A lightweight hydrating essence serum containing snail mucin and sodium hyaluronate, designed to soothe, repair, and moisturize skin. Fragrance-free with a goopy, jelly-like texture.
Gurus consistently praise this as an affordable, effective hydrating staple with real snail mucin and a short, clean ingredient list. The main tension is texture and skin type fit: it has a gooey, slimy feel that takes time to absorb but leaves a subtle glow, making it better suited for dry or evening use than oily daytime routines. A few report minor pilling with certain sunscreens. Reviewers note a little goes a long way and the product repurchase rate is high, with frequent mentions of using it for years.
"Cosrx snail cream is a must-have. If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it."
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"There's no denature drying types of alcohol, there's no fragrance, it has no real noticeable scent which is what I prefer. The texture is goopy, it's creamy, it's messy. A little bit of this one goes a long way to cover my whole face; one pump does more than enough. It's kind of slimy but it does soak in, and once it soaks in it sets to a slightly radiant finish so it gives your skin a little bit of a glow. If you have drier skin, I typically use this most often in my evening routine, but certain days in the morning when my skin's feeling dry I've used some actives during my evening routine it feels nice to use. But for oilier skin, I have a feeling that using this in your morning routine, especially if you're going to use it with sunscreen and anything else, it could be a bit over the top and a bit too much. It does take a little bit of time to soak in. If you have oily skin, using it at night is great, then you just let it soak in while you're sleeping. Once it soaks in it sets to a kind of radiant finish which is nice and glowy."
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"I probably wouldn't repurchase it again at full price but I would definitely purchase it again at the price I got it for."
"This is the OG snail product. It's 18 bucks for 3.4 oz. A tube of this lasts a long time. 18 bucks might seem a little bit pricey, but this stuff lasts a long time. It's awesome. A little bit of it goes a long way. And it uses real snail mucin. Short ingredient list. Love this stuff. I've used it for a long time. Decade probably now. And if you haven't tried it, you are missing out."
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"The snail mucin product, which is kind of in a bigger container. It's absolutely wonderful."
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"The Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is on sale for $7.50. It's regularly $25."
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"It does not contain any denaturing drying types of alcohol, it's also fragrance free and has no real noticeable scent to it. It's more of a serum than an essence with a goopy texture similar to the CosRX snail cream, which is really nice. A little bit of it does not go a super long way unless you apply it over other serums and products. You want to apply this after cleansing, after your toner if you have one, and before thicker serums or moisturizers. It has a really nice finish and feels really silky on skin. It works well under most products, although with the exception of a few thicker sunscreens I found it can peel up a little bit. I don't know if it's from the glycerol or the sodium hyaluronate in here, but with a couple of thicker mineral sunscreens I used it with, I found it pilled a little bit, but it's not really a big issue. Once it soaks in it sets to a slightly radiant finish that is nice. I'm using it right now underneath my sunscreen and makeup and it sets to a non-sticky finish that is kind of shiny but not terribly radiant. Very nice, very easy to use, love the texture and the feel of it."
"One more thing, no routine would be complete, at least no routine of mine would be complete without the snail cream. I love it and I like it because my eyelids get dry and I can use it there too."
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"This one combines two of my favorite ingredients azelaic acid and snail mucin. It's great for helping with rosacea prone skin, redness, pigmentation, dark spots, melasma. Snail mucin is great for hydrating and soothing and calming skin. This one's got it, the combination. So this one is an absolute winner. And it's $15 and a little bit goes a long way, it will last you for a long time."
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"This has been a love of mine for years. This stuff is amazing, it's super hydrating. I use it in my evening routine towards the end of it, and there's also times in the winter where sometimes my skin is so dry I use this in the morning. This stuff is a really nice formula. If you haven't tried snail mucin, it's worth trying."
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"The caser X allinone snail cream or Advanced snail cream in a tube worth checking out it's 18 bucks"
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"The CosRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, the crazy thing is I sleep on my back so nothing dries off on the pillow or anything but when I wake up this will all be soaked in."
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"The COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence at 11 bucks, I love this stuff. I've been using it for a long time now. It's a great fragrance-free hydrating essence serum, great for soothing, great for repairing. It's wonderful. I use it a lot at night time and occasionally during the daytime when my skin gets really dry or it's really dry outside I will use this during my daytime routine. But it's really nice, wonderful product, snail mucin great for your skin."
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"I've repurchased this six times this year. I tend to go through it pretty quickly and it's just really nice, fragrance free, still pretty affordable. It has 1% copper peptides and tons of other good ingredients in here, so I really like it. It has a wonderful jelly liquid texture, soaks in really nicely, and it's friendly for most skin types."
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"I've been using it for the hydrating benefits, but I find it really beneficial for my skin if I stop using it. My skin kind of ends up looking more dry and has more texture, so I found using it at night is really wonderful. I'm really happy they repackaged it because it makes it so much more easy to use. It's goopy, so you don't have to get in that big jar, and it really makes it nice. I tend to use this in my evening routine as the last or second to last step."
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"I think I've got five or six of them, is galactomyces ferment filtrate, which is a byproduct of saki, uh, which is what the SK2 initially uses in, uh, their patera. So, it brightens skin up, especially dull skin."
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"The beauty of Jose Dynasty cream which is a newer formula the original formula of this had a little bit of fragrance in it this version has no scent to it which is really nice and no fragrance ingredients it's a really nice thick cream"
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"Snail mucin is awesome. It's lovely. If you haven't tried it, I'm not going to talk about too much more but I will link to the tube version. They have a jar version and a tube version, the tube version is what you want, it's much easier to use."
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"It really works well and it's really good at repairing the barrier and hydrating skin. If you didn't like it at first, there's a lot of people who found it too greasy initially but then ended up using it in their evening routine and they really like it."
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"This is what I would consider a $20 toner in terms of ingredients and things like that."
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"I love this stuff, it's one I always have on hand and it's still pretty darn affordable."
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"The snail cream, I know this one's been around for a while because I've been using this one since I got interested in skin care. This has been a Holy Grail product for me. I use it at night every single night. This one's really wonderful, it's really calming and really soothing. Snail mucin is great for calming your skin, soothing it, wound healing, really great ingredient and perhaps even helping with anti-aging."
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"This has been a Holy Grail product for me. I use it at night every single night. This one's really wonderful, it's really calming and really soothing. Snail mucin is great for calming your skin, soothing it, wound healing, really great ingredient and perhaps even helping with anti-aging as well. So you can't beat that, really nice product, and now it comes in a tube so it's even better."
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"This one's been a Holy Grail product for me. I use it at night every single night. It's really wonderful, really calming and really soothing. Snail mucin is great for calming your skin, soothing it, wound healing, really great ingredient and perhaps even helping with anti-aging as well. So you can't beat that, really nice product, and now it comes in a tube so it's even better."
