HADA LABO Brand Review - Lotions, Oil Cleanser, Gel / Creams and Sunscreen! ✖ James Welsh

Heyyyyyy.
Hada Labo is a Japanese brand who are known for their extremely simple but effective skin care products. With a no fuss approach to their products, they are free from alcohol, fragrance, sulphates and mineral oil and are of course cruelty free!
Today I share my thoughts on their lotions, Hyaluronic Acid, whitening, anti-aging and premium ranges. As wel as their sunscreen!

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PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO (all affiliate links)

Gokujyun Oil Cleansing:

Hyaluronic Acid Face Foam:

Gokujyun Hyaluronic Acid Lotion Moist:

Hyaluronic Acid Milk:

Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Cream:

Gokujyun Alpha Lotion Light:

Koi-Gokujyun 3D Lift Perfect Gel:

Shirojyun Premium Whitening Lotion Light

Premium Arbutin Milk:

Premium Arbutin Face Mask:

Shirojyun Arbutin Whitening Lotion Moist:

Arbutin Whitening Cream:

Gokujyun Premium Emulsion:

Koi-Gokujyun Whitening Perfect Gel:

UV White Gel:

Hyaluronic Acid Lip Balm SPF 15:

MUSIC:

LOONA/ODD EYE CIRCLE - Girl Front (Instrumental Remake) by 1UP:

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Remember that skincare is extremely personal to everybody's skin. What works for me, may not work for you. But I hope my videos give you some good ideas for products, techniques and Ingredients to try.
Also, i'm obviously not a dermatologist or a doctor, so all opinions on products and anything else i'm presenting, is results and findings from my own experience and research.
And that's why i'm here, to share my research and my findings that go further than what is said on the bottle or google!
But, everything I present is always a discussion for you to join in with :)
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[kashafimani]

I kinda feel like hadalabo puts all their effort on the product so that's why their packaging looks cheap

[shreya]

I recently fell in love with Hada Labo again... A lot of their products are fungal acne friendly AND have refill packets available! This video came at the perfect time

[JamesWelsh]

I'm sorry this is so long, I tried to make it 10 mins max! that did work haha

[bangchanswebbrowsinghistor]

I'm half japanese im sooo happy that people start getting into JP products he have a lot of good stufs over here. i think a good ratio korean/ japanese/ western skincare products would be perfection

[tinglo]

I’m so sad to hear that you dislike the oil cleanser because that’s my fave ~ compared to balms, I agree that it’s oilier in texture but I feel like that helps the product slip around the face easier to prevent tugging! So personally I really really love the oil cleanser XD

It’s an emulsifying type, so use on dry skin, rub some water in, then wash off, and your skin should feel very clean (but not stripped) and without residue.

[livjunkie]

Sadly their products broke me out except for the cleanser..my boyfriend loveeess their milk moisturizer&cleanser truly change his skin texture. I wonder why they can reach up to £10 in uk, theyre only about £3 in Indonesia hahaha

[DeGreatHan]

I came across Hada Labo by accident during my travel to Malaysia. I realize that I didnt carry my moisturizer so i had to run to the nearest drugstore to replenish. The 1 product that i ABSOLUTELY LOVE is the pink jar Light Cream moisturizer. I am more on the oily side and for the 1st time in my 30+ year life i got a moisturizer that quickly absorbed to my skin, PLUMPS, and not leaving a greasy residue AT ALL. The skin is prepped enough then for me to layer it with make up primer after 😁. My country doesnt carry the complete range of this brand, so for the past 3 years i've been lucky to be able to continue my use of this cream from my friends and family that buy them on their travel abroad 😂. For how this cream left my skin feeling, i dont see any way that i would change to other brand or range anytime soon. Thanks for reviewing Hada Labo, James!

[dayang]

moist is for normal to dry skin and light is for oily / combination skin. green lotion is mainly for acne prone skin. i'm currently using the hydration light due to my oily skin and testing out the green bottle once i'm done with this... love your review by the way...

[perfumaphilia]

As someone who seeks out simple, minimal ingredient lists, Hada Labo has to be one of my favorite skincare brands, and I'd probably say that foaming cleanser is my HG. I need my cleansers to be as gentle as possible, low pH, free of the common irritants, but also really affordable because I hate spending a lot of money on wash off products. That one perfectly fits the bill, and yeah, it seems to last forever! Although it doesn't contain harsh foaming ingredients, I was still worried that a foam cleanser wouldn't be as hydrating or gentle as a cream cleanser, but I actually think it is. I love that it feels like moist air on your face lol. You'd think a good affordable, gentle, hydrating cleanser for sensitive skin wouldn't be that difficult to find, but it is. The moist toner is also fantastic.

