Tatcha Rice Wash Skin Softening Cleanser: a Guru Score of 85%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Irritated or reactive skin1 expert

“It really does smell incredible and it doesn't irritate my sensitive skin, and I feel like I'm never going to finish the bottle because cleansers just last forever.”

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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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Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"I'm currently using the rice wash cleanser. [...] I've used this for years and years and I just love it. It gently exfoliates the skin and it just works well. My skin loves it."

All 4 takes from Allie Glines

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"The enzymes in here are so incredible. This has a little bit more of a grip so it's beautiful on the skin, but it's a really, really soft, gentle exfoliate. I feel like it really helps get rid of dead skin on the surface and it's just gentle. The [...] little rice granules do dissolve as you work it into the skin and it just feels really nice on the skin. I love it so much. [...] It's nice to have like [...] a little bit more of a treatment cleanser in the shower that I love using."

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"This is from Tatcha - it's the Rice Wash - and it has the most beautiful texture. I've gone through three of these at this point and it is so great. I actually might need to pick up another one myself because this one's almost out. [...] I do like to rotate my skincare, especially cleansers depending on what my skin needs that day. But when it comes to a classic staple that lives in my shower, this is it. I've had this in my shower for about two years now. I love it. It's so good."

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"The Tatcha Rice Wash Soft Cream [...] Cleanser is still by far my most used cleanser. It has a little bit of exfoliation to it from rice power and enzymes, so it's gentle, and I keep it in my shower to wash my face since I don't use it around the eyes."

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"I'm currently using the rice wash cleanser. [...] I've used this for years and years and I just love it. It gently exfoliates the skin and it just works well. My skin loves it."

Hyram

4.33M subs

✓Yay

"That is one of the very few products from Tatcha that I actually really like. It's [...] definitely a good cleanser that primarily uses rice as its exfoliating function. [...] The good thing about rice is that it is like the most gentle physical exfoliant because it is so tiny and tends to be very gentle on the skin, offering a very sensitive skin friendly solution to physical exfoliation. [...] That cleanser [...] has a gentle hydrating formula."

All 2 takes from Hyram

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"It's definitely a gentle cleanser that will help to deeply cleanse your skin without overly stripping it or drying it out. That being said, this one is $40, which is really expensive for a cleanser. [...] Looking at the ingredient list, I definitely think that it is very overpriced. But a good formula is a good formula as long as it's properly cleansing your skin, which it definitely is."

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"That is one of the very few products from Tatcha that I actually really like. It's [...] definitely a good cleanser that primarily uses rice as its exfoliating function. [...] The good thing about rice is that it is like the most gentle physical exfoliant because it is so tiny and tends to be very gentle on the skin, offering a very sensitive skin friendly solution to physical exfoliation. [...] That cleanser [...] has a gentle hydrating formula."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"This one is from Tatcha. It is expensive, but you use so little of it. It's such a luxurious experience and your skin feels great. You've got to have a gentle enough cleanser, and this is gentle in such a way that I really feel your skin looks better after using it long term."

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All 2 takes from AliceintheRabbitHole

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"This one is from Tatcha. It is expensive, but you use so little of it. It's such a luxurious experience and your skin feels great. You've got to have a gentle enough cleanser, and this is gentle in such a way that I really feel your skin looks better after using it long term."

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"You use the tiniest amount, basically a pea size, it foams up and gives this beautiful light exfoliating experience. It really does smell incredible and it doesn't irritate my sensitive skin, and I feel like I'm never going to finish the bottle because cleansers just last forever. The one thing to keep in mind is that it's still a wash off step, so if you want certain ingredients to actually stay on your skin, this isn't the step to do it in."

April Basi

72k subs

✓Yay

"For starters, a great cleanser is Tatcha Rice Wash. It's super popular and very gentle."

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

✓Yay

"My favorite cleanser brand as a whole of all time. [...] I love love love Tatcha Harper cleansers by far my favorite thing that she makes. I've used them for years to the point now I could say over a decade."

What the evidence says.

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

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Tatcha Rice Wash Skin Softening Cleanser?

A gentle, foaming face cleanser from Tatcha that uses rice-derived ingredients and enzymes to lightly exfoliate while it cleanses and softens the skin.

Is Tatcha Rice Wash Skin Softening Cleanser worth it?

Yes. All 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.

What is Tatcha Rice Wash Skin Softening Cleanser's Guru Score?

Tatcha Rice Wash Skin Softening Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.