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"This has been a Holy Grail product for me. I use it at night every single night. This one's really wonderful, it's really calming and really soothing. Snail mucin is great for calming your skin, soothing it, wound healing, really great ingredient, and perhaps even helping with anti-aging as well. So you can't beat that, really nice product, and now it comes in a tube so it's even better."
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"This has been a Holy Grail product for me. I use it at night every single night. Snail mucin is great for calming your skin, soothing it, wound healing, really great ingredient and perhaps even helping with anti-aging as well. So you can't beat that, really nice product, and now it comes in a tube so it's even better."
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"The COSRX snail essence, I enjoyed this. It's a travel size I brought on my trip with me, really love it. I need to get some more little travel sizes like this because it's perfect for traveling and you don't have to carry the whole giant bottle with you. And if you haven't tried it, it's lovely too."
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"This is one I still use pretty much every night. I love this stuff. It has to be on my list because it's amazing. I still use it pretty much every night so it's still amazing. I still love it."
"Their snail mucin essence is something that I use personally and I do recommend to patients who cannot tolerate anything or even after a procedure, you know, who have a damaged skin barrier. Kerix snail mucin seems to work really well. Their serums and their moisturizers and their all-in-one snail mucin serum and moisturizer is also really good."
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"Their snail mucin essence is something that I use personally and I do recommend to patients who cannot tolerate anything or even after a procedure, you know, who have a damaged skin barrier. Kerix snail mucin seems to work really well. Their serums and their moisturizers and their all-in-one snail mucin serum and moisturizer is also really good."
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"The OG COSRX is the number one recommendation. This is the brand which put snail mucin on the map and that is when snail mucin became such a global phenomenon. It comes in a serum formulation as well as in a jar. I really like the jar for days when your skin is very dry, dehydrated, or even sunburned, or when your skin requires an extra love and care. On those days you're going to love using the jar. It feels very slimy, very nice on the skin, and moisturizing and hydrating, and you end up waking up with plump skin."
"The COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence basically contains polysaccharides so it pulls water into the skin it helps in soothing the skin plumps the skin up hydrates the skin instantly makes the skin feel moisturized and also soothes dry irritated skin. I really like this snail mucin for summertime as it is something lightweight and feels really nice on the skin and this prevents my skin from drying and just with a few drops I can get that nice healthy glow."
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"It works really well in soothing the skin, plumping up the skin. It's a good plumping ingredient, like hyaluronic acid, but just better because hyaluronic acid has a short-term impact on the skin, it just pulls water. But this also has antioxidants, anti-inflammatory ingredients which helps in soothing the skin and kind of nourishing the skin for longer. I really like using the snail mucin. I think it's worth the hype. This is one of the products that I feel deserves all the attention that it gets."
"Snail mucin. Creepy, but I felt it on my hand and it does feel snaily. It does feel snaily, but it's not, you know, gives that glass skin vibe, but it's also healing. So they used it a long time ago in France where they would do like a snail facial and you literally have a snail crawling around you. But it's antimicrobial. So there is some science behind all of that."
"This one is probably the strongest of the recommendations I'm making today. It uses stabilized vitamin C, so it won't oxidize and you'll get a long shelf life, but in a 23% concentration. That is up there with some of the strongest of the Western brands. So this packs a punch. You generally wouldn't see this strength of vitamin C in a Korean skincare product. If you want strength, go for this option. Because it's stabilized, you won't have that risk of oxidation. Ethylated ascorbic acid is less sensitizing than ascorbic acid, so it won't be quite as sensitizing as an equivalent 23% ascorbic acid. In here you've also got glutathione, which is one of the best brightening ingredients to pair with vitamin C, and you've also got vitamin E. The brand really shouts about the vitamin E in their products, saying that this is an antioxidant that works well with vitamin C, and it does. It keeps it stable but it also is a great skin softener. If you're somebody that wants to smooth out the texture on the skin but also get that glow up and fade that hyperpigmentation, this is a really great option because it has a sky-high dose of that vitamin E. You'll get less sensitivity than you would expect from an equivalent 23% in a Western brand, so it's definitely a little bit more compatible for most skin types."
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"The reason that this one is gravitated towards versus any of the other options is because it's got super high concentration of that snail mucin. If you want this ingredient in your skincare routine you really want to reach for a product that has it in a high concentration so you're getting all the great benefits, which is definitely what Cosrx do. It's lightweight, I'd say it's probably one of the least sticky of all the snail mucins I've tried, to get a better user experience. However, snail mucin isn't going to work for everyone. It is absolutely possible to be allergic or sensitive to snail mucin. Studies have shown that snail mucin actually has a higher allergic prevalence than some other ingredients. So whilst it's going to be fine for a whole suite of people, just be mindful that there is a higher risk of an allergic reaction to this compared to say other ingredients that you might be using. If you're allergic to shellfish or mollusks, stay well clear of snail mucin."
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"Snail mucin essences and serums will be a little bit tacky, a little bit sticky on the skin. Some people don't mind that because it gives great results, but others, myself included, just find it a little bit cringe and I don't like the texture. Whenever snail mucin I reached for it felt sticky, it felt tacky on the skin and it just wasn't for me. I couldn't get my mind past the whole coming from snails, the slime element, which definitely translates to the texture of a lot of these. For a lot of people snail mucin could be a holy grail and a great addition to your skincare routine, but if you don't want to reach for snail mucin because of an allergic or sensitivity reaction, the way the cells are treated, or the texture, there are some other options on the market."
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"COSRX is definitely leading the way when it comes to this product. It's great for hydration. I think it definitely adds a meaningful plumpness and juiciness to the skin, and studies have shown that snail mucin over time can fade hyperpigmentation. All that is great, but just be mindful that if you're allergic to shellfish, dust mites, or bed bugs, maybe give this a firm pass. That's because the allergy profile of snail mucin is very similar to those things, and there's often a crossover. So just be mindful of that and patch test thoroughly before you use it. But people do really like it if you don't mind a little snail action in your skincare routine, you'll definitely get some results from that."
