as i've stated in my other post, this pandemic situation makes us to stay at home, probably some of us lost their jobs, and we need to rethink your expenses. that applies to me as well. i usually go to japan almost once a year, and i usually do my beauty haul when i go there. but due to the pandemic, i can't go to japan, and most korean skincare products that i used are imported, and it affected by the pandemic as well. so, i start to look around for local brands or more common korean skincare products that most online shops have a lot of stock of. one of them is cosrx. snail has been one of the ingredients that my skin loves, so i always have one snail serum in my skincare rotation. i've been wanted to try this essence since it's well raved by fiddysnail, but somehow i never get to buy it. and now i'm buying it since it's easily available here, the price is reasonable and it comes in big size, so it should be awhile before i need to purchase its replacement.
this is the description from their website: natural glow from healthy skin. lightweight essence which absorbed into skin fast and gives skin natural glow from the inside.
ingredients: snail secretion filtrate, betaine, butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium polyacrylate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hyaluronate, ethyl hexanediol, carbomer, panthenol, arginine.
96.3% snail secretion filtrate helps protect the skin from moisture loss while improving skin elasticity. snail mucin helps repair soothes red, sensitive skin after breakouts by replenishing moisture. lightweight, yet moisturizing texture gives you long-lasting hydration without feeling heavy on the skin.
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| the box |
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| description and ingredients list in english |
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| this one is in korean |
the packaging: it comes in a plain white box with the label that is the same as the one on the bottle. it has colored label according to the type. for the snail family, it's yellow label. there's description on the box in english and korean. the bottle is a frosted plastic bottle with black pump head that's covered with another transparent plastic cap. there's a bit description on the label in english. it comes in 100 ml which is double the amount of usual serum/essence size. usually they come in 30 ml size.
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| the bottle |
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| another description at the back |
the scent: i believe this one is scentless.
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| pump head and the cap |
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| the essence on my hand |
the product: if you have tried a snail product, then you should be familiar with the texture. it has gel like texture, but stringy. at first i thought it would be hard to spread around and make it absorbed, but i was wrong. though at first it feels like it's sitting on my skin, but after patting it, it's absorbed well.
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| look how stringy it is! |
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| after patting it in |
the result: of course after using it i feel tacky feeling afterward, but it doesn't pill under other serum or cream that i use. i can feel the moisture that it gives almost instantly. as for the soothing effect, my skin is not easily irritated, so i can't say for sure. but for acne healing speed, it is below benton snail bee serum which is still my favorite up until now. it doesn't help preventing acne as well. i still get them here and there occasionally.
anyway, this one might not be my favorite. but if you love snail and you want simple hydration-adding serum in your skincare line-up, it would be a good choice for you. it would be suitable for all skin types as it is lightweight enough for oily skin, but gives enough moisture to layer for dry skin. it doesn't have long ingredients so the risk of getting irritated by it is small. plus it's scentless. and if you're concern about animal cruelty, cosrx stated in their website that they're cruelty free. as for me, probably won't repurchase, but i'll let you know after i try some by mi snail products. i'll let you know which one is my favorite from benton, cosrx and some by mi.
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