What Did You Put on Your Face? Snail Mucin

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About four months ago, I mistakenly purchased snail secretion from Korea. I had successfully tried a Korean facial kit and loved it, so I figured I’d try more. I saw a top-rated skin hydration cream and ordered it. As soon as I opened it and looked at the consistency inside. Oh, it certainly looked odd. But I proceeded, got my fingers into it. Then, when I lifted my fingers, I noticed a stream of goo uncontrollably latching onto everything. That’s when I looked at the label, which read, “Snail 92.” Then I looked at the back, which read, “92% snail secretion mucin.”

I put my fingers back in the container, wiped some of that extremely gooey snail secretion off, and dabbed a bit on my face. I wasn’t going to waste my money, but I was certainly put off by the idea of putting snail secretion on my face. Still, in the interest of not wasting my money, I continued the ritual: snail cream on my face each night before bed, as part of my slugging routine—now, my literal “slugging” routine.

Then, about a month later, I realized my skin looked more radiant, as radiant as when I had a signature facial. It was as if I was receiving a facial every morning. Soon, I was gladly dipping my fingers into that gooey mess—slathering the snail mucin on my face, then my neck, and a bit on my shoulders. I began to wonder where else I could use snail secretion. My hair has always been dry since it’s 4C, and although I have great products, like the SpoiledChild Rapid Recovery Hair Mask, which I’ve written about, I’m always open to new tools for my hair. One day, I decided to put the snail mucin on some of my hair. The next day, I wasn’t disappointed—my hair was highly moisturized and barely oily from the snail mucin.

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I started researching whether people commonly use snail mucin in hair and whether there were products specifically for hair that contain snail mucin. And lo and behold—the same company I bought Snail 92 from has an entire haircare line based on snail secretion.

I like this new journey my skin and hair are on, and I’ll keep you all updated on my results. Unlike Dr. Youn in the above TikTok, I give the product a 9.5/10. Have you ever tried snail secretion on your skin or in your hair? If you have or have not, please share your thoughts below!

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As a self-taught athlete for over 23 years and a broke single mom for most of that time, I created brokesinglemomfitness.com, now LLAFIT.com, to aid anyone who believes the road to fitness requires a lot of cash or time. In reality, the path to fitness is paved with knowledge and firm principles; this site aims to teach readers how to master both. LLAFIT: Lifelong Applied Fitness.