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How it works.
85% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 2 in skincare
Sample
49 redditors with explicit opinion · 42 positive · 3 negative · 4 neutral
Score
0.876 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 73–93% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Holy Grail — ≥80% positive across ≥20 redditors. Top tier.
Sources
r/AsianBeauty, r/KoreanBeauty, r/IndianSkincareAddicts, r/tretinoin
Haruharu · skincare
Holy Grail
Wonder
r/AsianBeautyr/KoreanBeautyr/IndianSkincareAddictsr/tretinoin
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
Korean skincare line with standout hydrating toners and essences that layer beautifully under makeup. Some users report breakouts from the sunscreen and essence.
What redditors love
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Black rice toner hydrates dramatically when layered twice daily
“Skin flooding with two toners has changed my life. I use HaruHaru Wonder - the black rice hyaluronic toner and the barrier essence.”
u/u/richmoki
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Barrier essence sits perfectly under makeup without pilling
“I love the haruharu wonder barrier essence more than anything. So hydrating. Great under make up.”
u/u/outfluenced
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Sunscreen doesn't burn eyes or leave white cast
“I love HaruHaru Wonder. No white cast, doesnt burn my eyes, and goes nicely under makeup.”
u/u/OddPath7397
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Black rice cleansing oil is fragrance-free with minimal ingredients
“i use (and love) the haruharu wonder black rice cleansing oil. it's fragrance free, and has a very limited ingredien”
u/u/lovelysugarr
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Calms and hydrates rosacea-prone skin without irritation
“HaruHaru Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Essence- on my third bottle and have another 3 in stash.”
u/u/No_Nefariousness2513
What they don’t
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Sunscreen caused bumps on chin and jawline
“the haruharu wonder spf (also gave me bumps)”
u/u/Spiritual-Fig5706
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Black rice probiotics essence broke out some users
“Haruharu wonder black rice probiotics essence I'm absolutely devastated writing this review.”
u/u/HauntingOil3491
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Causes pilling when layered with certain other serums
“using it with my standards (Centella & HaruHaru Wonder) always causes pilling, no matter what I do. I've tried waiting 5 minutes betwe”
u/u/HealthyProposal5616
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Direct quotes
What 49 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/Legally_Blonde_258
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r/AsianBeauty
Haruharu wonder airyfit is my ride or die for life! Perfection in a tube. Even the packaging is
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u/AutechreBitch
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r/AsianBeauty
ested. Particularly my nose area. I didn’t experience purging.
5/5 Holy Grail
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner: I got this because it had a great discount at Mars
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u/Spiritual-Fig5706
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r/KoreanBeauty
ave me bumps on my chin and jaw)
-the unleashia cushion (so flakey/patchy)
-the haruharu wonder spf (also gave me bumps)
Most recent disappointment was the Saem triple color
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u/ultrazinq
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r/IndianSkincareAddicts
B.LAB, Round Lab, Haruharu Wonder. These are GOATs
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u/outfluenced
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r/AsianBeauty
I love the haruharu wonder barrier essence more than anything. So hydrating. Great under make up.
The La
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u/OddPath7397
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r/tretinoin
unscreens burn my eyes if I sweat, too. The best sunscreen is from Asia. I love HaruHaru Wonder. No white cast, doesnt burn my eyes, and goes nicely under makeup.
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"tella Unscented Toner- 4 bottles. Calms and hydrates my rosacea-prone skin.
• HaruHaru Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Essence- on my third bottle and have another 3 in stash."
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"- Haruharu wonder toner (on my 9th jumbo bottle)
- Haruharu airy fit sunscreen (more on the moisu"
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"The haruharu wonder black rice toner. My skin is oily dry and this is the only toner that hydrates"
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"I’ve been using the Haruharu wonder essence toner for years. Morning and night. I even have a travel size because I"
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"ners both am and pm. Skin flooding with two toners has changed my life. I use HaruHaru Wonder - the black rice hyaluronic toner and the barrier essence."
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"Another vote for Haruharu wonder FF layered with Haruharu wonder probiotics essence is GOAT. I have rosacea and"
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"tate which is highly comedogenic and known to cause acne.
i use (and love) the haruharu wonder black rice cleansing oil. it's fragrance free, and has a very limited ingredien"
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"e my ride or die.
