Korean beauty trends have been sweeping the globe, with Cosrx’s snail mucin essence gathering a cult following since its social media breakout.
The hydrating skincare product is enriched with nourishing snail mucin, which is known to bring life back to tired and dull skin while hydrating rough textured complexions. Its anti-flammatory properties also aid in reducing redness and amplifying the benefits of other skincare products.
Now, the Korean-made Cosrx Advanced Snail 896 Mucin Essence is available for just £14.99, significantly down from its original price of £21.99 – and you can save an additional 5% on your purchase of four qualifying items in the promotion.
Over 87,000 customers have tried this “miracle in a bottle” and awarded it an outstanding average rating of 4.5 out of 5. One woman called it a “game-changer” after testing it on her sensitive skin: “After just a few weeks of use, my skin feels noticeably softer, plumper, and more radiant. The texture is lightweight and absorbs quickly without leaving any sticky residue. It’s perfect for layering with other products.”
Meanwhile, a first-time snail mucin user praised the essence as “surprisingly effective”. They said: “I bought this snail essence as a private joke after seeing it going viral. It feels surprisingly pleasant to use, fresh and calming, and it is quickly absorbed.
“It is very economical to use. After the morning cleanse and tone, I pump one drop onto my hand and apply it as instructed with gentle fingertip patting. That one drop is enough to treat my whole face.”
However, some consumers found it unremarkable, with one stating, “I’ve been using this product every day for three months and I’m afraid I can’t tell any difference at all. There is no change to my dark spots and my skin feels exactly the same as it did before. I don’t normally use anything on my face at all, so I can’t compare it to any other product, but I did think I would be at least able to tell I was using something. Maybe my skin just doesn’t need anything, who knows? “
The Cosrx Advanced Snail Mucin Essence can be paired with the discounted Advanced All in One Cream at £12.71 (was £27), for advanced hydration. Besides the snail mucin, this lightweight gel cream contains collagen, elastin, glycolic acid and allantoin which work together to provide a deep plumpness to your skin.
This cream is also known to calm irritation and mend the skin barrier. People with acne have hailed it as a “wonder cream” claiming that it was able to reduce the redness of acne after just one application.
Beauty of Joseon’s Revive Serum is a less potent alteranative for people who want to try snail-related skincare. It has 3% of snail secretion filtrate and herbal ginseng extract to repair skin elasticity. You can get it from Boots for £15.
For those who aren’t keen on snail mucin but are interested in Korean skincare products, Innisfree’s Black Tea Youth Enhancing Treatment, £39, claims to tighten skin whilst maintaining its oil and hydration equilibrium.
Suqqu, a top Japanese skincare brand, offers its Aqufons Hydrating Lotion for £62. The lotion, which contains skin-friendly geranium extracts, is available to purchase at Selfridges. It’s formulated with an original complex containing six ingredients – watercress extract, geranium robertianum extract, lupinus luteus seed extract, zostera marina extract, acetyl glucosamine, methylserine – to promote hyaluronic acid production and protects from oxidants while supporting normal skin barrier function.