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Dr.Ceuracle Vegan Kombucha Tea Essence Versus Naturie Hatomugi Skin Lotion

Essence
Toner
Korean Brand South Korea
Japanese Brand Japan

Updated on February 25, 2025

Overview

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Vegan Kombucha Tea Essence

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.

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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Dr.Ceuracle Vegan Kombucha Tea Essence 25 ingredients

4.2 /5
from 30 ratings
Hydrating (15) Works Well (13) Absorbs Well (11)
Butter's avatar

Butter

1 year ago
Review

⋆.ೃ࿔*:・ 🤎

🥥 𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞: 𝐃𝐫𝐲/𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐜𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞.

🪴 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬:

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 "𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐲" 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧. 𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 - 𝐧𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐧𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 Show more

#expensive
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
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sczapuchlak

1 year ago
Review

I am pretty picky when it comes to toners. There are so many out there. I don’t know how to describe this toner and what it does to my skin, but it makes my skin feel so supple. I use it with I’m from Rice toner, and it makes my skin look clearer and less drab. I will continue to use this forever.

#hydrating
#no scent
#works well

Naturie Hatomugi Skin Lotion 11 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 3 ratings
Absorbs Well (3) Great Value (3) Hydrating (3)
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Bree

8 months ago
Review

Cons: Worst part of using this is having to transfer it to a smaller bottle. Half a liter isn’t hard to pour from, but not convenient.

Pros: Works amazingly. My skin is so dry I’d scratch myself by accident and my arms would be covered with white scratch marks. Currently using a mist spray and even that’s effective. 500mL would last weeks, I’m sure. An absolute fave! So much that I keep a handy Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
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victory_yy

5 months ago
Review

5/5 great toner overall
I get it when they say this is the most viral hatomugi/milk toner in Japan. (Context: "hatomugi" refers to Job's Tears in Japanese, and basically every Japanese milk toner includes hatomugi extract.)
This is actually an excellent Japanese skincare product to begin with, given that the majority of J-Beauty products contain ethanol, common allergens, and Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#absorbs well