What ingredients are in Tatcha face creams?

Which Tatcha cream do you mean?

• The Dewy Skin Cream is sold as a rich moisturizer.
• The Silk Cream is sold as a moisturizer for smoothing lines and firming.
• Indigo Overnight Repair is sold as a barrier cream for reducing redness.
• Ageless Revitalizing Eye Cream is designed for the eye area, not listed as a face moisturizer.

Match the complete product name before comparing labels, because "Tatcha cream" leaves several products answering the same roll call.1

What is in Ageless Revitalizing Eye Cream?

The Ageless Revitalizing Eye Cream ingredient list starts with water, glycerin, squalane and propanediol. It also includes beeswax, sodium hyaluronate, peony root extract, honeysuckle leaf extract, green tea leaf extract and red algae extract. Glycerin is a humectant, an ingredient that attracts and binds water to skin.23

The eye cream contains Parfum/Fragrance, Alcohol and Phenoxyethanol. Tatcha describes it as formulated without synthetic fragrances, but that is not the same as fragrance free: Tatcha also describes a subtle natural fragrance. If you avoid fragrance because of a known allergy, this eye cream is not a fragrance free option.2

How do you read the ingredient label?

For cosmetics sold to US consumers, ingredients are generally listed in descending order of predominance. Start with the ingredient declaration on the package or the exact product's online listing. Water can appear alongside Aqua, and fragrance alongside Parfum. The order helps you understand which ingredients predominate, but it is not a list of percentages.4

Read the full ingredient declaration rather than only the featured ingredients, where the marketing department has already chosen the cast.2

Cosmetic ingredients generally do not need FDA approval before sale, apart from certain color additives. Companies are legally responsible for product safety under labeled or customary use. An ingredient list is useful for checking what you are applying, not for treating a cosmetic as an FDA approved medicine.5

What should sensitive skin check?

Check for ingredients you already know cause a reaction. Fragrance is the most common cause of contact dermatitis from cosmetics, meaning skin inflammation triggered by contact. Preservatives can also cause allergies, although water containing cosmetics need antimicrobial preservation to prevent bacterial or fungal growth. A cosmetic allergy can develop even after years of trouble free use. "Unscented" does not necessarily mean fragrance free.6

How do you test a new cream?

1. 1Apply your normal amount to a small spot on the underside of your arm or the bend of your elbow.
2. 2Repeat twice daily for seven to 10 days, leaving the cream on as you normally would.
3. 3If there is no redness, itching or swelling, begin using the product.
4. 4If a reaction develops, gently wash the cream off and stop using it. Use a cool compress or petroleum jelly for relief if needed.

See a dermatologist if a reaction is severe or does not settle with those measures. Medical patch testing can help identify the responsible ingredient when the cause is unclear.7

For Ageless Revitalizing Eye Cream specifically, Tatcha directs you to gently smooth and pat it around the eyes morning and night until absorbed. For a face cream, follow that cream's own directions. If you use prescription creams, follow your prescriber's instructions about application order.23