams and on top of that be much more ecological. But is that true?
Stiftung Warentest tested twelve classic body lotions and three solid ones for dry skin – with sobering results. Because it revealed a cream dilemma. A product that does both, which is good for the environment and also good for the skin, is therefore difficult to find. In one area, compromises always have to be made. So if you put your own skin above the environment, you should buy the classic liquid lotions. Warentest writes that they maintain them clearly better than the alternatives. All twelve in the test supply the skin with moisture, and overall the body lotions almost all passed the test with “good”. However, there is a need to catch up on the festivals. They’re less consumer-friendly, harder to apply and can’t keep up when it comes to skin care. None of the products are better than “satisfactory”.
Environmentally friendly skin cream in a sham pack
The best body lotions in the test come from Eucerin, Garnier Body and Neutrogena. They are all given an overall grade of 2.0. With Eucerin, however, consumers also pay for the good name. The company charges seven euros for 100 milliliters. The competition is significantly cheaper. Neutrogena charges 1.25 euros for the same amount, Garnier only 62 cents. The worst liquid in the test is a particularly popular one: Dove. With an overall rating of 2.6, this still performs far better than the fixed ones. However, as Warentest emphasizes, these provide a significantly better ecological balance. Nevertheless, CMD Naturkosmetik got a reprimand for the packaging of its care butter. This is oversized. “A sham,” judge the testers.
The question of price is an issue anyway. Because the more environmentally friendly cream variants cost many times more than the liquid ones. These are already available for 19 cents per 100 milliliters, whereas the solids in the test cost up to 15 euros per 100 grams. According to the product test, the latter lasted about two and a half times as long as the liquid products, but it can quickly become very expensive, especially for people who use cream a lot.
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