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Tatcha Rice Polish

About this product

A powder exfoliant that mixes with water to create a foamy paste, combining finely milled rice particles with rice enzymes for gentle physical and chemical exfoliation.

Best for

Sensitive skin

The Guru Index verdict

89%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently praise the Rice Polish for its fine, non-irritating exfoliation and silky finish, with particular love from those with sensitive skin or rosacea. The powder format impresses reviewers for its longevity and versatility, allowing daily use for resilient skin or weekly for sensitive types. One reviewer found the original formula harsh and drying but preferred the gentler version, suggesting the experience varies by skin type and formula variant, though the consensus leans strongly positive.
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Key actives & flags

Vitamin ESPFFragrance-free

Full ingredients

Microcrystalline Cellulose, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Powder, Sodium Lauryl Phosphate, Sodium Palmoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauryl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methylaminopropionate, Saccharomyces/​Camellia Sinensis Leaf/​Cladosiphon Okamuranus/​Rice Ferment Filtrate*, Polygonum Tinctorium Leaf/​Stem Extract, Indigofera Tinctoria Leaf Extract, Colloidal Oatmeal, Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran, Aqua/​Water/​Eau, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Phytosteryl/​Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Tocopherol, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide/​ Ci 77891 (Ci77891), Tin Oxide (Ci 77861), Mica (Ci 77019)

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What the gurus are saying.

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"For my face, I am obsessed with the Tatcha Rice Polish. It is these super super fine granules and you can just buff it into your skin and it's not irritating. It's not harsh. It doesn't flare my rosacea, but afterward my skin immediately feels smoother than a baby's butt."
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All 4 takes from Dr. Sam Ellis
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"My favorite scrub of all time is the Tatcha Rice Polish. If you have not used this and you like a physical exfoliation but you might have sensitive skin, highly highly recommend it. It actually comes as a powder so you pour it out in your hand, you add a little bit of water and it creates this beautiful rich plushy foam that still somehow has like a little bit of scrub and grit to it. And afterward your skin feels like baby butt smooth but not stripped. It doesn't flare my rosacea. It's just fantastic."
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"For my face, I am obsessed with the Tatcha Rice Polish. It is these super super fine granules and you can just buff it into your skin and it's not irritating. It's not harsh. It doesn't flare my rosacea, but afterward my skin immediately feels smoother than a baby's butt."
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"Their rice polish is a super nice gentle exfoliation product. This rice polish is so fine and gentle it gives such a beautiful exfoliation. Your skin feels baby but smooth afterward and it won't flare your skin if you're more sensitive or have something like rosacea going on. I always gift this to myself because it's one of my Holy Grail products."
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"I've tried a lot of physical exfoliants in my day and the reason I love the Tatcha Rice Polish so much is how fine the exfoliation is. It starts out as a powder that you put in your hands and then you add a little bit of water and work it into sort of like a grainy lather that you can gently massage into your skin. I like it because it's very hard to overdo it, there are not big grains that are going to tug on your skin or cause irritation. How much you're using of this product and how often you're using it are going to determine how much exfoliation you actually get. If you have really robust skin that you find is craving exfoliation on a regular basis, I do think this is actually gentle enough to use every day as one of your cleansing steps. As someone who has more sensitive skin, I would use this maybe one to two times a week to just help lift off that outer dead skin cell layer."
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"The Tatcha Rice Polish is the classic polish with stronger exfoliation. Even though it is the Tatcha Polish, it still retains that little grainy texture. I'm someone who still enjoys a physical exfoliation once in a while, and this is a gentle rice physical plus chemical, with rice enzymes. It brightens your skin and your skin looks really nice and really bright. This is a product I really like, and it lasts me like a year at least. You get a lot of product, almost 60 grams, so this is something I've repurchased twice."
All 3 takes from Nipun Kapur
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"The Tatcha Rice Polish is the classic polish with stronger exfoliation. Even though it is the Tatcha Polish, it still retains that little grainy texture. I'm someone who still enjoys a physical exfoliation once in a while, and this is a gentle rice physical plus chemical, with rice enzymes. It brightens your skin and your skin looks really nice and really bright. This is a product I really like, and it lasts me like a year at least. You get a lot of product, almost 60 grams, so this is something I've repurchased twice."
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"I'm someone who still enjoys a physical exfoliation once in a while but we don't use physical exfoliation too harshly, so I like gentle rice physical plus chemical rice enzymes. So obviously it brightens your skin, your skin looks really nice and really bright. This is a product I really like and this kind of really lasts me like a year at least. You get a lot of product, almost 60 grams of product, and I absolutely love this. You can use this on a daily basis because the physical exfoliation aspect is really finely milled. It does brighten your skin and it's a really great exfoliant."
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"It gives you the effect of a light physical scrub which lasts for like two seconds because it completely becomes a paste so it doesn't stay as rice as a physical product but it gives you a really really good impact. I would recommend it if your skin is oily and you want to invest in a product like this. I give this an 8 on 10. It works really really well. I picked it up last year. It's an enzyme cleanser. This will last you forever because it's a powder form. You can use it safely for over three years because that is the expiration date. This is a product I highly recommend."
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"I found it to be harsh and gritty, that's the Tatcha Rice Polish. However, they have four different versions of it and I still to me find the original version of it is a little bit drying for me. However, this gentle version has been very nice. I keep it in my bath in my shower now. I found I like this version of it and it works pretty nicely and not as drying. So if you're interested in this, I know a lot of people absolutely love it. I didn't love it at first, but the gentle version is much more gentle."
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"I found it to be harsh and gritty, that's the Tatcha Rice Polish. However, they have four different versions of it and I still to me find the original version of it is a little bit drying for me. However, this gentle version has been very nice. I keep it in my bath in my shower now. I found I like this version of it and it works pretty nicely and not as drying. So if you're interested in this, I know a lot of people absolutely love it. I didn't love it at first, but the gentle version is much more gentle."
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"Tatcha has four different polishes. The ones that come in these jars I found to be too harsh and a little bit drying. However, the calming version I found to be a little bit more friendly for sensitive skin and a little bit finer grit to it. So if you have sensitive skin I would recommend it. If your skin is very flaky or very dry but not sensitive you can certainly check out the other versions, but I just found it to be too harsh. But the gentle version was okay for me."
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"The Tatcha Rice Polish is one of the best products that Tatcha has out on the market. It is super foamy and creamy. The enzymes that are in the powder are gently exfoliating your skin. You're not going to get as strong of exfoliation as you get with typical AHAs or salicylic acid or anything like that, it's very gentle. Most skin types can tolerate that. The Tatcha Rice Polish is very gentle."
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