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About this product

A thick, milky barrier essence with fermented ingredients, ceramides, and fatty acids designed to hydrate and strengthen the skin barrier.

Full ingredients

Water, Butylene Glycol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/​Dicaprate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract(2,000Ppm), Phyllostachys Pubescens Shoot Bark Extract(2,000Ppm), Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Xanthan Gum, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate (1,000Ppm), Panthenol, Bifida Ferment Filtrate(1,000Ppm), Aspergillus Ferment, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/​C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ceramide NP, Disodium EDTA, Pentylene Glycol, Tromethamine, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Phytosterols, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Lees Extract(100Ppm), Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Squalane, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Cyclodextrin

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Guru Score

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What the gurus are saying

This thick, milky essence earns near-universal praise for its ability to hydrate and visibly plump the skin while delivering barrier-restoring ceramides and fatty acids in a golden 3:1:1 ratio. Gurus consistently note it feels nourishing without heaviness, absorbs quickly, and works across all skin types, though it does contain fermented ingredients (galactomyces, bifida, aspergillus) that trigger unpredictable reactions in some people, so patch-testing first is wise if your skin is reactive. The formula separates in the bottle and needs shaking before use.
Synthesized from 9 expert reviews · most recent take October 2026

What they liked

  • Absorbs quickly despite rich texture
  • Niacinamide-free formula
  • Glass bottle packaging

