Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Facial Oil.

Serums

About this product

A facial oil blend featuring black rice and other botanical extracts, designed to hydrate and nourish the skin.

Full ingredients

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Triolein, Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters, Heptyl Undecylenate, Camellia Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Tocopherol, Glyceryl Dioleate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil

Guru Score

65%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

One expert found the formula contains an irritant ingredient and advised against it, particularly for those with sensitive or eczema-prone skin who actually need a facial oil. Another felt it worked well for smoothing rough patches and flakiness, but flagged an important practical note: the product has a six-month window after opening, and oils can degrade and turn irritating over time, so anyone using it should mark the opening date and discard it accordingly.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

What they liked

Softens flaky or peeling skin
Gentle on sensitive skin
Compact bottle size

What they flagged

Contains fragrance
Short shelf life after opening
Irritant ingredient added to formula

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

SerumsOil

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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CYoung

95k subs

~Yay

"My friend Sally, who's more oily combo and likes using skincare devices, gave it a bad score because it absorbs too quickly to work as a massage oil, it's not 100% oil so it doesn't stay slippery long enough for that. But for me and Yuna it's great, not too heavy, easy to use, doesn't break you out or bring on too many pimples. I love their size too, so try it out. The one thing is it has a kind of strong, slightly lavender scent, so keep that in mind if you're sensitive to that."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

~Nay

"They added lingula oil. This is such a disaster. And the only reason I tell you to wear a facial oil is if you post menopause and your skin is very dry or you have like eczema prone skin in which case both sets of skin are sensitive. You cannot afford to be applying irritants to the skin. So this is an absolute disaster. No one should be buying those products especially those people who need a facial oil. So, this one is a hard no."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Mixed

"This has fragrance, which isn't my personal favorite, but [...] I just think indie brands do oils the best. This is [...] fine, I don't hate it, but I just find it to not be anywhere near as exciting as the indie brands that use beautiful lists of carrier oils, perfect combinations that I feel really make a difference in your skin."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Yay

"Haruharu Wonder has another really good one that I find are better for dissolving the oil in this area. [...] I would recommend using like your knuckles as opposed to your nails just because we don't want to cause any damage here, and you're just kind of massaging these things out."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Mixed

"I'm not really one to use facial oils personally, but where I find them effective is if you have patches of dry flaky skin. I find they're helpful for exfoliating the dry flaky stuff without causing barrier disruption because they just slip between the rough skin and help it to desclamate without scrubbing away at the protective barrier. So I'd use this off and on for that purpose. It's fine, but because it's now beyond the best by date, I was going to use this for getting sticky labels out."

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"This was pretty good, and the reason I'm drawing your attention to it is because it is good within six months of opening and I opened it in December so I don't want to use it anymore on my skin. It's important to pay attention to those little jars, how many months after opening the product is good for. Oils can degrade and become more irritating. I'm not going to throw this away, I'll end up using it to get sticky labels off and things like that, but I'm not going to use it on my skin anymore."

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"The only ingredient is rice bran oil I believe, and [...] I feel like it does have a bit of an aroma to it. [...] I like the size of the bottle too since you don't need a ton. I've been liking it, it's nice."

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"This is just rice bran oil, which seems relatively innocuous. Rice bran oil is frequently in moisturizers, so you don't necessarily need this. This is not something you need in your life, but it would be useful if you have a lot of flakes, since a facial oil like this can help dislodge shedding skin cells and leave a softening emollient effect behind."

What the evidence says.

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

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Facial Oil?

A facial oil blend featuring black rice and other botanical extracts, designed to hydrate and nourish the skin.

Is Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Facial Oil worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 65%.

What is Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Facial Oil's Guru Score?

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Facial Oil holds a Guru Score of 65%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.