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COSRX · Skin · Serums

COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence

A slippery essence that is mostly snail secretion filtrate, with sodium hyaluronate and panthenol. Most owners like the hydration, and a small group reacts within days.

100 mlEssenceSnail secretion filtrateSodium hyaluronatePanthenolFragrance-free
$25 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • Your skin feels dehydrated and you want a simple extra layer
  • You like a slippery, cushiony texture
  • You want no added fragrance

Walk past if

  • You are squeamish about the main ingredient
  • You want a measured active with a stated strength
  • You buy online; Walmart owners report bottles they believe are fake

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Snail secretion filtrateSodium hyaluronatePanthenol

Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Snail Secretion Filtrate, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Ethyl Hexanediol, Carbomer, Panthenol, Arginine, Aqua/Water

Known issue

A minority report itching, small bumps or breakouts within days, and Walmart buyers keep reporting bottles they believe are counterfeit.Ulta and Walmart reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%$6 MSRPTen percent niacinamide with zinc PCA in a water-based serum. Cheap enough to try, and sticky enough that owners complain about what it does under the next layer.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, 100 ml list price.
  2. Ulta reviews, about 4,100: a 4.7 overall, with low ratings citing tightness, itching, bumps, redness and breakouts.
  3. Walmart reviews, 3.38 fl oz: most one-star reports describe suspected fakes with a different label or texture.

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.