The All Powerful Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence, Seriously?

Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence Review

I finished my Nature Republic Super Aqua Max Watery Essence and decided to try Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence as my next target. After all, I felt like trying new ingredients and saw quite good reviews on this product.

It took much longer than usual to receive the product due to the lockdown in my country. After much anticipation, it finally arrived weeks later.

This skin care product is made up of unconventional new ingredients aiming to rejuvenate your skin and add radiance to your face. Here is my review of the revolutionary  Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and how it can be beneficial to my skincare routine.

What Is A Snail Mucin And Its Benefits?

Snail Mucin is commonly known as snail slime. Even past the historic days, snail mucin has been proven to give various benefits to the skin, such as wound healing, stimulation of skin elasticity, collagen production, and keeping skin moisturized.

There have been proven treatments that snail mucin effectively treat illnesses, one of which is radiation dermatitis. Even a while back, snail farmers have drastically observed that their hands are much smoother than the average.

In Asian traditional medicine, snail mucin is most commonly used to treat wounds and scars since it contains healing and regenerative properties. For acne-prone skin, this might help you in eliminating your acne scars.

It contains anti-aging properties, perfect for matured skin. Snail mucin has natural ingredients that help stimulate your skin’s elasticity and the production of collagen. Leaving your skin look more youthful and plump. Free from wrinkles and fine lines!

Its hydrating and moisturizing properties is the main feature of snail mucins. Suitable for dry and dull skin. Snail mucins will surely leave your skin hydrated even in the winter season.

It has natural anti-bacterial properties that will protect your skin from accumulating bacteria. The growth and multiplication of bacteria are one of the causes of acne, by using snail mucins, it can help you remove bacteria to prevent acne and inflammation.

Snail mucin contains quite a several ingredients beneficial for the skin. Allantoin is a non-irritant property that helps in reducing scars, its redness, and swelling. Glycolic Acid, which is popularly known for its cleansing effect, effectively removes dirt and dead skin cells from the surface of the skin. Hyaluronic Acid will help in maintaining and keeping the skin hydrated and moisturized throughout the day.

So, How Is Snail Mucin Harvested?

Animal cruelty is a big red flag in this industry. It is good to know how mucins are secreted, at least you have an idea that you are supporting a brand that’s good for the environment.

Snail mucins are harvested in different ways, the most common method is putting the snails in a dark room and have them crawl on a particular film that will serve as the container when collected afterward. There is also a method where snails are stimulated by hand and having them take a steam or bath on salted water.

The snails are properly taken care of to make sure that they are in a comfortable environment and have them take enough rest to secrete the right mucins to use for skin care and medical products. If snails are stressed out or feel endangered, they secrete a foamy slime, not useful for making the products.

What Is Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence (a.k.a Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence)

cosrx snail mucin

Claims:

According to their website, it claims to give a natural glow from healthy skin. A lightweight essence which absorbed into the skin fast and gives skin natural glow from inside.

  • Hypoallergenic,
  • Dermatologist tested,
  • Cruelty-FREE,
  • Parabens FREE,
  • Sulfates FREE,
  • Phthalates FREE,
  • Alcohol FREE

Additional product details as shown from their website:

  • Snail Mucin

96.3% of Snail Secretion Filtrate helps protect the skin from moisture loss while improving skin elasticity.

Snail mucin helps repair and soothes red, sensitive skin after breakouts by replenishing moisture.

  • Lightweight Essence

Lightweight, yet moisturizing texture gives you long-lasting hydration without feeling heavy on the skin.

  • Cruelty-Free

Our snail mucin products are also 100% cruelty-free, which caused no harm to animals throughout the making process.

Ingredients:

Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence is made up of a highly advanced formula consisting of 96% of snail mucin and other ingredients. This essence is created from a total of 10 ingredients with the extract of snail slime (Snail Secretion Filtrate) being the superhero.

Unlike other snail mucin products, the Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence contains NO water. Simply means that the product is packed with all natural snail mucin. It is highly concentrated with added ingredients to help give the skin more benefits.

While the rest are Betaine, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Arginine, Allantoin, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, mostly scientific names of ingredients that act as a moisturizer, wound healer, humectant or moist absorbent.

This snail mucin is basically snails’ slime that they leave in their trails while crawling. It has remarkable magical properties that can improve the skin tone and has also caused a revolution in the beauty industry. The snail mucin consists of glycoproteins and hyaluronic acid, which play a pivotal role in anti-aging and enhancing the skin’s collagen elasticity.

The slime produced by the snail is harvested and pasteurized before mixing it with other ingredients to create a beauty care product. Snails are not harmed when they are harvested, which is why the brand claim to be cruelty-free.

Your skin will enjoy the benefits of having:

  • hydrated and moisturized skin
  • youthful looking skin (goodbye fine lines and wrinkles!)
  • Improve your skin’s condition such as hyperpigmentation
  • Repair damaged skin such as acne scars

Scent

Despite the product containing 96% of Snail Mucin, it has no scent at all. There is no added fragrance to it, and it only has a faint natural smell which is not unpleasant and not overwhelming.

Formulation:

It has a transparent and thick consistency, but surprisingly, it absorbs really quickly into the skin. When you lather it across your face, you will feel its stickiness, but it is not something too disturbing.

Packaging:

It is stored in a frosted plastic bottle, also comes with a pump and a cap. The pump makes it easier to get the product, plus it very hygienic! You can control how much you want to put on your face without wasting any product that might drip off from the bottle.

Price and Availability

For the price of USD 21 for 100 ml of product and considering its benefits, this is such a steal! Widely available online to all Korean Retailers all across the globe. The price and shipping time varies, so choose a seller that’s closest to you.

How to Apply Corsx Snail Mucin Power Essence?

Suggested instruction on for use:

  1. After cleansing and toning, apply a small amount on your entire face.
  2. Gently pat using fingertips to aid absorption, and then go forth with your moisturizers.

How I apply:

First, I cleanse my face and remove all the dirt and make-up with oil-based and water-based cleansers. I then followed toner for my skin to prep my face for subsequent products. Then I take 2-3 pumps of the essence in my hand and rub it evenly across the face, massaging it gently.

What Is My Take on The Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence?

My skin almost immediately felt moisturized. Despite its sticky and slimy texture, it really feels good applying it on my face. To me, it can also function as a moisturizer. At times, I skipped the moisturizer step when I got lazy. It felt like the snail mucin was just good enough.

Nevertheless, I don’t advise skipping moisturizer for long. Both essence and moisturizer have different functions and levels of skin penetration.

After one week, I still love it. This product will be in my thumbs up list for essence!

A word of caution though, the texture of this essence is slimy, so you might have to get used to applying it properly for the first few days. If you are not comfortable or feel eerie with the idea of smacking snail secretion on your face, I would advise you to skip this product. But hey, once you get used to it, I’m sure that you won’t mind the slimy feel at all. Given that it makes your skin look 10x better than before!

I did come across other users’ experiences of using snail mucin in skincare. Those who are suffering from any allergies like dust or pollens might want to consult a professional before using it. For some users, the snail secretion filtrate did not react well with their skin because of the allergies.

In conclusion, I would like to highly recommend this product for those who are adventurously looking for new hydrating ingredients to include in your everyday beauty regime. I am pleased that it doesn’t cause allergies on my skin. My skin felt supple and soft after using the essence. A little goes a long way too! This product will last you for months, depending on how frequently you use it on your skin care routine.

I highly recommend this to all skin types, and you will gain a lot of benefits from using this product. Go for it!  SHOP NOW

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