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Tatcha · Skin · Cleansers

Tatcha The Rice Wash

A soft cream cleanser that polishes rather than foams, with fine cellulose grit and rice powder. Lovely to use until you react to the fragrance, which is high on the list.

120 mlCreamRice powderRice ferment filtrateHyaluronic acidScented
$40 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You want the ritual as much as the result
  • You want a cream wash that leaves skin soft rather than tight
  • You like a perfumed cleanser

Walk past if

  • You react to fragrance or citrus oils; both are on the list
  • You want value; $40 MSRP buys 120 ml of cleanser
  • Your skin is very sensitive; owners report burning and grit

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Rice powderRice ferment filtrateHyaluronic acidcontains essential oilscontains alcohol

Sulfate-free →

Worth knowing: contains fragrance, contains essential oils, contains alcohol.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

AQUA/WATER/EAU, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, PROPANEDIOL, SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE, GLYCERIN, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, SODIUM CAPROYL METHYLTAURATE, COCO-BETAINE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, SACCHAROMYCES/CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF/CLADOSIPHON OKAMURANUS/RICE FERMENT FILTRATE*, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) POWDER, CHONDRUS CRISPUS EXTRACT, SODIUM HYALURONATE, BETAPHYCUS GELATINUM EXTRACT, LAURYL GLUCOSIDE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, POLYQUATERNIUM-39, SODIUM CARBONATE, GLUCONOLACTONE, CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA PEEL OIL, CITRUS LIMON PEEL OIL, LAVANDULA OIL/EXTRACT, LIMONENE, LINALOOL, LINALYL ACETATE, PINENE, PHENOXYETHANOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, ALCOHOL. *HADASEI-3

Known issue

Recent owners say the scent turned chemical and the cream thinner, and some report burning, tight patches or breakouts within days.Sephora and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser$15.99 MSRP for the 12 ozA lotion cleanser with three ceramides and hyaluronic acid. No foam and no tight feeling, which is also why some owners feel it never quite washes off.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, 120 ml Full Size list price, skin types, dermatologist tested statement.
  2. Sephora reviews, about 3,200: a changed smell and thinner texture in 2026, a sunburned feeling within days, and breakouts.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, 2.8 of 5 from 11: heavily perfumed, tight on drier areas, an unexpected gritty feel, and breakouts for one reviewer. (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.