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"This one is probably the strongest of the recommendations I'm making today. It uses stabilized vitamin C, so it won't oxidize and you'll get a long shelf life, but in a 23% concentration. That is up there with some of the strongest of the Western brands. So this packs a punch. You generally wouldn't see this strength of vitamin C in a Korean skincare product. If you want strength, go for this option. Because it's stabilized, you won't have that risk of oxidation. Ethylated ascorbic acid is less sensitizing than ascorbic acid, so it won't be quite as sensitizing as an equivalent 23% ascorbic acid. In here you've also got glutathione, which is one of the best brightening ingredients to pair with vitamin C, and you've also got vitamin E. The brand really shouts about the vitamin E in their products, saying that this is an antioxidant that works well with vitamin C, and it does. It keeps it stable but it also is a great skin softener. If you're somebody that wants to smooth out the texture on the skin but also get that glow up and fade that hyperpigmentation, this is a really great option because it has a sky-high dose of that vitamin E. You'll get less sensitivity than you would expect from an equivalent 23% in a Western brand, so it's definitely a little bit more compatible for most skin types."
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"This is a really popular Korean skincare product, a very simple product with about seven ingredients. The reason this became so popular is because it gives you that instant glass skin, that beautiful level of hydration, that plumpness, that glow to the complexion, and they managed to do it without a whole lot of actives. Most of this just relies on fermented ingredients. By just taking a standard ingredient, fermenting it, you can often double down on the level of hydration that you're going to get from that ingredient and the action and the speed at which it's going to work. This uses soybean extract as its key ingredient, ferments it, and you just get such a nice radiance boost, glow up, and a real healthy plumpness to the skin. It's phenomenal. I was really quite skeptical when I first used this and then I became a full convert. This must be bottle like four or five now. When you use it on the skin, it has quite a unique bouncy texture to it, but don't let that put you off. It's not sticky, it sinks in so well. It leaves behind beautiful hydration and it also calms and soothes. I love fermented ingredients in my skincare routine, and for me, this is my personal favorite."
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"Do I think this is a good product? Yes I do. Is it in my skincare routine? It's not, and for a couple of reasons. I'm not surprised it's on the bestseller list because this has gone viral over on TikTok for like the millionth time, but for me it's just got a really sticky consistency that personally I don't enjoy. It's got a high quantity of that key ingredient, the snail mucin, which is great and that's going to help hydrate the skin, plump it out, and over time can even help fade hyperpigmentation. But there's not a lot else going on in here, there's no other beneficial skincare ingredients really alongside that mucin. So I think this is what you call a single active style formula. All the couple of years ago, but now I think we're looking for multi-actives, you know, to streamline our routine. It's fine, but the texture honestly puts me off."
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"I have never liked snail mucin. I've always been the one to say you know what I don't think we need it, it's too slimy, it's too sticky, I don't get the hype around that Cosrx one. I just don't."
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"This is ridiculously inexpensive. It's fermented so it's going to hydrate. It's like a great way to kickstart your routine. Apply your serums onto damp skin and a lot of people say well what's the best product to dampen everything down, this is a great option. It feels beautiful. Pat it into the skin, allow it to feel damp because I like the fact that it's kind of plumping, absorbing, and doing all that as we go. Feels absolutely beautiful. This is a great way to kickstart your routine, get the skin moist and ready, and just hydrates you to the gods."
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"The cosrx advanced snail 96 mucin Power Essence, yes it's all over TikTok, all over Instagram, everyone raves about it. I haven't got it because I use this one instead, which has more of that snail mucin in it, it's less tacky in terms of its texture, it's more of a pleasure to use, and it's got rice in here to calm and soothe inflammation. This is a better formulation at a lower price point than the cosrx and you get better results."
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"This is a COSRX the six peptide skin booster, this is great for people that really want their peptide fix. If your whole reason for skin caring is peptides, get this because it's got six of my favorite peptides in for firming and for giving you that long-term anti-aging. This is a beautiful blend and I'll use this on the days where I want that little extra peptide action and it never lets me down. Super affordable price point, sinks into the skin so well, and it's slightly more watery than the others, so for people that like a real lightweight serum this is going to do it for you. Such a great product."
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"This is a hydrating and plumping toner with some antioxidant action too, so it's a dual purpose toner. It's got green tea in here, and it also has snail mucin water, which studies have shown could be great for minimizing breakouts. So this is the sort of toner that will work on oily skin, on dry skin, combination skin, and everything in between. It gives you your antioxidant dose, will help to minimize any breakouts, and feels so good on the skin. I also love the look of the product. This is one that will suit everybody and can be your antioxidant and your toner all in one."
"Snail Mucin actually has a lot of hyaluronic acid. It has humectant properties that draw in water and support the skin barrier. It'll give your skin that nice bouncy hydrated look. It definitely will reverse that dull look and you'll have this nice glassy look where light would just reflect so nicely off of the skin."
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"Snail Mucin actually has a lot of hyaluronic acid. It has humectant properties that draw in water and support the skin barrier. It'll give your skin that nice bouncy hydrated look. It definitely will reverse that dull look and you'll have this nice glassy look where light would just reflect so nicely off of the skin."
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"I like snail mucin quite a bit because snail mucin is full of hyaluronic acid. Look at that gooey sticky finish. I like the cream version of this too, but it was in a tub, but now I hear it's in a tube. The jar was pretty messy where the jar lid would come up and all the slime would come up with it and it get real messy, but now if it comes in a tube I'm glad COSRX changed that because I really do like the texture of the cream. This is great to put over damp skin if you put your hyaluronic acid serum on damp skin it's really going to draw in that water because that's what hyaluronic acid does, draws in water like a magnet, and then you apply a moisturizer or if you slug over it that's a great hack."
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"A really cool hack that I like is using the snail mucin by COSRX. That snail mucin Essence is just so good, it's packed with hyaluronic acid and yes I said it, it's snail mucin and it actually is so hydrating. It's just a nice little hack that I would use around the time of a wedding or if I want to do a photo shoot. I'm going to use that Essence so that I can really plump up my skin."
"This is famous for their snail mucin, which so many people love. An amazing hydrating ingredient. I love snail mucin and I use the Cosrx snail mucin for many years. I love it. I just don't think everyone is a good candidate for it. Like if you're not already using a vitamin C and a retinol and a good cleanser and moisturizer, I wouldn't run to a snail mucin."
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"This is famous for their snail mucin, which so many people love. An amazing hydrating ingredient. I love snail mucin and I use the Cosrx snail mucin for many years. I love it. I just don't think everyone is a good candidate for it. Like if you're not already using a vitamin C and a retinol and a good cleanser and moisturizer, I wouldn't run to a snail mucin."
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"I really really like this power Essence. It's super sticky but it's so hydrating on my skin and it also leaves you looking so glowy. I'm a fan of the Cosrx snail mucin, I just find it to be a very hydrating ingredient. It works well as a humectant, humectants are what draw water in to keep the skin hydrated. I think this one's also relatively affordable so I think it's fine if you need that extra hydration. I wouldn't use it by itself, I would always layer some kind of moisturizer on top of that to kind of trap in that moisture. I think this is too light to use as a standalone product. I like it also whenever I do gua sha and whenever I use a microcurrent device, I just use it almost as like a lubricant for my face and it works really well."
