i don't know why but i never tried hada labo cleansing oil aside from the mini size that was in the set of their starter. i don't even know whether it's the same item or not. anyway, on my latest trip to japan (which was ages ago) i managed to get hada labo cleansing oil to try. i was blindly buying it because it's hada labo. and i was surprised when i look at olive oil picture on the label taped in front of the bottle. you know how much i don't like olive oil as main ingredients in my cleansing oil. i'm hoping this would be different.
this is the description from their website (it's google-translated so it might sound funny): a high-purity olive oil (cleansing ingredient) carefully selected for its gentleness to the skin, and two types of hyaluronic acid (moisturizing ingredient) Na acetyl hyaluronate and hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate. you can also remove waterproof mascara for a gentle wash without getting taut. fragrance-free, no coloring, mineral oil free, alcohol free. recommended for use with dry face and hands. take an appropriate amount (2-3 pushes) on the palm and spread it over the entire face to blend with makeup. then rinse well with water or lukewarm water and wash with a cleaner.
ingredients list: ethylhexyl palmitate, triethylhexanoin, sorbeth-30 tetraisostearate, PEG-20 glyceryl triisostearate, olive fruit oil, water, sodium acetylhyaluronate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, jojoba seed oil, (palmitate/ethyl) hexanoic acid) dextrin, propynyl butyl carbamate iodide, BHT.
the packaging: japanese products don't come in excessive packaging. they usually don't come in boxes. including this one. it only comes in a plastic bottle with pump head. the whole bottle is covered by yellow/green label. there's description at the back of the bottle but everything is in japanese. it comes in 200 ml. they secure the pump head with the usual stopper.
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| the bottle |
the scent: remember when i told you that i was worried that this might smell like DHC which also contains olive oil? well.. turns out i was wrong. it doesn't smell anything like olive oil. but i think it smells a little bit like cough mixture that i made during my med school days.
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| description at the back |
the product: it's a runny oil, similar to kose speedy cleansing oil. it's easy to spread around and emulsify a bit when it's mixed with water. it washes off easy just like other cleansing oil that i've tried before. one thing that i notice is that this one doesn't sting my eyes as much as other cleansing oil.
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| pump head and the stopper |
the result: since the pandemic started, we've been staying at home mostly, so i don't use makeup as much as before. i just used them because i've had them so rather than letting them expired, i better use them as much as i can. anyway, i don't have japanese mascara anymore, so i don't use separate mascara remover like i used to. but so far this cleansing oil managed to clean my mascaras. other makeup products are easily removed as usual. please note that i don't use long lasting lip cream anymore or lip stain, so the result might different for different makeup item.
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| left: highlighter, tinted moisturizer, mascara, eyeliner, blush and lip cream second pic: after adding the cleansing oil third pic: after adding water, it emulsify a bit last pic: after washing it off, all is cleaned |
i am glad this one doesn't smell too olive oil like DHC one. i don't know why people don't talk about this one much. even among other skincare influencer, i rarely saw hada labo cleansing oil. their toners, often i see, but not the cleansing oil. as for me, i would like to repurchase this and put it in my cleansing oil rotation only when travelling to japan is allowed again. until then, i might resort to other product that i can get easily here. price wise, all hada labo products are really affordable. even more so when you get it straight in japan.
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