[alexandriaelony]

Hi, I'm glad you love Japanese skin care products. Yes, Hada Labo indeed is the best when comes to Hyaluronic Acid related products in Asia. The milk actually in Asia here we called it as emulsion. And the gel cream can also be use as a wash off mask if applied a little thicker. And the Gokujyun (red) range of products is understood as with Retinol. Next is the Shirojyun (blue) range, as you mentioned for skin whitening/brightening, you're right about it but it's understood here in Asia this range is with Alpha Aburtin. These few ranges are considered as the older range or the common range as they have been selling for some time. The latest range just launched a few months back (I think it was about 2 months ago around April 2019), is the Kouji range. This kouji range has 4 products - the cleansing foam (120gm), treatment essence (110ml), treatment day cream (50gm) and treatment night cream (50gm). What's so interesting about this range is that, it's made from rice fermentation's extract. The same technique as brewing Japanese sake to derive the rice fermentation's extracts and also is the same technique SK II used to producing their signature key product the miracle water with pitera®. It's rich in amino acids, kojic acid and vitamin B2 & B6 and few other stuffs. If you can find this in UK, I highly recommend you to give this new kouji range a try, I guess you will like it more than the common ranges of Hada Labo's products. Kouji range is an “upgraded” range compared to the usual one's. Ever wonder why and how Japanese or Korean ladies's skin often look like “glass skin” as they called it ? It looked so ageless, translucent, radiant, bright, clear and flawless, it's not about the makeup products we Asians use. In Asia, skin care products are the most important comparing to makeup products. We Asians believe or took in serious concentrations on the skin care products we use and we invest in some good quality products, not much by the product's brand but is more on about what is the goodness of the products can do for skin, and the more natural ingredients the more better. With a good and healthy skin is much more important than using too much of cosmetics / makeup products to cover up. A healthy glowing skin is the key of Oriental beauty. You can check it out this Hada Labo's Kouji range by Google or here at YouTube. But YouTube here mostly are Asians doing the products' review in Asian languages. Better you just Google it and with the products' image and with some reviews by the users. Personally my opinion after I'd tried this Kouji range of products, I find that perhaps there's no need to spend that extra money on the facial cleanser. It's just a normal cleanser and I don't find any special effects. It's the treatment essence most important. And next is the day and night treatment creams. The day treatment cream's texture is a gel base cream, while the night treatment cream is a more thicker consistency type of cream. I think this is very subjective to individual's skin types, concerns and preference. Personally myself I prefers the day cream as it's very light weight of treatment cream. It absorbed well with my skin type. But certainly you won't see immediate results next day after using, give in some patience and stick to these products for a month, I'm sure you'll be able to see some improvements of your skin's texture.

[snowyconfession]

The first time I knew about AHA and BHA, back in 2005, were not from korean skin care, but from japanese skin care. I tried their hadalabo tamagohana, and it really works well for me. Even until know, I still use it as it's the most gentle exfoliating thing that never irritate my skin.

[nicoletaristeiu]

I love how you felt like you had to tell us that the milk doesn't actually have milk in it, knowing that there might be someone out there that needed that explanation. 😊 You have so much patience with us

[LaLaBlahBlahh]

Hada labo honestly changed my skin!! I switched from a western glycolic cleanser to the foaming cleaner and started using the Premium lotion and my skin has been so much better ever since (it’s been about 2 years now and still loving it). Their products are just simple, gentle and effective.

[allaboutiyan]

I literally been using this for 7years now and when i say it works it works I’m so happy that asian underrated skincare brands are getting the spotlight now!!! proud asian here!!!💛

[denisedenise]

I've been using Hadalabo for 10 years (associated with other brands, I also love French skincare) and I really love this brand. I love how they don't play into that kawaii bullshit and are all about efficiency. Japanese skincare often renew their formulas so products get better and better literally every year or every two years. The ONLY disappointment was when they reformulated the ICONIC Tamagohada face wash. I didn't like the new texture at all.

[gingertunstall]

You missed the best product: the Skin Plumping Gel Cream is fabulous. It has ceramides as well as the super hyaluronic acid.
The Cleansing Oil emulsifies wonderfully when you add water. It will not leave an oily feel at all. Cheeers!

[aisuxtime]

My favorite is the gokujyun premium line because it’s high in urea content! It’s so hard to find products with a good percentage of urea. Hope they never discontinue it!

[TheEagleslover]

I love the Hado Labo products. They are priced reasonably and deliver results.

[thegoodkindofweirdo]

For everyone wanting to try the Hada Labo lotion, don't be too intimidated by its tackiness. There is actually a reason for that.

The "tacky feeling" from using Hada Labo lotions comes from the hyaluronic acid derivatives. It _really is intentional and was instructed by one video from the brand, which is about how to use it._ Based on those videos, you really, *really* need to pat your skin and "stretch" it out as your face sticks with your palm, slowly letting it go off by itself, then you repeat until tackiness is gone.

This supposedly makes skin more able to let the product seep in it, making it more hydrating--or at least that's what Hada Labo is trying to point out, lol

Btw, love you and your content! And also for introducing them these products for them to get their hands on ❤️❤️❤️

[bbv]

I just started using the lotion. I love that it has simple ingredients, it's affordable, and will probably last me forever. The first time I used it, I used three drops on my face, and it was too much! I now use just two drops, but I want to see if I can actually use just one drop. It spreads so easily, and it's so hydrating! It's perfect for me because my skin is also quite oily.