actually, i've heard about mizon and their snail products for awhile, but i didn't dare to try back then. for me it's weird. yuck. snail slime for your face? thinking about it make me jiggle. it sounds silly. but after reading numerous reviews, i can see that this snail slime works! so i decided to give it a try. well, officially not me, but for my sister. i found out that usually people with acne or acne scars get more benefit from this snail gel. some people even use it as spot treatment for their acnes. so i decided to get one for my sister. she's struggling with her acne and doesn't know what to do. at first i don't know which one to get, the snail recovery gel or the AIO one, but then i decided to grab the snail recovery one. if anyone knew what the difference and their purposes, please do tell me. oh, and i write this review based on some product i decant from my sis full version.
the description from their website: mucin in secretion helps to repair damaged skin and give clear and smooth skin. the snail gel cream absorbs quickly thanks to the fresh and lightweight formula and reinforces skin repairment. hyaluronic acid in the formula gives skin rich moisture and keeps skin smooth all day long. centella, portulaca, and green tea extract prevent skin troubles and protect skin from the outside harmful factors while soothing skin. adenosine, the certified wrinkle care ingredient, improves fine wrinkle problems. peptides and 5 kinds of vitamins firm skin. the formula is free of artificial coloring, fragrance, and paraben to minimize skin irritation.
the packaging: the full size version is just like the one in the picture, it's in a pink plastic tube with a white plastic cap. but i forgot is it a screw top or a flip top? very simple design, but they attempt to make it cute by choosing a pink background while the AIO comes in boring brown color.
the smell: well, i can assure you it's nowhere near slimy snails scent. if you sniff pretty hard, you can pick floraly scent. very very subtle and once you applied on your face, there's no scent at all. i guess free of fragrance is quite right.
the product: it's a transparent gel. after applied on face, it's absorbed quickly and leaving glistening trace behind. no stick feeling at all. since i only get a small amount of the product, i can use this four times of spot acnes treatment (i experience purging from introducing AHA again, so every other day an acne will pop).
the result: i use this as spot treatment for acne, as i have another moisturizer on hand. for me, if it's an active acne, day 1 will mature the acne quicker, i can see the eyes of the acne in the following day, makes me want to pop it. and then day 2 it dries out the acne. if it's a sebaceous acne, usually it won't help that quick, but it will help lessen the size of the acne.
overall, for me it's an effective spot treatment for acne, but i read somewhere that this one causes them breakouts, so they stop using it as moisturizer or sleeping pack, but use it as anything else. on wound, on mosquito bites, pretty much everything else and they swore it works. so i guess this one is rather magical.. you might not know what it can help you with. so, for a fair price, i think you should get it and try it yourself. after all, if it didn't work on your face, it can work on your body.
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| left: the product on small jar right: the outer box |
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