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Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin Serum.

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Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin Serum
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About this product

A hydrating serum combining prickly pear extract, peptides, and mucin to deliver antioxidant protection and moisture to the skin.

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The Guru Index verdict

77%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus praise the serum's hydration and bouncy, cushiony texture typical of mucin products, with consistent notes that it absorbs well and feels nice on skin. The recurring sticking point is a noticeable vegetable smell on application that fades quickly, which some find off-putting despite the otherwise solid ingredient lineup. The vegan positioning resonates as a meaningful alternative to snail mucin without compromise.
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Key actives & flags

Hyaluronic acidVitamin EPeptidesFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Water/​Aqua/​Eau, Betaine, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Fruit Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Ectoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Ubiquinone, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Spilanthes Acmella Flower/​Leaf/​Stem Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/​VP Copolymer, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopherol

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What the gurus are saying.

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"It definitely has a smell that goes away pretty quickly, but it is definitely noticeable once you apply it. It feels nice on my skin. I mean, it's a little on the sticky side, although all types of mucin products always are kind of sticky. I think that's the goal of them. But it feels really nice. It soaks in. Yeah, no issues at all."
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"It feels just like a little more slippery. It has a strong vegetable smell to it. I don't know how else to describe it. Smells like squash. Of all the things they didn't add fragrance to, vegetable smell is lingering. So we've got the prickly pear extract, which is a good antioxidant soothing ingredient. We've got ectoin. Ectoin is an antioxidant, it's a soothing ingredient, it's a hydrating ingredient, it's wonderful. We've got ubiquinone, good antioxidant. We've got some ferments in here, a phyto ferment, galactomyces ferment, some oils, castor oil, licorice root, vitamin E. The smell goes away pretty quickly, but it is definitely noticeable once you apply it. It feels nice on my skin. It's a little on the sticky side, although all mucin products always are kind of sticky. I think that's the goal of them."
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"It definitely has a smell that goes away pretty quickly, but it is definitely noticeable once you apply it. It feels nice on my skin. I mean, it's a little on the sticky side, although all types of mucin products always are kind of sticky. I think that's the goal of them. But it feels really nice. It soaks in. Yeah, no issues at all."
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"This is a vegan alternative to snail mucin using prickly pear peptide mucin as a nutrient-dense kind of vegan mucin alternative. It's very bouncy, it's got that stringiness to it, you know that kind of mucin feel to it. Very pale. So it has that same bouncy, cushiony mucin effect on the skin. It's so, so hydrating. Unlike traditional snail mucin, it's 100% vegan, but delivers that same kind of elasticity boosting, soothing benefits without the snails being involved. I think this has taken over as my favorite product from Glow Recipe in general."
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