What's the difference between Hand Wash and Body Wash?Updated a day ago
TL;DR: Sensitive Hand Wash is built for hands that get washed again and again through the day. Sensitive Body Wash is built for the whole body, with a richer, creamier lather. Both are fragrance-free, sulfate-free, pH 5.5, HRIPT dermatologically tested and recognised by the Eczema Association of Australasia.
What's the difference between Koh Hand Wash and Body Wash?
Same standard, different job. Both washes are fragrance-free, sulfate-free and sit at pH 5.5, both are HRIPT dermatologically tested, and both are recognised by the Eczema Association of Australasia. What changes is how each one is tuned.
For hands. Frequent daily use.
Hands get washed a dozen times a day, so this one is built around that frequency. Aloe vera, chamomile, hydrolysed jojoba esters and glycerine keep hands feeling comfortable rather than tight after the tenth wash.
Naturally derived 94.90% per ISO 16128.
For the body. Richer lather.
Your body asks for something different. Body Wash uses a richer cleansing and conditioning formula that gives a softer, creamier lather and leaves skin feeling soft across a much larger area than your hands.
Naturally derived 88.58% per ISO 16128.
Can I use Body Wash as a hand wash, or Hand Wash on my body?
Swapping one for the other now and then is fine. They share the same base approach, so neither is going to surprise your skin.
Day to day, though, each suits its own job better. Sensitive Hand Wash is tuned for short, repeated washes at the sink. Sensitive Body Wash gives you the richer lather you want in the shower, and a hand wash at the bench pump will feel thin by comparison if you use it head to toe.
Why not make one product that does both?
Less is more means cutting the unnecessary, not cutting corners
Hands get washed many times a day, and a formula that stands up to that has to be built for it. The body needs a richer wash across a much larger area of skin. One product covering both would do each job adequately instead of doing either one properly, so we made two.
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Last reviewed: October 2026 · Koh Australia