One morning in 2009, Vicky Tsai woke up and said, “I choose happiness.” A decade of working in corporate America had left her disillusioned, and suffering from acute dermatitis that required daily steroids and antibiotics. She unexpectedly found herself in Kyoto, where she encountered a culture of harmony, beauty, and well-being that healed her from skin to soul. Months from becoming a mother, Vicky eagerly studied the natural Japanese ingredients and timeless rituals that transformed her skin. Alongside a team of scientists, geisha, and cultural advisors, from Kyoto to San Francisco, she began a learning journey that continues to this day. Tatcha is a celebration of the wisdom and wonders learned along the way.

Inside every Tatcha formula lives a tiny symphony of superfoods, amino acids, and AHAs called Hadasei-3: a proprietary complex of twice-fermented rice, green tea, and algae rooted in the nutrient-dense Japanese diet, largely considered the healthiest in the world.