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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.

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Koh Sensitive Hand Wash 1.5L
Koh Sensitive Body Wash 1.5L

What's the difference between Koh Hand Wash and Body Wash?

Sensitive Hand Wash is built for frequent daily washing, with aloe vera, chamomile, hydrolysed jojoba esters and glycerine for hands that get washed again and again. Sensitive Body Wash uses a richer cleansing and conditioning system with a softer, creamier lather for the whole body. Both are fragrance-free, sulfate-free, pH 5.5, HRIPT dermatologically tested and recognised by the Eczema Association of Australasia.

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.

Sensitive Hand Wash

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.

Fragrance-freeSulfate-freepH 5.5, matching healthy skinHRIPT dermatologically testedRecognised by the Eczema Association of AustralasiaNaturally derived, 94.90% per ISO 16128

Sensitive Body Wash

For the body. Richer lather.

Your body asks for something different. Body Wash uses a richer cleansing and conditioning system that gives a softer, creamier lather and leaves skin feeling soft across a much larger area than your hands.

Fragrance-freeSulfate-freepH 5.5, matching healthy skinHRIPT dermatologically testedRecognised by the Eczema Association of AustralasiaNaturally 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. Both washes are fragrance-free, sulfate-free and pH 5.5, so neither is going to surprise your skin. Over the long run each one suits its own job better: Hand Wash for repeated washing at the sink, Body Wash for the shower.

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?

Hands get washed many times a day and need a formula built for that frequency. The body needs a richer system across a much larger area. One product covering both would do each job adequately instead of doing either one properly, so Koh made two.

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 bottle covering both would do each job adequately instead of doing either one properly, so we made two.


Koh Sensitive Hand Wash 1.5L

Sensitive Hand Wash

Built for frequent daily washing. Fragrance-free, sulfate-free, pH 5.5. HRIPT dermatologically tested and recognised by the Eczema Association of Australasia.

Koh Sensitive Body Wash 1.5L

Sensitive Body Wash

Richer lather for the whole body. Fragrance-free, sulfate-free, pH 5.5. HRIPT dermatologically tested and recognised by the Eczema Association of Australasia.

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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Koh Australia

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