Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Cream for oily acne-prone skin
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Works for oily acne-prone skin; other moisturizers fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with oily acne-prone skin: shine, breakouts, blemishes, and enlarged pores. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your oily skin due to glycerin and sodium hyaluronate, which hydrate and plump without targeting your primary concerns of acne and oiliness.
- While Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil and Oenothera Biennis Oil provide emollient action, they may not offer sufficient seboregulation for oily skin.
- The product is generally safe for your oily skin, though ethanol and lavender oil carry a slight risk of irritation.
How to apply
- Use this AM and PM routine every day to help clear your skin. Always remember to finish with SPF in the morning.
- Apply the moisturizer after your cleanser and toner, right before your SPF during the day.
- Gently press a small amount into your skin and avoid rubbing to keep pores clear.
- Apply on clean, slightly damp skin to help the product absorb better and control oil.
- Avoid the sensitive eye area and do a simple patch test before your first use.
People Say
★4.5Overall rating based on 2.5k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, this cream is widely praised as a lightweight, fast-absorbing moisturizer ideal for combination and oily skin types, often described as leaving a "satin" or non-greasy finish. While it effectively soothes and hydrates mild dryness, users with very dry skin or those in harsh winter climates frequently report it is not occlusive enough to be their sole moisturizer.
Highlights
Lightweight texture Mostly Mentioned
- “sinks in immediately”
- “perfect under makeup”
- “doesn't clog pores”
Soothing hydration Often Mentioned
- “calmed my redness”
- “gives a healthy glow”
- “skin feels velvety”
Impractical packaging Often Mentioned
- “rolls off the counter”
- “hard to get last bit out”
- “awkward to store”
Gentle ingredients Sometimes Noted
- “great for sensitive skin”
- “no breakouts”
- “clean ingredient list”
Pleasant scent Sometimes Noted
- “smells like a spa”
- “relaxing herbal scent”
- “refreshing aromatherapy”
Insufficient for dry skin Sometimes Noted
- “need to layer it”
- “skin felt tight later”
- “too light for winter”
Strong fragrance Sometimes Noted
- “smell lingers too long”
- “irritated my nose”
- “wish I bought unscented”
Small quantity Rarely Noted
- “finished in a month”
- “wish it was bigger”
- “expensive for the size”
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Questions and answers
How well does the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Cream work for oily acne-prone skin?
This cream offers moderate hydration for your oily skin using glycerin and sodium hyaluronate, but it does not target your acne and oiliness, and ingredients like ethanol and lavender oil carry a slight risk of irritation. A product of this type needs lightweight hydration that controls oil and targets breakouts without heavy oils or irritation risks.
Which ingredients make this cream a good fit for oily acne-prone skin?
Glycerin and sodium hyaluronate make this cream a good fit by giving your oily skin moderate hydration without feeling heavy. However, this skin type needs a moisturizing treatment with lightweight ingredients that help clear blemishes, regulate oil, and avoid irritation risks.
What does Black Rice Extract do for oily acne-prone skin?
Black rice extract is not an ideal match for oily, acne-prone skin because it generally lacks the lightweight hydration, oil-balancing agents, and clarifying ingredients that this skin type needs.
What does Hyaluronic Acid do for oily acne-prone skin?
Hyaluronic acid helps calm oily acne-prone skin by reducing sebum production and lipid synthesis in sebaceous glands. It also supports skin barrier function and improves hydration while helping deliver treatments without causing irritation.
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2017Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for oily acne-prone skin?
This cream goes in the morning and evening routine as the final moisturizing step. It is generally safe for your oily skin, though ingredients like ethanol and lavender oil carry a slight risk of irritation. Oily acne-prone skin needs a moisturizer that provides lightweight hydration and oil control to help manage blemishes.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this cream with retinol by applying it after your retinol treatment to help soothe your skin and reduce dryness. While this product is generally safe, it may not balance oil well for oily acne-prone skin, so this skin type also needs ingredients that clear pores and control oil.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing treatment daily, both morning and evening, to keep your oily skin soft and hydrated. It is generally safe for your skin type, though the ethanol and lavender oil carry a slight risk of irritation.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for oily acne-prone skin?
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Cream works for your oily skin with moderate hydration, but it lacks ingredients to manage oil and acne. While generally safe, the formula contains oils and extracts that carry a slight risk of irritation. Oily acne-prone skin needs lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers with oil-controlling ingredients like niacinamide and salicylic acid.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this moisturizing treatment around the eyes and on the body, though it works better on drier areas than on oily skin. It helps hydrate the skin with glycerin and sodium hyaluronate, while smoothing oils soften the surface. Oily skin of this type needs lightweight hydrators and oil-control ingredients.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
It contains fragrance (linalool and limonene) and drying alcohol (ethanol).
What the research says
A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Topical hyaluronic acid filler serum combined with Botulinum toxin type A lengthened the duration of the toxin's effect in reducing wrinkles compared to Botulinum toxin type A alone.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Ethanol enhances skin lipid bilayer permeability through the dual actions of lipid extraction and increasing lipid chain mobility, driven by its superior ability to form hydrogen bonds with lipid headgroups.
RSC Advances, 2020Black rice extract treatment downregulated MMP-1 and MMP-3 expression, increased type I procollagen expression, and reduced reactive oxygen species production in ultraviolet-irradiated HaCaT and human dermal fibroblast skin cells.
International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018Black rice hydrolyzed peptides induce a dose-dependent increase in hyaluronan synthase 2 gene expression and effectively increase hyaluronan production in HaCaT keratinocytes.
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2007Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.
Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.
BMC Oral Health, 2019Electrospun poly (vinyl butyral-co-vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate) patches loaded with evening primrose oil applied to the forearm of volunteers for 6 hours increased skin moisture, with pore size, shape, and fiber diameter influencing oil transport.
Biomaterials Advances, 2022A topical preparation containing urea, sunflower oil, evening primrose oil, wheat germ oil, and sodium pyruvate led to clinical improvement after a month in diverse hyperkeratotic skin conditions except pityriasis lichenoides.
Medicina Cutanea Ibero-latino-americana, 1986Topical application of linseed, evening primrose, and olive oil emulsions accelerated wound closure in rats with excision wounds compared to untreated controls, though via different mechanisms.
Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2019The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012Enzyme-modified ginseng extract cream significantly reduced the global photo-damage score and various roughness measures including total roughness, smoothness depth, and arithmetic roughness average compared to placebo in 23 human subjects.
Rejuvenation Research, 2015A red ginseng hydrogel formulation with 1,2-hexanediol promoted selective growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and decreased Cutibacterium acnes in 20 female subjects.
Journal of Ginseng Research, 2022A 1% fermented black ginseng cream significantly reduced eye wrinkles and brightened skin color in twenty-three human subjects compared to control cream and baseline.
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part A, 2020
Why other moisturizers fit oily acne-prone skin better
A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024Co-delivery of paeonol and madecassoside via nanoemulsions improved transdermal delivery, promoted barrier repair proteins, inhibited inflammatory cytokine secretion in cellular and 3D models, and reduced transepidermal water loss and acne in human facial skin compared to free components.
Molecules, 2023
Ingredients
Water, Propanediol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Glycerin, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Heptyl Undecylenate, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Aspergillus Extract Ferment Filtrate, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Cyclodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pulsatilla Koreana Extract, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Cetyl Palmitate, Sodium Phytate, Sorbitan Palmitate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethanol, Butylene Glycol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Lavender Oil, Linalool, Limonene
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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