"Let me start off with the snail secretion filtrate which is the first ingredient. Don't forget the first ingredient means that it has the highest percentage. So what is this snail secretion mucus that everyone's raving about and is all over Korean skin care? It actually comes from our garden snail. It's the secretion that it releases when it's stressed. Snail secretion has got proteoglycans in it, glycoproteins in it, enzymes, glucose aminoglycans, hyaluronic acid and copper peptides. This is all fantastic because this is what your skin needs. This is food for your skin. I went and purchased it myself as soon as I finished researching CosRX and doing my in-depth investigation."
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"Let me start off with the snail secretion filtrate which is the first ingredient. Don't forget the first ingredient means that it has the highest percentage. So what is this snail secretion mucus that everyone's raving about and is all over Korean skin care? It actually comes from our garden snail. It's the secretion that it releases when it's stressed. Snail secretion has got proteoglycans in it, glycoproteins in it, enzymes, glucose aminoglycans, hyaluronic acid and copper peptides. This is all fantastic because this is what your skin needs. This is food for your skin. I went and purchased it myself as soon as I finished researching CosRX and doing my in-depth investigation."
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"It's got sodium hyaluronate, which is a cousin of hyaluronic acid. It does have ethylhexanediol which is considered safe up to about 5%. It has been known to cause irritation, especially around the eye, but it's very rare. So that's the only tiny downside I would say to this particular product. But I would definitely recommend this for skin of color. This is a skin repairing product. It's going to help boost your ceramides and reduce any erythema, any sensitivity."
"Another hydrating serum I really like is the COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence. I know snail mucin sounds absolutely foul so you kind of have to separate yourself from the concept, but it works really well at hydrating your skin. But always remember to follow with a moisturizer."
"It's lightweight, absorbs super quickly and plays well with almost every skin type. If you got a compromised skin barrier or you're dehydrated or you're just a little bit irritated, this is such a nice product to just use. Cut your skincare routine right down: cleanse, use this, moisturize. It's still a great product and it absolutely still holds up."
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"It's 96% snail secretion filtrate, which does give hydration and slight repairing benefits as well in that unique slimy texture, which people seem to either love or hate. I personally love it. In that snail mucin, you have naturally occurring peptides, glycoproteins, and of course, antioxidants that help support skin barrier, smooth texture, and help with redness too. And of course, hydration long term. COSRX also have added sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, panthenol and arginine for this extra hydration and soothing. It's a really nice product. The downside however is that whilst it's a nice hydrator, it's quite a simple formula which isn't a bad thing, but I found in my experience it's one of those things that you have to keep using it all the time to just feel hydrated. I do find whilst I'm using this, I have to keep topping up my face. It can also feel sticky, which not a lot of people enjoy."
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"It's lightweight, absorbs super quickly and plays well with almost every skin type. If you got a compromised skin barrier or you're dehydrated or you're just a little bit irritated, this is such a nice product to just use. Cut your skincare routine right down: cleanse, use this, moisturize. It's still a great product and it absolutely still holds up."
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"Much like the overnight collagen mask from this brand, my skin reacted fairly poorly to these products. There's something about lower molecular weight things that my skin just really doesn't like. My rosacea flares up really quickly to it. These are supposedly meant to provide low irritation, but it just didn't for me unfortunately. But I can see why people would really like these. I just don't."
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"If snail mucin works for you, keep using it. Don't miss out on stuff just because it doesn't work for somebody else."
"The Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is a wonderful essence to provide your skin with hydration, with that plumper look and something that helps to prevent transepidermal water loss. If you're struggling with dryness, you have tightness, or you just love that plumper, hydrated look to the skin, then you're going to love this. I don't find that this necessarily repairs my skin barrier. I don't really feel like it reduces the look of redness and this definitely doesn't brighten from my experience with this, but this is more for that plumper, juicier complexion and something that keeps your skin plump and hydrated for the entire day or for the entire night. It has that unique texture where it looks slimy, but when you apply it to your skin, it just feels like hyaluronic acid to me. Eventually, it dries down. Your skin isn't left sticky and tacky. It actually dries down quite nice. Yes, you might have a subtle glow to your skin. I've never had an issue with peeling. This can be used everyday, twice a day."
"It's very gentle and very lightweight. It has Madagascar snail secretion for pore minimizing. I use it and still sometimes my mind goes back to it. This product surprised me, it contains nine different types of peptides including copper peptide, but obviously if we talk about concentration, it is minuscule. It's recommended if your skin is very oily, serums don't suit you, you have very large open pores, or you can't layer with many products. You can apply this and it will help with your large open pores texture problems, and you'll also get the benefit of these small peptides. Overall, this is a very amazing hydrating serum. If your snail mucin runs out and you just want to get another hydrating serum, you can get this because the texture is just like snail mucin, it does exactly the same thing."
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"You can use snail mucin after night as a moisturizer but you should either layer a sunscreen on top or some other thing because snail mucin is a hydrant, what for sensitive skin."
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"You're going to mist your face, apply your snail mucin, Cosrx, face cream."
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"You can layer your snail mucin, okay. And you can do every day as many times as you want there's no problem."
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"The Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is one of my most repurchased products. I have bought this product six times in the last two years. It gives you snail mucin and it gives you hyaluronic acid. If you need hyaluronic acid and snail mucin, I really really recommend this one. This is an absolute Holy Grail product."
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"I tried it for three weeks and I was fairly impressed with the results. This is a great argireline serum. The brand says it's a collagen-boosting firming essence, so use it as a firming essence. This is not your multi-peptide, this is not replacing your copper peptide, but for the price point it is a great product as an argireline in. If you use it just as a hedge peptide-wise, it's amazing. Definitely pair it with a multi-peptide."
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"This is a great product. I have been featuring this product since last year on my channel. I think Cosrx's Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is the most underrated product. Literally, people with oily skin can also use it. You do two or three sprays on your face and then just wait for it to dry. This is going to moisturize your face. You don't even need a moisturizer on top. If your skin is getting excessively dry, excessively flaky, use this. This product is so severely underrated. This is like a moisturizing mist, so for people who are afraid to even touch their face because they have so much irritation, you can actually use this product. It's fabulous."
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"I love Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence. I've been using it for years and I have a whole video on ten different ways in which you can use it."
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"When winter comes, even Dubai winters, I love using the snail mucin essence. It is a cult favorite for a reason. The way I use it the most is on a clean, damp face. I apply a lot of snail mucin and then use a sheet mask. I give myself like an instant facial. Snail mucin still tops my chart. I absolutely love it, but for me this is more of a seasonal product, not a must have."
