Tatcha

Tatcha Pure One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil.

Cleansers

About this product

A cleansing oil built around camellia oil and fermented ingredients, designed to dissolve makeup, sunscreen and everyday residue, then rinse off the face.

Full ingredients

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquicaprylate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Aqua/Water/Eau, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Propanediol, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum/Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Citral

Guru Score

70%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Makeup and sunscreen melt off, then it rinses away without leaving a feel on skin, which ends up soft and hydrated, sensitive skin included, and the scent feels like a treat. The doubters say it's mostly rice bran oil with fragrance for a premium price, and waterproof mascara took a long massage to shift. If oils tend to wander on you, a balm may suit you better.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take October 2025

What they liked

Dissolves makeup and sunscreen completely
Rinses cleanly without residue or film
Suitable for sensitive skin

What they flagged

Expensive for rice bran oil as the main ingredient
Requires extra work to remove waterproof makeup

Type

CleansersOil

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the experts use it for.

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

~Yay

"Tatcha really is founded on the concept of skin care as a ritual and it's self-care and I really do feel that this bottle embodies that. But it also works really well at dissolving makeup, sunscreen, and residue and rinses off really nicely without any sort of feeling on your skin, doesn't clog pores, and really makes your skin hydrated and soft. Really great for all skin types, including sensitive skin."

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"It contains camellia oil and Tatcha's trademark fermented ingredients, fermentations from green tea, red algae, and rice, which really help to hydrate the skin. I don't think it's doing significantly too much in a cleanser, but I just love the elegance of this cleanser. I love the scent. It really makes me feel like I'm indulging and treating myself when I'm using it, but at the same time it is effective and gentle at removing debris, makeup, and sunscreen from my skin."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Yay

"Their cleansing oil is great as well"

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

~Yay

"I've used them for years to the point now I could say over a decade the nourishing oil cleanser is easily my favorite. [...] In terms of makeup removal, SPF removal, giving your face a little quick cleanse in the morning, it's delicious. Again, not the cheapest."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Nay

"This cleanser is not terrible, but it's literally rice bran oil. [...] The second ingredient is rice bran oil, and you can go to Target and get rice bran oil for three dollars, or if you want to be bougie you can go to Thrive Market and get it for eight. I love that she can afford this and loves it for her skin, but this is basically very cheap inexpensive rice bran oil with a couple of other ingredients and some fragrance in it, and people are paying fifty dollars for it."

Alexandra Anele

1.45M subs

~Nay

"In terms of removing my waterproof mascara, which is like always the test that I put my cleansing balms and oils to, it's fine but I have to work it in for a really long time so I don't know if it's necessarily worth it. It's Tatcha so it's expensive, and there are so many more affordable options out there for a cleansing balm or oil. I personally prefer a balm because an oil just kind of goes everywhere. [...] I wouldn't recommend it really. I just kind of think it's not worth it."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Tatcha Pure One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil?

A cleansing oil built around camellia oil and fermented ingredients, designed to dissolve makeup, sunscreen and everyday residue, then rinse off the face.

Is Tatcha Pure One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil worth it?

The gurus are split. 3 of the 5 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.

What is Tatcha Pure One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil's Guru Score?

Tatcha Pure One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.