What they flagged

  • Requires shaking before each use
  • Too heavy for oily skin in warm weather

Type

Mists & EssencesLiquid

Key actives

CeramidesSqualane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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✓Nay
"I think it's trending on Reddit because the fermented ingredients like galactomyces, bifida, and aspergillus cause extreme reactions, some people get glow and some people break out. I didn't break out, but I'm still skipping it. The texture and results just aren't worth it. Save your money, go for Torriden or Numbuzin Number 9 instead."
✓Yay
"It [...] also has sunflower seed oil, meadow foam seed oil as well for that extra nourishment and emollient type of experience. Despite all the ingredients, I wouldn't say this is the heaviest formula. This is definitely still a very fast absorbing, almost like a hydrating serum like formula that instantly just melts into the skin leaving your skin pretty dewy and glowy, but it's not like overly greasy or heavy."
✓Yay
"This is the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. This has been around for years and [...] has been on many a top 10 list and for good reason. I love it. Everyone else seems to love it. [...] It comes in a glass bottle, which I like. It's not super expensive, but it feels bougie. [...] It will work for all skin types. [...] It just adds a nice little lift to the skin, a bit of plumpness, a little anti-aging, calming and soothing. It's just a nice allrounder."
Top Pick: toner and essence
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"This is the Haru Haru Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence, and this was a revelation when I tried it. It is the most hydrating toner or essence you are ever going to use. I love the viscosity of it, it's [...] thicker than your average toner or essence and that's a good thing. It's packed full of so many beneficial ingredients, almost like a hybrid between a toner and a serum in terms of its texture."
Worldwide Top 10 KOREAN SKINCARE - Bestselling K-Skincare 2025
"This is the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. This has been around for years and [...] has been on many a top 10 list and for good reason. I love it. Everyone else seems to love it. [...] It comes in a glass bottle, which I like. It's not super expensive, but it feels bougie. [...] It will work for all skin types. [...] It just adds a nice little lift to the skin, a bit of plumpness, a little anti-aging, calming and soothing. It's just a nice allrounder."
KOREAN SKINCARE AWARDS 2025 - Very Best Korean Skincare
"The reason I love this is it's actually an essence with a purpose. A lot of essences just give a little hydration, which is nice, but they don't do much more than just hydrate. I want an essence that's going to hydrate, but also have some calming and soothing properties, have some pro skin barrier elements to it, and really deliver something more than what I could just get from a normal serum. That's what you're getting with this. The packaging is beautiful. This is really heavy as well."
✓Yay
"This has a creamy appearance with postbiotics. I love this product so much, and look at the ingredients, the formula on this is so good, it's got ceramides, cholesterol, fermented ingredients, it absolutely rivals products that are three times its price. I apply it kind of heavily since this is the kind of product that can act as almost a moisturizer and an essence, you're really getting both hydrating and moisturizing properties from it."
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"This has a creamy appearance with postbiotics. I love this product so much, and look at the ingredients, the formula on this is so good, it's got ceramides, cholesterol, fermented ingredients, it absolutely rivals products that are three times its price. I apply it kind of heavily since this is the kind of product that can act as almost a moisturizer and an essence, you're really getting both hydrating and moisturizing properties from it."
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"This is the best one that came out this year. It almost reminds me of using the Ilia essence, which is a lot more expensive, and yet I actually prefer the ingredients in this one, the humectant, emollient and even some occlusives in this product. It feels like such an all in one product. Absolutely love this, the only thing is remember to shake it as it is a dual layer essence."
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"I am so unbelievably happy with this. This is [...] one of those thick milky essences, and you do have to shake it up, which is my only critique since it's easy to forget in an opaque bottle [...] and then you won't get the two distinct layers combined. But once you pour it out you get this incredibly nourishing thick milky essence, very moisturizing, a bit hydrating, with no added fragrance. This is a very expensive product, but [...] I'm extremely happy with it."
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"This is the Haru Haru Wonder black rice probiotics essence. A lot of people have asked me for an update on this, and I just love it more and more every time I use it. It's affordable, comes in beautiful glass packaging, a gorgeous product to use. [...] When you look at the ingredients [...] you can't help but notice how many are in there that you want in your routine, and [...] the results speak for themselves, it's a very moisturizing and nourishing essence."
✓Yay
"The Haruharu Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence [...] is my cold weather hero. It is so incredibly moisturizing, and it feels so nourishing on my skin. [...] I have to put it away in late spring and summer because it's too rich for my skin and I will break out if I use it in hot months, but once the cold weather rolls around it keeps my skin so happy and comfortable."
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"This is going to be your hero product. It's the investment. It's the non-negotiable. This is what heals your skin barrier. And it's because this product contains ceramides, cholesterol, fatty acids. Your skin barrier naturally is made up of these lipids: 50% of ceramides, 25% of fatty acids, 25% of cholesterol. When your skin barrier is weak, the barrier is depleted. It does not have the lipid content that it needs in order to protect your skin."
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"And what I found through extended use of this product is that I'm absolutely obsessed with it. [...] I really do enjoy it, especially that really rich, creamy consistency. It is incredibly moisturizing, nourishing, calming for my skin. [...] Through my use of the Haru Haru, it is incredibly good at keeping your skin barrier strong. It's also incredibly good at adding in a lot of moisture, a lot of soothing, and a lot of comfort to my skin when it is in a very dry, irritated state."
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"I'm obsessed with this. I have been for a while now. I've gone through a lot of bottles of this. This is an amazing barrier strengthening product, particularly for damaged skin barriers, like extreme cases of your barrier needing a lot of repair, right? Not just a little pickme up, but like repair. This is a great product for that. It does come in this cream essence format. This is very creamy. It's not milky, light, watery, runny. It is truly silky, thick cream."
