Tatcha Rice Enzyme Powders

      The packets you see

are the wonderful Rice Enzyme Powder samples

     from Tatcha. 

  

As you may be able to see, there are  three different Rice Enzyme Powders.

 

The three you have to choose from include the Deep Rice Enzyme Powder, Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder and Classic Rice Enzyme Powder. Aren't sure which one would be best for your skin? Good thing you have me to go into details for you.

First of all, each of these lovely Rice Enzyme Powders work by adding water. That's right, the container or sample packet actually comes with the full powdery product, instead of the product with water added. You add some water yourself. So in my opinion, that's better since most skin products come watered down already. You choose how much water you add.

These sample or if you purchase the full jar, it's a jar/packet full of fine, white powder. 

To use:  Simply wet your hands and face. I just wet my hands, dump the powder in, and then smear it on my face, adding drops of water when necessary.

This is the same way all the Rice Enzyme Powders are used. 

Once you've got the desirable amount on your face, you massage in tiny circles--like you would any facial cleanser--for one minute. I suppose you could do for less time, but I feel like my skin's softer and I get better results when I massage for a good minute or two. Plus, it's relaxing to keep massaging.

All of Tatcha's Rice Enzyme Powders are:

Paraben free

PEG & PPG free

Urea free

DEA & TEA free

Pthalates free

Sulfate detergents free

Mineral oil free

Synthetic fragrance & color free

Let's start with Gentle. 

The Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder contains Papaya, Rice bran and  HADASEI-3 Bioactive Complex, which is an ingredient in many Tatcha products.

INGREDIENTS IN GENTLE:

 
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (Licorice Root), Papain (Payapa Extract), Algae Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract

What the Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder does:

Tatcha's Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder is designed to gently exfoliate, clean and reveal your skin's natural "gleam."

• The Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder is non-sensitizing 
• Exfoliates skin without being harsh and abrasive
• Is dermatoligist tested, in case that's important to you.
• Non irritating

 The Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder also contains licorice root to soothe skin. Licorice root is a good ingredient for those with sensitive skin. This product should not cause any irriation, even for those with extremely sensitive skin.

Feel:
Once water is added to the rice powder, it takes on a thick, creamy, white, slightly clumpy form. It isn't unpleasant, but does feel like it's cleansing my pores while I massage it in. 

Scent:
The Rice Powders have virtually no scent to them. Nothing I could detect. Maybe the faintest "creamy" scent, but there's hardly a smell there.


Results:
 After using the Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder, my skin feels velvety soft and clean. 

When I first seen the white powdery product, I didn't really expect it to clean my skin, but to soften it only. I was happy to discover that the fine rice powder does exfloliate my skin, but does so gently. Normally "gentle" exfoliants don't actually exfoliate at all. I feel satisfied after cleaning my face with only this product. I don't feel the need to add extra cleansers, make up removers or corn meal to fully clean and exfoliate my face, whereas using other facial products, I do often feel that something else is needed to really do the trick.

There isn't any noticeable residue, greasyness or redness to my skin after using the Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder. However, since my skin can certainly use a deeper exfoliant every few weeks, I decided to use the Gentle Powder on days where I've tanned and use the Deep Rice Powder a couple weeks later, when my skin can use something deeper. I liked this routine a lot. It seems to do exactly what I need.

I'll say it again, my skin isn't left red, dry, or with residue after washing with this. I love that it doesn't leave my face shiny and oily, like most products do. It seems they leave my face looking dry immediately and then my face suddenly produces way too much oil an hour or two later. That is annoying and requires a lot of extra work. Moisturize, then try to fix the excess oil. Not my idea of low maintenance skin.

Instead, my skin is left really, really smooth, clear, matte-like and soft. Pores are fairly minimized, there's no left over makeup. Not that I use very much to begin with besides eye makeup, a little bronzer some times.

My skin and issues
 I like to include information about my own skin and issues that way you guys have a better idea of how things work and what to expect. 

As I've said before, my skin would be considered "combination skin."  I have the oily T-zone and dryness everywhere else. My skin is high maintenance and requires exfoliating daily. I also wear mascara and often hard-to-wash-away eye shadows.

My problem with facial products is usually one of two things: either they're too abrasive or they're not cleansing enough. If you've ever used a skin cleanser that seems to not clean your skin, but only leave a layer of residue, you know what I mean. I like to have soft, exfoliated, truly clean skin after washing. 

 The Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder well exceeded my first expectations. I've used it daily for about a week with pleasure.  This cleanser would be good for people like me, with combination skin since it seems to reduce the excess oil without any drying at all. People with extremely oily skin, I feel will benefit greatly from this product, especially combined with Tatcha's Aburatorigami papers. 


               Classic Rice Enzyme powder


  This powder, very much alike all the others, the Classic Rice Enzyme Powder also contains Papaya, Rice bran and HADASEI-3 Bioactive Complex. This powder is "created with pearl extract for combination skin."

•   Non sensitizing
• Dermatologist tested--incase you care about that
• Non irritating
• Non abrasive, not harsh on skin

  Again, like the Gentle Rice Enzyme Powder, the Classic Powder has the same purpose: to reveal skin's natural gleam.


  As I said, each of the powders are "water activated," meaning that you add water to the powder and then massage onto the skin.


  INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC:
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran, Papain (Papaya Extract), Algae Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Conchiolin Protein (Pearl)

  The difference in Classic and Gentle's ingredients are three things:

Pearl

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate 

Licorice root.

  The Classic Powder contains Pearl whereas the Gentle Powder contains two more ingredients: Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate  & Licorice root..

  The feel, scent are pretty much identical in both Classic and Gentle. So if you have combination skin and even excessively oily skin, I think you'll benefit greatly from either one of these. Even skin more simple will surely benefit and be softer and smoother.




                   Deep Rice Enzyme Powder

   As with the Classic and Gentle Enzyme Powders, the Deep powder also contains HADASEI-3 Bioactive Complex, as well as many other ingredients.

  The deep powder is a mint green color/no scent.


  Looking at the ingredients closer, you'll notice that this Deep Rice Enzyme Powder is pretty close to the Classic Powder except for one ingredient. Instead of Pearl, the Deep Rice Powder contains Dokudami, making this only one ingredient away from the Classic and two ingredients different from the Gentle Rice Powder. The Deep Rice Enzyme powder contains Dokudami whereas the Gentle Rice Powder contains Licorice Root.

  INGREDIENTS IN DEEP

 Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran, Papain (Papaya Extract), Algae Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract (Dokudami)

  The scent, feel and purpose is similar to both the Classic and the Gentle Rice Enzyme Powders. This too leaves you with a wonderfully soft, velvety smooth face. I do notice that the Deep Powder really, really, really cleans deep! My pores and skin in general look like absolute perfection after using this. I LOVE it.

  The purpose of the Deep Rice Enzyme Powder is the same as the other two powders: to "reveal skin's natural gleam."

I prefer to use the Gentle or Classic daily and the Deep only every couple of weeks, although it's so tempting to use it that lately, I've been doing so more than once a week! It just makes me feel so lovely.

 All work wonders for my skin and I believe every skin type will at least benefit from the soft, smooth skin these leaves you with.