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"I bought this from the duty free, I bought the biggest bottle because I was convinced it was amazing, but honestly it did nothing to my skin. From a pore perspective, clarity perspective, hydration perspective, my skin is in a good shape. I don't think this product is really worth the money. This is a product that people swear by, but to me this doesn't quite work."
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"It's very gentle and very lightweight. It has Madagascar snail secretion for pore minimizing. I use it and still sometimes my mind goes back to it. This product surprised me, it contains nine different types of peptides including copper peptide, but obviously if we talk about concentration, it is minuscule. It's recommended if your skin is very oily, serums don't suit you, you have very large open pores, or you can't layer with many products. You can apply this and it will help with your large open pores texture problems, and you'll also get the benefit of these small peptides. Overall, this is a very amazing hydrating serum. If your snail mucin runs out and you just want to get another hydrating serum, you can get this because the texture is just like snail mucin, it does exactly the same thing."
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"My cult favorite the Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, a fabulous product it has been on my list on other people's list for years together and I think we'll keep it on our list until we find something better."
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"Start using it three to four times a week and slowly as your skin builds tolerance you can use it every single day. Given the fact that this product is drying initially, after applying it you can apply your sunscreen, or if your skin is dry then apply moisturizer first then apply sunscreen. But if you want to add an extra layer of hydration, after applying this serum, lightly mist your face with some water and rose water and then apply COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence. By doing that your face won't have dryness and you will be able to move up to using this product seven days a week very, very quickly."
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"My moisturizer of choice is the snail mucin. I layer it almost like a mask and I just allow it to soak into my skin. I always use very little product, but I have used a very thick layer and it's going to take about 5-6 minutes, it's going to dry out completely."
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"The viral snail mucin essence, everybody misses this serum. It is the best thing. Every time I do a video with this, I just apply it because this is so so amazing. Literally, if you have oily skin, this will work as your moisturizer if you spray a little extra. If you have dry skin, you can use it any time of the day to just rehydrate your skin. Fabulous for aging skin, fabulous, fabulous in every way. You obviously get your six types of different ceramides in it. It is the most hydrating product and I don't know why this is not viral, but this should be. This is my recommendation from COSRX."
"I love this so much that this year for all my besties I purchased them all my faves for their birthdays and this was one of the things that was in all my faves category. I love this snail mucin. I know it sounds gross and I am personally disgusted by snails for some reason but then again I have no trouble putting this on my face. It comes out really slimy, it does not smell like anything, it dries really quick and it does so well hydrating my skin. So if I have ever throughout the year overdone it on a products, maybe went a little too hard with my tret, developed periocular dermatitis or any sort of irritation on the skin, I just go back to my trusted snail mucin. I use it twice a day and my skin calms out immediately. If you're super dry, I don't think this alone does amazing at hydrating. I'll go through a couple moisturizers that I love using on top of this in the winter months, but it is so soothing, it calms down my acne, helps with irritation and helps heal my barrier."
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"I'm hooked on it. This is probably my third bottle, none of it was sent to me, I've actually purchased them all myself. I love it because it will hydrate but not make it too oily for my combination to oily skin. It has no smell whatsoever. Yes, it's slimy a bit, but it really helps repair and regenerate the skin. My acne prone skin is really calm after applying it. It's something that if I'm trying new skincare and develop irritation, I stop everything and just go back to it. My skin heals beautifully. The ingredients in this are 96% snail secretion filtrate, and it also has sodium hyaluronate, which is hyaluronic acid, which will help plump the skin. But you do need to have hydration in your skin, so if you apply your essence first and then this on top, your skin is beautiful and hydrated. You're going to wake up with plump skin the next day."
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"I love this so much that this year for all my besties I purchased them all my faves for their birthdays and this was one of the things that was in all my faves category. I love this snail mucin. I know it sounds gross and I am personally disgusted by snails for some reason but then again I have no trouble putting this on my face. It comes out really slimy, it does not smell like anything, it dries really quick and it does so well hydrating my skin. So if I have ever throughout the year overdone it on a products, maybe went a little too hard with my tret, developed periocular dermatitis or any sort of irritation on the skin, I just go back to my trusted snail mucin. I use it twice a day and my skin calms out immediately. If you're super dry, I don't think this alone does amazing at hydrating. I'll go through a couple moisturizers that I love using on top of this in the winter months, but it is so soothing, it calms down my acne, helps with irritation and helps heal my barrier."
"I like to go in with a little bit of the snail mucin 96 power essence. I've gone through all of the snail mucin from CosRX honestly, like the all-in-one cream, the snail mucin and niacinamide combo, and I kind of like them all honestly. But yeah, I'm using this right now. Love to use a little bit of snail mucin. It's fantastic for kind of trapping in that moisture, so if you're trying to heal dehydrated skin, it's really really great for that. I find it to be much more effective for my skin than hyaluronic acid, but it might be something good to use on top of hyaluronic acid."
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"I like to go in with a little bit of the snail mucin 96 power essence. I've gone through all of the snail mucin from CosRX honestly, like the all-in-one cream, the snail mucin and niacinamide combo, and I kind of like them all honestly. But yeah, I'm using this right now. Love to use a little bit of snail mucin. It's fantastic for kind of trapping in that moisture, so if you're trying to heal dehydrated skin, it's really really great for that. I find it to be much more effective for my skin than hyaluronic acid, but it might be something good to use on top of hyaluronic acid."
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"I think it was like the COSRX snail mucin, whatever. I bought it, it's not a dupe for this. I'm sorry, it's not. It's not a dupe. I used it, it's okay. I have to use a lot. I gave it to my boyfriend. It doesn't compare."
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"It speeds up recovery time for blemishes and wounds. If you have post-acne, maybe you've popped something, this is going to help treat that area, keep it hydrated, and make sure that it heals quickly. It absolutely cured my dehydrated skin. I was using this basically every single day. Not underneath makeup because it creates kind of a waxy base. If I used it underneath makeup my Foundation would pill, so I wouldn't recommend it for that. But in the evenings underneath my moisturizer after having exfoliated, I'm glossy. I look like I have dipped my head in Vaseline. I wake up the next day looking glowing. I'm glowing in an oily way when I go to bed and in the morning I wake up and I'm just glowing."
"There's this silkiness at the top, there's this skin conditioning, skin softening effect. The moisture just hugs everything in place. If you have dehydrated skin, you want to pump your skin full of hydration but then you need that little bit of moisture to keep it in place, and that's exactly how this feels on my skin. It's so hydrating, so refreshing, so plumping, but then moisturizing and hugs everything in, but it's not greasy, it's not sticky, it's not overwhelming. I've actually found this to be the perfect fit for my skincare routine. It allows my skin to breathe, it brings in all that beautiful refreshing hydration my skin craves, and just the right kiss of moisture. This plays so well with the rest of my skincare routine. I've never had a problem layering it with any of my other serums and all the other things I like to put on my skin. It definitely brings that right replenishment for dehydration, that right amount of moisture without overwhelming my skin."
