Also known as snail slime, or goo, snail mucin is hugely beneficial for the skin and Cosrx has one of the best snail mucins on the market.
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This well-known Korean skincare brand became absolutely famous for its Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and its undeniable ability to keep the skin hydrated and supple.
What is snail mucin?
While it may sound a little icky at first, snail mucin is exactly what it sounds like, it is the slime created by a snail or snail secretion. But, despite the name, snail mucin has some incredible effects on the skin.
Sheel Desai-Solomon, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in Raleigh-Durham, NC once explained to Byrdie:
It’s a trusted ingredient in the K-beauty world and has become a popular one because it can offer noticeable results.
Snail mucin is known to be a bit of a multi-tasker product. As an essence, it can be used during to keep your skin hydrated during your skincare routine but it is also so much more than that.
SSF or snail mucin is able to provide extreme hydration to the skin while also boosting collagen production through copper peptides to prevent ageing and promote skin healing.
Due to it’s soothing and hydrating properties as well as the addition of zinc and manganese, snail mucin is also great for reducing irritation and speeding up the process of cell regeneration.
Not to mention it is perfectly suited for all skin types and tones and is paraben, fragrance and alcohol-free so there are no nasties that could irritate the skin.
Get a discount on Cosrx’s snail mucin with Amazon
Thanks toBlack Friday,Amazon has released some early deals for all of us who absolutely could not wait.
And, for all those beauty gurus and those wanting to jazz up their skincare routine with some hot new ingredients, Cosrx’s Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is available at 33% off!
That means a 100ml bottle Cosrx’s finest will set you back just £15.99 instead of the usual £24...What’s not to love?
