Review: Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Care

Thanks to Hada Labo and its PR agency, I received a parcel containing three products from the Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Care range.

Have you ever heard of Hada Labo? It is a skincare line that was introduced only after an extensive research and assurance of pharmaceutical grade standards of quality, by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Japan and The Mentholatum Co.

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Hydrating Wash, Hydrating Lotion and Hydrating Essence

Typically, one will usually review a product after a week or fortnight of usage right? But since I am still using it after 1.5 month, you can kinda guess that I have nothing but raves for these products! And why is that so? Read on! :)


When I received news that Hada Labo would be landing on our shores, I was pretty excited. That was because Hada Labo is super HOT in Japan, especially their signature product: Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Lotion.

So popular that a bottle is sold every 4 seconds in Japan!
So hydrating that one drop of this is like locking up an ocean!

This product is so popular and awesome that it even has a beauty cult following in other countries such as Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea. And now, it is available in Singapore! Total YAYness!

So this is the Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Lotion.

The hydrating lotion is like a toner, so you use it after you cleanse your face and right before you apply your face moisturizer. As much as it feels watery, it has a slight stickiness to it. For each usage, I will apply 2 drops of it onto my face and neck. Yes, the neck --- It is important to keep it hydrated to prevent fine lines and dullness. It takes quite a while for the skin to absorb the lotion though. So I have to wait for it to do just that, before carrying on with my face moisturizer and/or essence.


I am willing to bear with the stickiness of the hydrating lotion due to the face that its hydrophilic nature aids in the locking of moisture as it enetrates into the deepest layer of my skin. In this way, my skin gets hydrated and nourished from within! :D

Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Lotion

Although it was instructed to pat the hydrating lotion onto the skin in a particular way (as how its shown in the Youtube video below), I tend to dab it on various points on my face and gently rub them in circles and spreading them all around in the process. And yes, just use your hands, no need for cotton pads. So make sure your hands are freaking clean! :p

The way to pat the lotion onto your face~

Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Wash

For my facial cleanser, I have been using the Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Wash on a two-times-a-day basis for the past 1.5 month. Simply squeeze a little out and it is enough to cleanse your face. I like the fact that this product hydrates my skin as it cleanses. This is probably why my skin does not have that "tight feeling" that we may have sometimes after using certain facial cleansers.


I got @anthonyl1m to try it. After he had used it for a couple of days, he liked it as it contains no smell/fragrance. Then, he started to use the facial wash too!

Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Essence

I tend to use essence products only at night, prior to sleep. This is because I feel that the ingredients found in the serum tend to be more "rich". This is one of the few serum products that I have ever tried in my life that can be considered as not being 'very oily'. However, this essence feels rather sticky. The essence is meant to be patted onto the face but once again I prefer to dab it around my face, and then go in circles to spread it all around my face.


For this Hada Labo essence, I feel that my skin tend to feel a little oily the next morning. And this is despite using only a small amount of the essence. This would be my least favourite product of the three. :X

Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Essence

Even my beloved penguin loves the Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating range due to the hydrating abilities! Afterall, my penguin needs all the hydration, living in a tropical country like Singapore! But hey, we need to use such hydrating products during winter too, since our skin tends to get dry too~

I have been mentioning Super Hyaluronic Acid (SHA) throughout the blog entry... So what exactly is it? It is a type of HA that aids in keeping our skin hydrated and smooth. But since it called the SUPER HA, it obviously has something that the normal HA does not have. And that is being able to retain twice the moisture in our skin, as compared to the normal hyaluronic acid! Thus, the skin feels more soft and supple!

The products are alcohol-free, fragrance-free and oil-free! So those with sensitive skin, feel free to try them out! But too bad the products are not for free, you can buy it at all Watson's stores in Singapore though! :p

But Hada Labo provides free samples for the Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Lotion! To get your free sample, head to this website: http://fr3b.com/hada_lado_regform/.

So spread the love of Hada Labo, just like these pretty Jap girls! :)
(But I wouldn't pat my face like the girl in the vid, sounds more like a slap! LOL!)

The full Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Care range

Other than the three products which I have, there are two other products in this range - Hydrating Milk and Hydrating Mask. The Hydrating Milk is actually a moisturizer. I'd have loved to review the Hydrating Mask but it was not given to me. So I have no idea how hydrating it is, as compared to the current hydrating sheet masks that I am using on a regular basis.


Oh, and before I go, I would also like to add that the Hada Labo products found in Watson's Singapore are all made in Japan! So they are as ichiban as my favorite Ishiya 白い恋人 chocolate biscuits. :p


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Why I LOVE hydrating skincare products?
Due to my past skin problem, I realized the importance of skin hydration. By preventing skin dehydration, it also helps to prevent skin premature ageing. But most importantly, it really keeps my acne at bay. :)