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"Once those temperatures start to warm up, my skin's not behaving that way anymore. I don't need as much richness. And then this combined with my other products [...] just started to overwhelm my skin. I started to get some congestion on my skin and some white heads. So I took this out and the white heads went away. I know when to take this out of my routine. It is finally empty and I feel good about this being totally empty."
My Top 5 Ceramide Skincare | 2025 Edition
"It wasn't love at first use, but this product grew and grew and grew on me. By the time my bottle was empty I didn't want to let it go. This essence contains five different varieties of ceramides, we have cholesterol and we have fatty acids. Those three ingredients are what I call the holy trinity of barrier care ingredients. These are the three main lipids that make up the skin barrier. Your skin barrier is made up of about 50% of ceramides, and then 25% of cholesterol and 25% of fatty acids."
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"This packs a rich moisturizing punch and it's exactly what my skin has been needing over the last month and a half. [...] I'm crushing on this hard right now. It's also bringing some great barrier strengthening ingredients: ceramides, cholesterol, fatty acids, the rice, the probiotic content. It is unlike a lot of the milky and creamy toners or essences that are available in K Beauty which tend to have a wateriness or a lightness to it, this is very rich. It's truly a cream, it's not milk."
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"This is the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence and this is so creamy so moisturizing. It's definitely starting to get cooler and so my skin is needing this extra moisture. I have noticed that as I have gotten older, my skin and my body just in general needs a lot more moisture as each year goes by."
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"This is one of the most moisturizing creamy essences that I've ever tried. Like it is quite unique. [...] This is my girl Friday when it comes to winter. I started using this last winter and [...] it just gives me everything that my complicated combo skin really really craves. And when that triangle of doom is flaring up, [...] one layer is really all my skin needs. But I will take a couple more drops, just a few, and [...] put a second layer just in the triangle of doom. It feels very soothing."
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"The Haruharu Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. [...] This is the creamiest, the richest, the most moisturizing essence that I've ever tried in my life. It's been my ride or die since last winter. My skin loves this so much. But I will be honest with you, if you have really oily skin, I don't know that it would be my recommendation for you."
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"I am deeply truly madly in love with this product. When I first got this it was the end of August and it was very moisturizing but a little heavy, a little too rich for my skin at that point in time since I have combo skin and it fluctuates with the season. But then in November when it got cold and chilly, my skin is starting to feel really dry and so I brought this out and it has been in my routine ever since. My skin just drank this luxurious creamy silky moisturizing Essence up so much."
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"This is the thickest, the most luxurious, the most moisturizing, nourishing, really rich product. And it's all about the barrier. As the name suggests, we do have ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acid content in here. Those are the three lipids that you really need to not only strengthen your skin barrier, but to help repair it if it has been damaged from overexfoliation or if your skin barrier is really worn down by the weather fluctuations."
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"Here is the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. And this is a very creamy, incredibly rich, very moisturizing type of essence. And this would be my recommendation if you have a more dry skin type with your dehydrated skin. This is very, very nourishing."
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"I've been really obsessed with this over the last two months or so. It really started to impress me in November, really started to become a staple for me all through December. I've been using this and my bottle is way more than halfway gone. Even for two months of almost continuous morning and nighttime use, this is really something special. Even though it seems like a standard size, you don't need that much because it is so rich."
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"I remember this from the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. I could not stop using this. [...] I was like, "Guys, I know I kind of have to stop using this because it's starting to get warm outside and this is a very moisturizing essence, but I literally cannot. I think I'm addicted to this. My skin is addicted." I actually tried to stop using this product like in the early spring, like in March and April. I tried to stop."
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"I have some mixed feelings on this one. It's slowly starting to grow on me, but I struggled with this product when I first started testing it because it felt too moisturizing, too thick, and it kind of overwhelmed my skin. [...] When I first started to use this, I didn't even want to put a serum on top of it because it was feeling like so much on my skin. It was feeling thick and like it wasn't quite absorbing as well."
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"I absolutely adore it. I am missing it. My skin is kind of craving it right now. [...] This was bringing so much strength and moisture and comfort to my skin. [...] I tried quite a few different things and there was some things I was like yeah I could get on board with this but just wasn't quite hitting properly until I kind of circled back around to this product. [...] It really came out ahead as one of my faves."
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"Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence, OMG it's so silky, it's so rich, it's so creamy, it's so nourishing for the skin and it's giving you all of those good lipids that help to support the moisture barrier. This is a particularly good essence to add into your routine if you're also suffering with dryness and flakiness on your skin."
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"This is a very creamy, milky type of essence, very moisturizing. My skin has gone through it this winter for sure, but this has definitely helped it get through a lot easier. This is really focused on strengthening your skin barrier, but there's also some great antioxidants in here, some fermented content, and some rice which is a great strong antioxidant. It's a category of product that can play into that healthy lit from within glow."
