SKINCARE IN NAGPUR
🐌🐌SNAIL MUCIN🐌🐌
With all the hype of snail mucin in the beauty industry, how much do you actually know about it?
Cryptomphalus aspersa also the so called snail mucin is actually a product secreted by a snail’s foot that is used for adhesion and for lubrication, allowing the snail to stick onto or walk across any surface, even while inverted. But how does this byproduct help us?
Basically mucin is a highly glycosylated protein. This "glycosylated" protein structure of it is responsible for its diverse uses and activity.
Snail mucus has been used for skin care, wound healing and rejuvenation!
1. Moisture retaining property
Just like the basics of any skin structure, this protein is responsible for drawing in the water and creating a plump look for your skin. This well hydrated and plump look for the skin confers to glass skin.
2. Anti-inflammatory
Various peptides present in the mucin helps restore the skin barrier and sooth any underlying inflammation just like atopic dermatitis. Combined with other anti inflammatory substance like allantoin it soothes your skin.
3. Boosts collagen production
It acts on molecular level and helps in collagen building in the skin. This causes significant help in reducing signs of aging!
4. Promotes wound healing
Proteins are the building block of our skin, so what better way to promote wound healing than applying mucins on your skin or consuming it. Yes scientifically proven oral intake of snail mucin helps prevent collagen loss and promotes healing and is anti aging for your skin.
Q. So how does one use it?
*It is not a photosensitive product and barely interacts with other active compounds. It can be used in both morning and night skincare routines.
*You can choose to combine it with any of these compounds:
👉Vitamin C
👉Niacinamide
👉Retinoids
👉Centella
Q. What are the side effects?
Being an animal product it can have an allergic response. we recommend doing a patch test always prior to the usage, although allergic response has rarely been seen.
Always consider a patch test on fungal acne prone skin.
Q. What brands should you be choosing?
Considering all the hype and new products, here`s a small list of products we recommend.
CosRX advanced snail 96 mucin power essence
Beauty of joseon revive serum (ginseng + snail)
Purito snail repair advanced serum (93% snail + centella)
Iunik black snail restore serum (centella + niacinamide + rosehip + snail)
Q. How much is snail mucin essential in our daily skincare routine?
Not at all, snail mucin is just a booster or an additional step you can choose to take. You can do just fine without it too.