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"It's been around for a really long time and it's been popular for at least a decade at this point, and it also is the product that Cosrx has built its reputation on. It has a hydrating, plumping, gel-like texture with just a little bit of balancing moisture to it. I think it will work for a majority of skin types. The snail is the main ingredient here in this essence, which you can also use as a serum, and if you wanted to get a little bit more of that repairing, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, well-aging supportive type of ingredient into your routine and you haven't tried this one yet, I would say start here. It has a good amount of propolis in it and it really does support not only a glowing, beautiful, healthy-looking complexion but it also supports some moisture in the skincare routine."
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"There's this silkiness at the top, there's this skin conditioning, skin softening effect. The moisture just hugs everything in place. If you have dehydrated skin, you want to pump your skin full of hydration but then you need that little bit of moisture to keep it in place, and that's exactly how this feels on my skin. It's so hydrating, so refreshing, so plumping, but then moisturizing and hugs everything in, but it's not greasy, it's not sticky, it's not overwhelming. I've actually found this to be the perfect fit for my skincare routine. It allows my skin to breathe, it brings in all that beautiful refreshing hydration my skin craves, and just the right kiss of moisture. This plays so well with the rest of my skincare routine. I've never had a problem layering it with any of my other serums and all the other things I like to put on my skin. It definitely brings that right replenishment for dehydration, that right amount of moisture without overwhelming my skin."
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"The COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence brings similar qualities as Dr Jart+ Cicapair but it's doing it different. It brings a nice extra amount of hydration in addition to the toner, but then there's this nice balancing moisture to it. The difference is it's more of a gel type of moisture, not an emollient creamy oil-based moisture. In a hotter humid climate I don't want to overwhelm my skin with too much nourishment especially early on in the skincare routine, so the COSRX is just that right amount of balance to plump up the skin, hydrate it, but also help to gently hug all that hydration in the skin, a little bit of moisture without overwhelming or feeling greasy. Snail as an ingredient is really about healthy skin, and when your skin is healthy it's functioning optimally, it's going to be balanced, and a lot of the other problems that you might be facing are lessened to a certain degree."
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"This is the perfect summertime product for me because what I love about this snail essence, this specific brand of snail essence, is that their snail is really balanced. It's really plumping and really hydrating but there's a little moisturization to this too that my combination skin loves. When the weather gets really warm is when my skin goes very classically combination. I do still struggle with some dryness, but generally the oil is coming back into my T-zone more prominently while my U-zone is still staying very dry. So I definitely need to focus my routine on balance and that's what this product brings me. It's both hydration and moisture and it feels amazing. The other reason why I've been relying on this so much is because snail is an amazing ingredient for when you're exposed to a lot of sun."
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"People talk about it all the time. I know it's overhyped, I think for good reason though. Hype doesn't necessarily equal a bad thing, it just means so many people have had their lives affected in a positive way by it. The hype that it gets I think is well deserved. I can't say that about every hyped up super popular product, but this one I can confidently say is worth the hype."
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"One of the benefits I noticed with using this serum consistently is that it really just makes your skin feel stronger over time. It can just take it a little bit better than it used to be able to. It just doesn't get as easily irritated when it's faced with lots of allergens or pollution or lots of sun. It really helps your skin feel strong but also look incredibly healthy. Your skin is just looking bouncy and bright and beautiful and radiant. This absolutely brings that out in your skin because it's working on the internal health of your skin. The texture of this is an interesting liquidy type of gel texture but there is a bit of moisture to this. It does absorb really well into the skin. There is a rich slip to this. It's light but it is rich and it is there. I don't think that it's going to be a total turn off for oily folks but I do want to make you aware that there's just that little bit of rich moisture to this that may not work for you especially if you're very oily."
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"The COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is a great alternative to hyaluronic acid. If you like snail mucin or want to use snail mucin but for whatever reason it doesn't agree with your skin, I think the hydration and balancing powers of this essence are really similar to other hydrating serums. The texture works for a multitude of skin types and it just feels really nice."
"I use this after cleansing after doing my LED light. It is so hydrating and my skin texture has been so smooth. You can see how much I've used it, I have been using this to death. It's just really great."
"Snail mucin is although thought to be gimmicky, snail mucin has been studied in the setting of sensitive skin that being atopic dermatitis and eczema and also in the reparative skin sector for wound healing so I actually think snail mucin is a very reasonable ingredient post procedure if you so feel inclined."
"This is the COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence that they call, but I view this more like a serum. It's slightly thicker, it's not as watery, and I do see it more as a serum in my opinion, so I'm going to call it kind of an essence serum."
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"This is the COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence that they call, but I view this more like a serum. It's slightly thicker, it's not as watery, and I do see it more as a serum in my opinion, so I'm going to call it kind of an essence serum."
"It's 96% snail mucin and hyaluronic acid so it's super lightweight and thin and it does a really good job giving you just this nice seal of hydration on your skin. You can put a moisturizer over this if you need to, I usually don't need to. It's very viscous. This is like 60% off, it's less than $10 on the sale, usually it's $26. It's a really cool product if you're looking to try something new and trendy. Snail mucin gets that nice dewy hydration, draws in water, really seals the skin."
"COSRX Snail Mucin Power Essence has to be one of my favorite skincare products because what it does is it hydrates, it plumps, it smooths. I visibly see a difference in skin elasticity. It's got greater snap, and through the plumping and hydrating effects, I see a diminishment in pore size. Very effective for me personally. You could use the power essence alone as the bottom layer, and maybe your retinoid and cream alone is enough of a top moisturizer. This is a product that it never does me wrong."
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"It definitely is very hydrating and moisturizing. Snail has compounds in it that are anti-inflammatory and it's actually been shown to be helpful for radiation dermatitis. I have been so impressed with this. I definitely think it's worth it. I always find that my skin responds well to this product as well as the cream in terms of smoother, firmer, more radiant skin, just looks better. It is one of my all-time favorite products. Cosrx is a brand that has impressed me many times. I do recommend giving this a try if you're interested. I like the texture. Having tried so many different skincare products over the years, I've actually found that a lot of products without snail have that similar stringy slippery effect to them and I have grown to adore it."