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"The Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence is extremely rich and creamy and moisturizing. It has a little bit more moisture and it's a little less wet, so I'm going to use it with a hydrating spray to add a layer of wetness."
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"This product is very true to the name with rice content, which Haruharu is really known for, rice is a nicely moisturizing type of ingredient with various skin conditioning, skin softening, and [...] brightening effects. There's probiotic content in here which can be helpful for the health of the skin barrier as well as the skin microbiome."
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"Then the deep fall months rolled around and then winter came and I was like this is it, this is your time to shine, and it did not disappoint me. I am obsessed with this. My skin drinks this beautiful creamy luxurious essence like nobody's business. It feels amazing. It's so barrier restorative, it's so moisturizing, it's so skin softening. It feels awesome. So I absolutely love the ingredients here because there's such a really great mix."
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"It's absolutely [...] for dry skin. It's silky rich. I've never tried an essence that is this rich. It's emollient, luxurious, elegant. While it's rich, it doesn't feel overly greasy. It still has great absorbency and sinks into the skin like gorgeous thick creamy milk. [...] Such a beautiful texture, such a beautiful experience, and such amazing moisturizing results. I went through three bottles in a row last winter. I was obsessed with this product. I still am."
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"I love the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. I have been obsessed with this product for over a year now. I started using it last fall and I couldn't stop using it because of how good it was for my skin barrier. This does contain ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids. Those are the three ingredients that you absolutely essentially need if your skin barrier feels weak or damaged. Haruharu is actually using the 3:1 golden ratio of ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids."
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"This is a 10 out of 10 holy grail. Can't recommend enough. Can't live without. I've emptied so many bottles of this. [...] As soon as this one was empty, I immediately opened another bottle, and that one is now [...] about half empty. [...] This is a cold weather staple for me since last year's winter into 2025. The first time I ever used this, I couldn't stop using it, and it's the same story this year. [...] So creamy, so luxurious."
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"The fermented rice is a very good brightening ingredient for the skin with a lot of antioxidant capabilities. [...] This is an extremely rich, creamy, nourishing essence that packs in a ton of moisture. It's not for oily skin. It's very nourishing, very skin softening, and very good for dry skin. [...] With the lipid content and that [...] creamy texture, it comforts and envelops dry skin and it feels so baby soft. It's delicious."
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"This is the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence which you know I absolutely love and I don't have very much left I'm savoring every drop of this. This has been saving my skin this winter."
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"This really is for skin types that are suffering with dryness. So, if you're really feeling it on those chilly spring nights, this is perfect for your PM routine. If you're still feeling dryness in the morning, this is actually a really great combo with that round lab toner because this creates that perfect balance between that hydration our skin is craving and that rich comforting barrier supportive moisture that your dryness really needs."
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"In my notes, I wrote good enough to be a serum because it truly is that good. Most essences are watery, lightweight, thin, runny. This is not that at all. This is one of the creamiest, richest essence products I have ever used. And it really does blur the line between an essence texture and a serum texture. But it also blurs the line between essence ingredients and serums effective repairing qualities. In the ingredients list, we do have ceramide, cholesterol, and fatty acid content."
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"Haru Haru Wonder Probiotics Barrier Essence. This is one of the most sophisticated barrier repair products that I use. It has multiple ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids in the golden ratio of 3:1 that closely mirrors what's in your actual skin barrier. It's a bit of an extra product in the routine, but it's balancing and replenishing my skin while building in ceramide, cholesterol, and fatty acid content that's crucial for healing."
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"I started using this in the fall of 2024 and I really haven't stopped using it since, though in warmer weather it feels a little too heavy so I retire it [...] for the three months of very hot weather where I live and then bring it back."
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"This has all of the lipid content that you are looking for and it is designed to help strengthen up your skin barrier. While this is an essence, this actually has that creamy moisturizing texture that can be very beneficial for skin types that have a little bit more dryness. I personally have combo skin and my dry areas which are around my chin go way more dry as the temperatures start to get cooler and this product really hits in that circumstance."
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"I wait every cold season to break this one out of my skincare stash. It's a little too rich for me in the warmer months personally, but once the cool weather rolls around, I cannot wait to open. I have at least one bottle waiting for me. [...] I absolutely adore this. I recently just started using this about two days ago and I was like, oh yes, my skin my skin wants you back in my life."
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"This is one of the thickest richest most nourishing essences or toner products that I've ever tried. [...] If we're on a scale of one to ten in terms of how much moisture this type of product provides this is like an 11. I've been using this since 2024 in the fall and the winter and I was loving it and I was emptying bottles of it and I was using it in the spring of 2025 and then my skin was like, 'No, this is too rich for spring of 2025."
