AHRES, a Japan-born Lifestyle & Beauty brand, will release the "(H₂O-Oil) Cleansing," a new kind of cleanser that combines the cleansing power of an oil cleanser with the moisturized feel of a toner, as a domestic advance release on Monday, September 14, 2026.
It is priced at ¥5,280 (tax included) and contains 220 mL. It requires no double cleansing and can be used with wet hands, reflecting AHRES's wish to take care over cleansing even in busy daily life.
AHRES says it developed this new product based on its skin-soil beauty approach, built on the skincare concept of "nurturing living skin soil."
A cleanser with a dual-layer structure that combines oil and H₂O
The "(H₂O-Oil) Cleansing" features a dual-layer structure that combines "the quick cleansing power of an oil cleanser" with "a moisturized feel as if you had applied a toner."
According to AHRES, it is designed to blend quickly with pore dirt, makeup and sebum and remove them lightly. Each wash leaves a fresh, dewy feeling of moisture, aiming for smooth skin on which pores look less noticeable.
Features of the dual-layer structure
The dual-layer structure adopted by AHRES keeps the oil layer and the water layer continuous, combining strong cleansing power with a moisturized feel.
Cleansing oils generally offer high cleansing power, but some people find the tight feeling after washing bothersome. With this structure, however, the aim is a clear finish and smooth skin.
It also pursues a cushioning feel that minimizes friction on the skin, and a close-fitting texture that spreads smoothly over the skin.
Convenience that is easy to fit into busy days
Because cleansing is something you do every day, AHRES has also paid attention to convenience.
Designed to blend lightly and quickly with pore dirt, makeup and sebum, it can be used as it is with wet hands. Since no double cleansing is needed, it also simplifies skincare on busy days.
The 220 mL size is a large-capacity design that lasts about 1.5 to 3 months at 1 to 2 pumps once a day.
Ingredients that focus on skin-soil balance
This cleanser focuses on "skin-soil balance"*4, which maintains the diversity and balance of the skin's resident microbiota and prepares a skin environment that supports moisture.
It was designed with a cushioning feel that reduces friction and a texture that blends into the skin, based on the idea of protecting the balance of microbes on the skin surface.
It also contains AHRES's original ingredient "Two-Stage Aged Fermented Liquid™"*3, made by aging sake lees produced with probiotics for a long period and then fermenting them again, and the Phyto-Advance ingredient "persimmon leaf extract"*5, which conditions the skin to feel firm and moisturized.
Product overview and how to use
The details of the "(H₂O-Oil) Cleansing" are as follows.
Product name: (H2O-Oil) Cleansing
Sales name: AHRES H2O Oil Cleansing
Content: 220 mL / about 1.5 to 3 months' supply
Price: ¥5,280 (tax included)
Domestic advance release date: Monday, September 14, 2026
Full release date: Wednesday, January 13, 2027
How to use
Take an appropriate amount (1 to 2 pumps) into your hand and, using your palms and all of your fingers, spread it over the whole face from the center outward and from the bottom upward. Then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water or water. It can be used with wet hands, and double cleansing is not necessary.
Fragrance
It uses "#Soilbeat," a citrus-woody essential oil blend that lifts the spirits. It contains hinoki cypress, ginger, lemongrass and more.
GOOD TO KNOW…
Free of petroleum-based surfactants
Paraben-free
Mineral oil-free
Free of synthetic colorants
Patch-tested*6
OK with wet hands
No double cleansing needed
Eyelash extension-safe*7
The natural origin index is 69.2% (including water), calculated based on ISO 16128.
*3 AHRES's original naturally derived moisturizing ingredient, made by further fermenting sake lees aged for more than three years with yeast (Saccharomyces/Sake Lees Extract Ferment)
*4 Aims at skincare that maintains the diversity and balance of the skin's resident microbiota and prepares a skin environment that supports moisture
*5 Persimmon leaf extract (moisturizing ingredient)
*6 This does not mean that skin irritation will not occur in everyone
*7 When cyanoacrylate-based glue is used. Depending on how it is used, the extensions may come off more easily
Launch commemorative campaign
To commemorate the launch of the new product, AHRES is running a special campaign. When you purchase AHRES products at designated stores, you receive one 18 mL mini size of the "(H2O-Oil) Cleansing," a one-week supply, as a gift.
The campaign starts on Thursday, September 3, 2026, in limited quantities, and ends when they run out.
Stores participating in the campaign
About the AHRES brand
AHRES is a Lifestyle & Beauty brand built on the concept of "skin-soil beauty," aiming to bring out the full potential of the skin.
AHRES official social media accounts have also been opened.