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"I have been so impressed with this. I definitely think it's worth it. I always find that my skin responds well to this product in terms of smoother, firmer, more radiant skin, just looks better. It is one of my all-time favorite products. Cosrx, they have many good skincare products and they are a brand that has impressed me many times, but I do recommend giving this a try. I like the texture. You know it bothers some people, but I can kind of see that. Having tried so many different skincare products over the years, I've actually found that a lot of products without snail have that similar stringy, slippery effect to them, and I have grown to adore it. It's something in my brain now that just makes me think, oh, this is going to be good."
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"I have been so impressed with this. I always find that my skin responds well to this product in terms of smoother, firmer, more radiant skin, it just looks better. It is one of my all-time favorite products. Cosrx is a brand that has impressed me many times, and I do recommend giving this a try. I like the texture. I can see why it bothers some people, but having tried so many different skincare products over the years, I've actually found that a lot of products without snail have that similar stringy slippery effect to them, and I have grown to adore it."
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"I'm a big fan of the snail mucin. Cosrx snail mucin gets results for me consistently. I get an improvement in hydration, luminosity, glow, bounce, suppleness of the skin, an improvement in elasticity, like you pinch the skin, it bounces right back down where it's supposed to go."
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"It's kind of a polarizing product though people don't really get along well with snail mucin, but for me I genuinely see significant results just in terms of elasticity and hydration. I'm on my second bottle and I really like it."
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"Snail mucin I find for me works very well. I like using it as the first step in the moisture sandwich technique, so I like to use that then my toner and then some other moisturizer on top. Snail mucin for me is not only hydrating but I see an improvement in skin elasticity when I use it consistently, especially this COSRX snail mucin power essence. It's one of my all-time favorite most repurchased products."
"I adore this. I put that on as a first step after I got out of the shower to damp skin followed up with tretinoin and then I actually didn't put a moisturizer on over but I'm still using the Madagascar centella hay aloe."
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"It's a holy grail for me. What it does is hydrate in a way that only this product does wherein I see clear smooth bouncy skin at the surface and a visible diminishment in pore size which is related to improved hydration that plumps up the skin surrounding the pore opening making it look smaller. It doesn't actually change the pore size, it's not a permanent change, it doesn't get in there rebuilds collagen or puts a little bit more elastic tissue in place, doesn't replace lost volume, but what it does while I'm using it is that hydration. Love love love this."
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"I love the Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence. I find that when I use this product consistently I see a visible improvement in just skin surface hydration, plumpness. I see my pores appear smaller due to space filling from the increase in hydration. I do appreciate an improvement in elasticity and when I stop using it those things go away because it's not a cure or a permanent fix. Snail mucin has compounds in it that are anti-inflammatory, it's been investigated for its wound healing properties, and again it's very hydrating. So I absolutely, specifically that product, I adore it."
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"I absolutely love the gateway to snail kit because you get a small sample of the cream as well as the power Essence and then you can try the cleanser and the eye cream for $25. Snail is one of those things that if you're like me you fall in love with it and you see dramatic results, but a lot of people are just like underwhelmed by it or their skin is irritated by it, so I really like the kit for that purpose."
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"The snail Essence Power Mucin, which I am on like bottle number five or six of that, I absolutely adore it. If you have not tried snail filtrate it is worth a try, it freaks some people out, but let me tell you it's really great for improving elasticity and moisture retention."
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"I am on like bottle number five or six of that absolutely adore it. If you have not tried snail filtrate it is worth a try, freak some people out but let me tell you it's really great for improving elasticity moisture retention."
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"It would not be an Amazon savings event without my absolute favorite COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence. I rap about this thing all the time. I know it gets hyped up but I genuinely feel as though for me it is worth the hype and I love it. Why I like this so much is it just provides this level of hydration that results with consistent use a noticeable difference for me personally in skin smoothness, luminosity, radiance, and a visible diminishment in pore size. It doesn't shrink them but simply through the active hydration skin plumping, the opening of the pores looks smaller."
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"I'm a huge fan of Cosrx's snail mucin. It is an excellent product like it is definitely worth the hype. There is some research to demonstrate that it is helpful for healing, for hydrating, it has anti-inflammatory compounds. This particular product for me I notice a visible improvement in the smoothness of my skin. It definitely has a deeply hydrating and plumping effect."
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"Snail mucin helps to smooth out my skin, hydrate, plump, and improve elasticity. It's a consistent result I get with the COSRX snail mucin."
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"COSRX's snail mucin power Essence has to be one of my most frequently repurchased skincare products. Snail mucin is hydrating and there is some research that suggests it may be helpful for stimulating healing pathways. When I use this product I see a visible smoothing out of fine lines, my skin is plump, it really does give that hydrated dewy plump look and it diminishes the appearance of pores. I like to put this on to damp skin, you only need like three pumps maybe four, take it down to the neck, and I like to put it on after I've cleansed the skin while the skin is still a bit damp because it is very humectant rich and hydrating. It has a skin plumping effect through its deep hydration. There is no niacinamide in this product so if you are sensitive to that this would be a good one. It's pretty affordable."
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"This is a product I discovered a few years ago. I've gone through multiple bottles at this point. It lasts a very long time because you get 150 milliliters and you don't need very much. You can actually use this on the body. It has a variety of peptides, niacinamide, which is good for discoloration, the moisture barrier, redness. It has a variety of peptides that may or may not improve the health of your collagen, but they are helpful for hydrating the skin. It has natural moisturizing factors and it's a really great way to just prep the skin for any serums that you might be using to perhaps get better penetration of some of the ingredients. I have really enjoyed this. I like to use this first thing in the morning to a clean face. The thing I like about snail mucin is it really helps to plump, smooth, brighten through light scattering due to the improved hydration. And ultimately, it makes the pores look smaller. It really does."
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"It's almost like a serum consistency, it's not the least bit heavy or greasy whatsoever. It's like a more affordable dupe for that, and you can use it on the body as well, like if you have facial eczema. I've been using this off and on for like the past six years."
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"COSRX Snail Mucin Power Essence has to be one of my favorite skincare products because what it does is it hydrates, it plumps, it smooths. I visibly see a difference in skin elasticity. It's got greater snap, and through the plumping and hydrating effects, I see a diminishment in pore size. Very effective for me personally. You could use the power essence alone as the bottom layer, and maybe your retinoid and cream alone is enough of a top moisturizer. This is a product that it never does me wrong."
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"The snail mucin power essence, I adore. This is really good for improving the appearance of the skin surface, hydrates, plumps, smooths. You see a visible improvement in elasticity. Like I actually used this this morning and last night and I like using this quite a bit. Once you get over the texture of it, if that bothers you, it really can be quite beneficial. It doesn't work out for everybody, but it's a favorite of mine. Definitely lives up to the hype in my opinion."