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"It's not even milk. It's a cream. [...] It will coat your skin in richness, moisturization, relief for dry, flaky skin. It will feel like the rich moisturization balm that your skin is begging for. If your skin is truly dry and [...] you're looking for ultimate relief, ultimate richness, ultimate moisturization, and dry skin relief, the ingredients sell it on the lipid content alone, but the texture is what you're really looking for. This is one of the richest products I've ever tried."
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"The Haruharu Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence [...] is my cold weather hero. It is so incredibly moisturizing, and it feels so nourishing on my skin. [...] I have to put it away in late spring and summer because it's too rich for my skin and I will break out if I use it in hot months, but once the cold weather rolls around it keeps my skin so happy and comfortable."
✓Yay
"If I were going to rank the Prequel Half and Half, I would not put it above Haru Haru Wonder Black Rice Probiotic Barrier Essence, which I love. It has more of a silky, luxurious texture. It softens and smooths."
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"It is the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotic Barrier Essence. The perfect lubricant."
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"This does not actually have any niacinamide. I love niacinamide, it [...] works really well for me, one of the most evidence-based ingredients in the cosmetic realm, but it's in everything. And a lot of people these days are like, I can't actually tolerate niacinamide. What else is there? This does not have niacinamide. It's a very nice consistency. I've been using this for a while now. First thing in the morning, I love putting this on my face. Layers really well under sunscreen."
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"This has to be one of my all-time favorite Korean essences, milky toners, whatever you want to call this type of skin care product because it just cloaks your skin. It's very emollient. It's very soothing. It plumps. It hydrates. It has very minimal ingredients. Like there's nothing super jazzy going on in it. There's no niacinamide. There are no peptides."
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"The Cellamax one is a lot more hydrating, feels more like a quenching liquid with a little bit of support to it. [...] This will soften very quickly any flakiness that you have because it has more of an emollient property to it while still being lightweight. It's not an oppressive film. But this is not as much of a quench as far as the sensory experience. It's more of a softening. Love this to bits. Great around the eyes."
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"The Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence is a milky essence with a lightweight, fluid consistency that's soothing and hydrating. It contains ceramides along with panthenol, a hydrating B vitamin, and fermented filtrates like galactomyces ferment filtrate, bifida ferment filtrate, and aspergillus ferment filtrate. These ferments essentially enrich for anti-inflammatory and hydrating compounds, so they're really soothing on the skin barrier."
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"This is the Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. This is a really good lightweight hydrator that smooths the surface of the skin as well as plumps. It's very emollient."
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"If I were going to rank the Prequel Half and Half, I would not put it above Haru Haru Wonder Black Rice Probiotic Barrier Essence, which I love. It has more of a silky, luxurious texture. It softens and smooths."
✓Yay
"This product's actually viral on social media, and I think it's because of how good it feels on the skin, because I think a lot of people, even influencers who try lots of different products, have an irritated skin barrier, and so they end up gravitating towards a product like this. Like you can see, it's very milky, and that milkiness just feels so good on sensitive skin. But, it's not just milky for no reason. This has those barrier restoring ingredients."
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✓Yay
"I've already gushed about my new favorite rice toner from Haru Haru Wonder, their Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. From the minute you apply it you already feel the difference it makes. This doesn't just absorb and disappear, it makes everything better. This is not just hydrating, it keeps everything as well, and it's got probiotics. I mean I love this, I can keep gushing."
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"I've already gushed about my new favorite rice toner from Haru Haru Wonder, their Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. From the minute you apply it you already feel the difference it makes. This doesn't just absorb and disappear, it makes everything better. This is not just hydrating, it keeps everything as well, and it's got probiotics. I mean I love this, I can keep gushing."
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"My new favorite rice toner is from Haruharu Wonder, their Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence. This is less rice water and more like rice cake in liquid form. This makes my skin even look like rice cakes, it's brighter, it's plumper, it's bouncier, it's hydrated, it even feels slightly moisturizing. Love it."
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"This is the rice toner of my dreams and is so perfect for right now. I love rice in skincare, and [...] they use fermented black rice but it also has ferment filtrates like galactomyces. I think that's such a wonderful combination because both ingredients, at least for my skin, are great at just refining the texture and brightening the skin tone. This also contains the powerful barrier fortifying trifecta of ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids at the golden ratio of 3 to 1:1."
✓Yay
"This is a nutrient-rich essence really designed for firming and plumping, really helping to protect your skin barrier at the same time delivering hydration and nourishment. What I think is really unique of this essence, which I haven't seen in other essences, is this golden ratio of lipids for ultimate skin barrier repair. By that I mean the ideal ratio of 3:1:1 of ceramides to cholesterol to fatty acids."
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What the evidence says.

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

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

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 Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence?

A thick, milky barrier essence with fermented ingredients, ceramides, and fatty acids designed to hydrate and strengthen the skin barrier.

Is Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence worth it?

Mostly yes. 8 of the 9 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 86%.

What is Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence's Guru Score?

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence holds a Guru Score of 86%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence best for?

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

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