Is Hada Labo Cleansing Oil worth it?

Mostly yes. 6 of the 7 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 88%.

What is Hada Labo Cleansing Oil's Guru Score?

Hada Labo Cleansing Oil holds a Guru Score of 88%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Hada Labo

Cleansing Oil.

Cleansers

About this product

Hada Labo Cleansing Oil is a makeup and sunscreen remover designed to dissolve impurities before emulsifying for a complete rinse.

Full ingredients

Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Water, PEG - 20 Glyceryl Triisostearate, Caprylyl Methicone, Dextrin Palmitate/Ethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, BHT, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sorbeth - 30 Tetraisostearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol

Guru Score

88%

Yay

7 experts · Strong agreement

Guru Certified

Broad expert consensus

7Gurus

6Yay

1Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Removes makeup and sunscreen effectively
Emulsifies cleanly without heavy residue
Gentle on eyes, minimal sting

What they flagged

Difficult to travel with

What the gurus are saying

This oil removes makeup and sunscreen effectively with minimal product needed, earning praise for how well it spreads and emulsifies. Reviewers compare it favorably to the frequently repurchased Kose Softymo option. The main caveat: cleansing oils are inherently messy, and this one doesn't change that if you dislike the format generally, though even skeptics rank it among their favorite oils. It's relatively affordable and comes with a handy pump dispenser.

Synthesized from 7 expert reviews · most recent take May 2026

Type

CleansersOil

Key actives

Hyaluronic acid

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Yay

"I just purchased an all-time favorite oil cleanser. This is the one by Hada Labo. Kind of fun to go back to an old favorite. I like to use an oil cleanse to get all my sunscreen and makeup off in the evening. Hada Labo is a great budget buy."

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"I really enjoy it. It helps melt my mascara off in the evening. It's just a basic oil cleanser. I also love the Hada Labo, and it's very inexpensive and budget."

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"I just happened to pick it up at my local Target and I really enjoy it. It helps melt my mascara off in the evening. It's just a basic oil cleanser. I also love the Hada Labo, it's very inexpensive and budget friendly."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

✓Yay

"This is what I would reach for if I wanted to use a Cleansing Oil to remove my makeup and sunscreen at the end of the day. It does a really good job to loosen everything up and give a nice clean canvas. If you love cleansing oils and you want to try something different, this one from Hada Labo is quite nice. You get a nice little pump and you don't need much. It does spread really nicely and then of course you can emulsify it afterwards and you could use this in your morning routine as well. I really do like this brand and I love the Cleansing Oil."

Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

✓Mixed

"As far as cleansing oils go, it's probably my favorite, but I've come to the realization that I just don't love cleansing oils. They're messy. So I haven't replaced it, but you know something tells me I just might. I keep buying oils why do I keep buying oils if I know I don't like them? But if you do like a Cleansing Oil, I think this one is fantastic and it's definitely worth a check out."

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Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"My beloved Holy Grail Hada Labo Cleansing Oil has been discontinued. That product was my gateway into the realm of double cleansing. Were it not for this channel and that product in particular, I don't think I'd be double cleansing at this moment in time. I tried it out and I'm hooked. I will never go back."

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"Overall, I really like this Cleansing Oil. I think it's fantastic. I would gladly repurchase it over and over again. It's relatively affordable. I mean, it's not the least expensive. It's not the most expensive. It's pretty similar performance-wise to the Kose Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil, which I frequently repurchase from Japan."

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"I love the brand hada labo they have a cleansing balm at least that I've tried and really like the all clean balm"

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"A little bit thicker in consistency and probably the one I have used long, this was my gateway into double cleansing. It's an olive oil, jojoba oil, plus emulsifier and preservative Cleansing Oil, no fragrance, really effective. [...] This is the one that I was using and really noticed a difference in my lashes right away, that this is the one that got me hooked on the Cleansing Oil bandwagon."

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"I really love the Hada Labo Cleansing Oil, it was like my gateway into cleansing oils, and I continue to repurchase it over and over again. It's about thirteen bucks on Amazon and you can buy a refill pouch so you don't necessarily have to keep repurchasing the same plastic bottle over and over again, which I really like."

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"My favorite is the Kose Softymo Speedy Cleansing Oil, and I also like the Hada Labo Cleansing Oil. But at the end of the day, once you start using cleansing oils or cleansing balms and other oil based cleansing products, you find that they're kind of reiterations of the same thing."

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"I've been making my way through the Hada Labo Cleansing Oil, this is an oldie but a goodie for me. I didn't do the double cleansing thing prior to starting YouTube, but I think it's made a huge difference in my skin, just less dry skin overall."

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"I discovered double cleansing through this channel and the Hada Labo Cleansing Oil is the first Cleansing Oil I ever tried. It's my gold standard, I compare all cleansing oils to this one, and I love it. It has olive oil and hoba seed oil plus emulsifiers, so I spread it on to break up makeup, sunscreen, dirt and impurities, add a few drops of water to emulsify it, then wash it off with a mild cleanser in the shower. I've repurchased this for about five years from multiple vendors, and I even like that you can buy a refill bag to pour into the bottle instead of buying a new bottle every time."

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"This is a favorite of mine, it's a Hada Labo Cleansing Oil, a moisturizing oil cleanser. I recently repurchased this, it lasts a really long time. It's effective at removing makeup and it emulsifies into a creamy lather."

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"The Softymo is similar to another favorite of mine, which I haven't used in a while - the Hada Labo Cleansing Oil."

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

✓Yay

"I absolutely love this because it retails about 12 dollars so super affordable and we're in that fragrance free sphere as well. I love the texture, it's a medium weight oil and it really just breaks down all of those thick layers really nicely. What I also love about it is it washes away cleanly. I really don't love cleansing oils that leave that film on my skin, even if I follow up with a foaming cleanser, but this oil cleanser just doesn't even have it. Why I really like this in the affordable realm and why I've gone back to it for so many years, you know, 12 dollars for the bottle, awesome, lasts you a good amount of time, and they actually sell refills for that bottle."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"Another oil-based cleanser that I love is the Hada Labo Gokujyun Cleansing Oil. I use this when I don't have so much makeup on, just to get my sunscreen off. Because oil will break up sunscreen so you don't need a harsh detergent to get your sunscreen off, you just need a Cleansing Oil."

Dr. Sam Ellis

883k subs

✓Yay

"This has been my favorite of the bunch this year. I love this one because even though it's an oil cleanser, it's not a heavy dense oil that really sits on the skin after you rinse it off. After you put it on and work it into the skin to break down any makeup or sunscreen, it really emulsifies well and rinses very clean. There are times even when I forget to go in with my second step in my cleanse because this leaves my skin feeling so clean after just that first step. I don't get any eye sting when I use it, and compared to the average balm or oil cleanser, this one is so much better."

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"The double cleanse combo that I've been reaching for lately is the Hada Labo Cleansing Oil. I've loved that for quite a while."

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"I love this stuff and I'm over halfway done with this bottle, and this is my second bottle of it. I just find that it removes my makeup super well and that's very important to me, and it gives very little eye irritation or eye sting. The only issue with this is that it's very hard to travel with so it's my home cleanser."

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