Anua Rice 70 Intensive Moisturizing Milk
by Anua · other
Editor's Take
Seventy percent rice water and real ceramides make this feel serious, but the clean-beauty halo gets nicked by polymers and silicone.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 8.2 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 5.9 / 10
- Sustainability: 8.7 / 10
The Verdict
Performance is the easy sell here: efficacy lands in the Exceptional band, with a 70% Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water base, Niacinamide, and Ceramide NP/AS/AP/NS/EOP doing more than basic softening. The build also earns its Highly Advanced feel through ceramide, cholesterol, fatty-acid barrier mimicry and a pseudo-ceramide lipid. The rub is clean positioning: Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Butylene Glycol, Vinyl Dimethicone, Polysorbate 20, and acrylate thickeners pull the clean score down to 5.9. For dry, compromised, or over-exfoliated skin, this is a credible barrier milk with elegant cushion, not a fully natural formula.
Full INCI list
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water, Hydrogenated Poly(c6-14 Olefin), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, 1, 2-hexanediol, Diglycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Water, Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Vinyl Dimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Polysorbate 20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Arginine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Xanthan Gum, Adenosine, Carbomer, Cholesterol, Dipropylene Glycol, Ceramide NP, Sorbitan Isostearate, Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate, Squalane, Allantoin, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Seed Protein, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Tocopherol, Ectoin, Phytosphingosine, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide As, Ceramide Ap, Ceramide Ns, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Ceramide EOP