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"The Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is a polarizing product, not everyone likes this, not everyone gets along with this, some people find that it irritates their skin, but for me I always see a visible improvement in skin surface smoothness, elasticity, and radiance when using this hydrating snail mucin, which is very slippery and slimy. I enjoy the texture. I like putting this on as the first step in my skincare routine after cleansing, and I also like incorporating it in the moisture sandwich technique where you apply a moisturizing product, then you apply your retinoid, and then you apply another moisturizing product on top. I like doing this at least as the bottom layer of that. This is a great product to hydrate, moisturize, and soothe. It also has glycerin and hyaluronic acid."
"This is like the one that really made snail mucin popular here and it is kind of like this fun sticky serum that you pump out that is hydrating. It has this fun pumping action and stretchiness to it. But at the same time this formula when it's applied on your skin is very light and hydrating and really does not leave much of a tackiness or residue or film on your skin. It is made with 96% snail mucin. Snail mucin is really popular ingredient from Korean skincare and the mucin is rich in a lot of antioxidants, polysaccharides, other actives and bioactives that really helps to repair and strengthen the skin barrier. It has lots of great properties all the way from antioxidant to repair to even improving the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. So it's suitable for all skin types. Even if you have oily, acne-prone skin, the texture is not going to be really heavy or thick and certainly the ingredient doesn't hurt if you have acne."
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"This is like the one that really made snail mucin popular here and it is kind of like this fun sticky serum that you pump out that is hydrating. It has this fun pumping action and stretchiness to it. But at the same time this formula when it's applied on your skin is very light and hydrating and really does not leave much of a tackiness or residue or film on your skin. It is made with 96% snail mucin. Snail mucin is really popular ingredient from Korean skincare and the mucin is rich in a lot of antioxidants, polysaccharides, other actives and bioactives that really helps to repair and strengthen the skin barrier. It has lots of great properties all the way from antioxidant to repair to even improving the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. So it's suitable for all skin types. Even if you have oily, acne-prone skin, the texture is not going to be really heavy or thick and certainly the ingredient doesn't hurt if you have acne."
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"For those of you who are not interested in a gooey slimy moisturizer but want to try a snail product, I recommend this Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence that contains 96% snail secretion. It's definitely more viscous than a typical essence and slightly slimy, but because it comes in a pump it's not as messy. Once you apply it, it absorbs so nicely and quickly and leaves no residue on your skin but yet is very hydrating. I almost treat it like a serum than an essence. It's great for all skin types but especially if you have more oily combination skin or get easily dehydrated. It layers very nicely, if you use a vitamin C serum in the morning that's more watery, I'd envision this would go after your vitamin C serum. It's really lightweight, really helps to plump the skin. I highly recommend it."
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"COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, that one I've talked about so much I feel like it's been such a trending product. It really doubles as an essence and a serum. It's really hydrating. Snail mucin has a lot of great wound healing, soothing properties. Despite how sticky it is, I just absolutely love that it's really fast absorbing, and once it's absorbed it really leaves behind minimal residue or tackiness on the skin."
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"The Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence contains 96.3% snail secretion filtrate, which is really where the name comes from. Snail mucin has been shown to help with many different things, but in particular it's got actives and bioactive compounds in the snail secretions to help with wound healing. It's anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and it's a great humectant. So if nothing else this is just a great hydrating serum, but with additional benefits such as improving the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, skin texture, and skin tone. It also contains hyaluronic acid, and the texture is so lovely."
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"Look at how sticky it is. It's almost, even though it's a serum, almost have a hyaluronic acid like texture, and because of that if you do use a watery say vitamin C serum I recommend actually layering this on after your vitamin C. I love the fact that it's ultra hydrating but absorbs really quickly, and even though it's a little tacky when you first pump out of the bottle it absorbs very quickly, it leaves minimal residue, not sticky at all, but super hydrating. We know that snail mucin has a lot of great hydrating, moisturizing, anti-inflammatory benefits and may help with collagen production."
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"Snail mucin has become popular because it has been associated with that glass skin trend and in many ways I really do feel like it imparts a lot of great benefits to the skin. I have loved the COSRX snail mucin so much like many of you, and it helps to keep the skin hydrated, has antioxidant wound healing benefits, and it's just a lovely product."
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"I love that one however I find that every time I recommend it or talk about it on social media there's always seems to be a little confusion about which step in the routine to use it before serum after serum because it's definitely thicker in texture some people can't get over the fact that it is a little more sticky and the fact that it is derived from snail mucin."
"I am very biased when it comes to like toners and essences. I feel like a lot of them don't have a bunch of ingredients that I think are needed in an extra product, however that one has probiotics to really nourish the skin. It's one of like the bestselling Korean skincare products of all time, definitely like a really good formula primarily for anyone who struggles with a damaged moisture barrier or dry skin. I've used that one many times and I think it was one of like the very first Korean skincare products I ever used. I mean, is it a necessary step in your skincare routine? No. But I think it is a very nice and easy way of getting prebiotics and probiotics into the skin. It's a very innovative formula."
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"The COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is 40% off and the mini size too. If you're someone like me who enjoys the snail mucin experience but you don't use it super frequently, the mini size is great because I'm going to be honest, I still have the first COSRX Power Essence that I ever used and that thing takes forever to get through unless you're using it every single day religiously."
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"The COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is absolutely incredible. There's a reason why so many people love it, particularly if you have dry, damaged, flaky, or more mature skin. It makes the skin so plump, so dewy. I personally have only ever used it overnight because it's just a little bit too heavy to use during the day. I do have oily combination skin, but people have attributed this product to helping with so many different types of issues, and honestly I believe it. The only thing I don't like about this product is that it is pretty heavy."
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"If I had to recommend one product from COSRX, I would definitely recommend the snail mucin serum. You guys have probably seen this one on TikTok, it's gone super viral. Snail mucin is amazing for the skin to make it look more dewy and bouncy, and I personally love using it overnight. If you're someone who has dry skin or even really like sensitized or irritated skin, you should definitely check this one out. There's a reason it has a cult following; it has amazing benefits for the skin."
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"I am very biased when it comes to like toners and essences. I feel like a lot of them don't have a bunch of ingredients that I think are needed in an extra product, however that one has probiotics to really nourish the skin. It's one of like the bestselling Korean skincare products of all time, definitely like a really good formula primarily for anyone who struggles with a damaged moisture barrier or dry skin. I've used that one many times and I think it was one of like the very first Korean skincare products I ever used. I mean, is it a necessary step in your skincare routine? No. But I think it is a very nice and easy way of getting prebiotics and probiotics into the skin. It's a very innovative formula."
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"If you're someone who has a wrecked moisture barrier, your skin is super dry and flaky, please try snail mucin. It has amazing healing and restorative benefits for the skin that are just incredible for anyone who's struggling with that."
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