The Silk Cream

Tatcha's The Silk Cream is a gel-cream that reads rich on application but doesn't sit heavily on the face — the brand's phrase for it is weightless, and that tension is the whole point of the texture. It pairs hydrating silk with Hadasei-3™, Tatcha's trio of Japanese superfoods, and is aimed at skin that feels dry and is starting to lose firmness. It arrives with a gold spoon, which is how you're meant to lift it out of the jar.

Texture	Gel-cream — rich but weightless
Skin types listed	Normal · combination · dry · sensitive
Concerns	Fine lines and wrinkles · dryness · loss of firmness and elasticity
Key ingredients	Hydrating silk · Hadasei-3™ (Japanese superfood trio)
Tested as	Non-comedogenic · non-irritating · non-sensitising · dermatologist tested
Formulated without	Mineral oil · synthetic fragrance · sulfate detergents · urea · DEA · TEA

What it actually does

• Moisturises without the weight of a balm. Tatcha describes a gel cream that stays lightweight while still delivering the richness dry skin wants — and says it is clinically tested to moisturise all day, based on instrumental measurement on 32 panellists.
• Silk is the softening agent. The brand ties it to smoother, softer-looking skin, and says the idea came from a 200-year-old Japanese beauty text describing how geisha used silk on their skin — generations of them were draped in yards of kimono silk daily.
• Hadasei-3™ works on firmness. Tatcha's complex of three Japanese superfoods is credited with skin that looks firmer alongside smoother.
• Built for reactive skin as well as dry. Sensitive is one of the four listed skin types, and the formula is dermatologist tested and described as non-comedogenic, non-irritating and non-sensitising.
• A short "formulated without" list. No mineral oil, no synthetic fragrance, no sulfate detergents, and none of urea, DEA or TEA.
• Brand clinical data. From Tatcha's expert-grader study on 32 panellists: all showed improved radiance immediately; 90% showed improvement in fine lines, wrinkles and visible firmness at two weeks; and at four weeks panellists averaged 36% improvement in fine lines and wrinkles, 34% in visible firmness and 60% in smoothness. Brand study — individual results vary.
• Purchases fund girls' education. Founder Victoria Tsai states that every Tatcha purchase supports girls' education worldwide through the brand's partnership with Room to Read.

How to use

1. Use the gold spoon. Scoop out roughly a pearl's worth — it keeps fingers out of the jar and stops you over-applying.
2. Work upwards. Massage across face, neck and décolletage in upward strokes.
3. Twice a day. Morning and night, daily — consistency is what the four-week figures are based on.

Is it right for you?

Questions

Is it too rich for daytime or for warm weather?

Tatcha's directions are morning and night, and the texture is specifically a gel-cream rather than a heavy balm — rich on contact, light once it's in. In a hot Egyptian summer, use the pearl-size amount the brand recommends rather than piling it on, and keep the jar out of direct sun.

Can I use it on sensitive skin?

Sensitive is one of the four skin types listed for it, and the formula is dermatologist tested as well as described as non-irritating and non-sensitising, with no synthetic fragrance. If your skin is highly reactive, patch test along the jaw for a few nights first.

Why does it come with a spoon?

It's a jar product, and the gold spoon is how Tatcha intends you to take the cream out. It also doubles as a portion guide: one scoop is about the pearl-size amount the directions call for.

How long does delivery take?

Delivery takes 3 to 21 working days, depending on availability. Items held in our stock reach you near the start of that range; items we source for your order take longer. Weekends and official holidays don't count as working days.

Payment and returns?

Pay by credit card, debit card, Instapay or mobile wallet — there is no cash on delivery. We accept returns for defective, damaged or expired items only, reported within 1 day of delivery, with the refund issued to your original payment method within 15–30 days.