Products that I have used more than 3-4 bottles of each:
- Haruharu wonder milky skin barrier essence
- Mixsoon bean essence
- [SKIN1004] Madagascar Cen"
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"Hydrating essences are a great first step, trust. I am really loving haruharu wonder probiotics essence rn. It also helps to get a nonstripping/hydrating cleanser f"
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"I use Haruharu Wonder and it's gorgeous, it has no smell, it's light and I like how it looks after"
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"Haruharu Wonder barrier essence: before or after tret? I love using this essence on my non-tret"
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"oblems with my barrier though do have dehydrated combination skin, and swear by haruharu wonder - their black rice cleanser and toner in particular"
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"ssed, this works so well for me This is the very popular (is it still popular?) Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Hyaluronic Toner The First Essence, fragrance free.
I know many ha"
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". its such a shame cause I know a lot of people like it. will never repurchase
haruharu wonder black rice sunscreen 8/10- was not a fan at first but grew to love it, velvet f"
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"Haruharu wonder black rice probiotics essence I’m absolutely devastated writing this review. I"
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"r it to my usual haruharu, it's just more hydrating which is why I bought it!
haruharu wonder - Black Rice Moisture 5.5 Soft Cleansing Gel
Has repurchased this, I much pref"
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"3 bottles by now)
\- numbuzin no 1 toner (around 4 bottles emptied now)
\- haruharu wonder airyfit sunscreen (I guess I emptied around 6 of these already, my mum uses it"
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"I think the price is kind of a relative thing, but Haruharu wonder airy fit sunscreen really does my skin wonders and works well under my bb cream"
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"haruharu wonder’s sunscreen. trust me"
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"kincare routine if you are interested. In the AM I use a hydrating milky toner (HaruHaru Wonder has one that’s awesome!), Vitamin C (Vanicream or Prequel), and sunscreen (curr"
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"e, that's totally fine
The PYK toner is soothing, but not very hydrating. The haruharu wonder probiotics essence is really great for hydration, moisturizing, and barrier sup"
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"I was just in Hawaii a month ago and on non-beach/water days I used my usual HaruHaru Wonder AiryFit. It worked great for me. For reef safe I waited until getting to Hawaii"
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"ack of spf you're using actives so it's damaging your skin.
I really like the haruharu wonder airlyft SPF cuz it's a nice texture but the simple ones are pretty good too. Th"
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"to use in the shower! 4/5 WRP if the packaging was a squeezy tube or pump!
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture 5.5 Soft Cleansing Gel - Just OK - not too stripping on the"
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"er and sweat-resistant, which is perfect for the hot and humid summers.
4. **Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen SPF 50+** 💛 - My go-to sunscreen in"
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"am STILL trying to find a suitable replacement 😭.
My other 2 products are:
Haruharu wonder Skin Barrier essence
Haruharu wonder airyfit sunscreen
I would be beside myse"
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"Toner could be perfect for combination skin. For a thicker/bit richer toner the Haruharu wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence is great.
3. Serums: The Byoma Phyto-Glo"
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"use it with my night time routine thought as it just wouldn’t be enough. 7/10
Haruharu wonder rice essence- I thought this essence was all hype but no bite but I still bough"
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"he day it still feels hydrated. Even my acne scars are starting to reduce.
My HaruHaru Wonder order arrived as well as some Medik8 Crystal Retinal 1 but I’m wondering if I e"
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"n for a year, my skin loved it. But even when I was using it and now that I use haruharu wonder essence and tir tir toner, my forehead breaks out in red bump pimples. I have r"
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"serum to my regime that I love - but using it with my standards (Centella & HaruHaru Wonder) always causes pilling, no matter what I do. I’ve tried waiting 5 minutes betwe"
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"me back from purchasing is that many of these options might break me out. I use Haruharu wonder airyfit spf every day, I have also tried the innisfree chemical spf and that wa"
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"SUNSCREEN IS PRIMER :) I like the Haruharu wonder"
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"bines it with other retinol-alternatives (my evening Retinol/Bakuchiol cream)
* Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream — gentler entry point, good for starting
When y"
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"I'm trying out the haruharu wonder toner! It's the fragrance free one! It feels nice after cleansing my skin."
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"up would slip or pill, which annoyed the heck out of me. I replaced it with the Haruharu Wonder Probiotics Essence and finished my routine with a very moisturizing sunscreen."
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"companies come by to directly hand out their products.g
products in image:
\- haruharu wonder black rice essence (full size!) (haven't opened it yet but really looking forwa"
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"ey come in 3-4 more variants. I just finished their Kissing Berry variant.
5. Haruharu Wonder Black Rice (not in the picture): I like the consistency, minimal white-cast but"
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"I started using the haruharu wonder black rice toner for my very sensitive skin and it seems well tolerated. I can’"
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"I like the Haruharu Wonder black bamboo daily soothing sun shield. No scent that I can detect. Apparently"
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"Try Haruharu Wonder Black Rice. I've seen posts abd comments on here from people with sensitive ski"
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