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VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner.

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About this product

A vegan hydrating toner formulated with wild yam extract as an alternative to snail mucin, designed to plump, hydrate, and soothe the skin.

Full ingredients

Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract (68%), Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Arginine, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Ethylhexylglycerin

Guru Score

84%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Plumps and hydrates skin
Lightweight texture
Calming and soothing

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

What the gurus are saying

This toner's wild yam extract delivers hydration and plumping comparable to snail mucin without the animal ingredient, earning consistent praise for a lightweight texture that works under sunscreen or moisturizer. Gurus found it calming and soothing, with potential to fade hyperpigmentation over time, making it a solid pick for anyone wanting snail mucin results on a vegan product or sensitive to animal-derived actives.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take April 2024

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

TonersLiquid

Key actives

Hyaluronic acid

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Mad About Skin

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"This is the VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner. If you don't like snail mucin, the snail secretion like the one by KRX, or you're vegan so you want to avoid it for that reason, get this. This is wild yam derived, works the same way, plumps out the skin, hydrates, nourishes, but has never been near a snail. So you're snail-free but still delivering."

All 5 takes from Mad About Skin

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"Having used this and tried snail mucin since then, I'm using the COSRX now, but I think this actually performs better than those in terms of plumping and hydrating the skin. I don't live a vegan lifestyle, but if you are looking for a vegan alternative or a snail-free alternative, this is a really great option. The reason I use it is I just think it works better and I'm all about that performance. This is definitely a holy grail that you might want to try."

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"For me snail is a bit of a firm pass for the reasons I documented in the video that I linked earlier. [...] This is actually derived from wild yam which studies have shown give very similar outcomes in terms of results as snail mucin but without the snail. It's more lightweight on the skin. I just think for me I get a little bit of hydration from this that I didn't get from the COSRX snail. [...] I'll link this if you want to try something that's snail free."

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"For the vegan viewers out there or people that are looking to minimize or eliminate animal derived ingredients, there is actually a vegan alternative to this which is the VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner, which uses wild yam instead of snail essence but it's the same, basically same outcomes just different ingredient profile."

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"This is the VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner. If you like the idea of snail mucin but you don't like the idea of snail slime or you want to avoid snail-based ingredients, this is great. It actually gives you the same outcomes but uses wild yam extract. It hydrates you to the gods, over time it will help fade hyperpigmentation, it's calming, it's soothing. You get a water product [...] and I think I paid £4 for this, really not expensive but works so so well."

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Cassandra Bankson

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✓Yay

"I love this serum. You can use this under sunscreens especially if you're irritant prone, you can use this under moisturizers at night if you want that moisturizer to actually push this into the skin and help to repair a Skin Barrier. But if you're looking for something a little bit more lightweight, this has been phenomenal. It's kind of like this light essence-like jelly fluid and this is a traditional K Beauty Essence. [...] I love that it is fragrance free."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner?

A vegan hydrating toner formulated with wild yam extract as an alternative to snail mucin, designed to plump, hydrate, and soothe the skin.

Is VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner's Guru Score?

VEGREEN Alcohol-Free Nature Mucin Toner holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.