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Hydro Veil Snail Mucin Complex Light and silky in texture, this highly moisturizing formula contains a bioactive snail mucin complex and seaweed extracts. Instantly penetrates the skin and leaves a delicate veil of softness, supports and balances the skin, creating noticeable soothing and restorative effects. Suitable for sensitive and acne-prone skin. 1.4 fl oz. $70 |
Benefits
- Provides essential skin nutrients such as hyaluronic acid, allantoin, glycoprotein, proteoglycans and copper peptides
- Soothing and hydrating, aids in repairing damaged tissues
- Improves tonicity, smoothness and firmness of the skin
How to Use
Apply all over face and neck; gently massage into skin. People with a tendency towards dry skin should apply a moisturizing layer after Hydro Veil has been absorbed into skin.
Key Ingredients
- Snail mucin: highly nutritive, hydrating and cellularly stimulating
- Seaweed complex: provides firming effect
- Phospholipids: protect the barrier function; enhance penetrative delivery of nutrients into deeper layers of the skin
Full List
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE) JUICE, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, SODIUM HYALURONATE (HYALURONIC ACID), PHOSPHOLIPIDS, CETYL ALCOHOL, DECYL OLEATE, SEAWEED EXTRACTS (FUCUS, LAMINARIA DIGITATA, SPIRULINA, LITHOTHAMNION), GLUCOSE, FRUCTOSE, SUCROSE, HELIX ASPERSA MULLER GLYCOCONJUGATES (SNAIL MUCIN), TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), RETINYL PALMITATE (VITAMIN A), STEARIC ACID, PALMITOYL OLIGOPEPTIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID, FRAGRANCE (ESSENTIAL OILS)
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Snail Mucin Complex
The medicinal use of snail mucin dates back to Ancient Greece where Hippocrates (the ‘father of medicine’) recommended the use of crushed snails to treat inflammatory skin conditions. Fast forward a millennium, and a few thousand miles away from Ancient Greece, Chilean snail farmers were experiencing soft and smooth hands after regularly handling snails for the French food market. Not only were their hands smoother and softer, but any wounds or grazes appeared to heal faster with no scarring. This led to the first snail mucin-based skincare brand.
Another healing observation was made by a Spanish oncologist, Dr. Rafael Abad, who was treating oncology patients with radiation burns with snail mucin and noticed significant improvement in a healing process. In fact, snail mucin has been successfully used for over 15 years to treat radiation dermatitis. Dr. Abad also recommended, in his 1996 patent, that snail mucin could be successfully used to treat radiation dermatitis, all types of burns (including radiation, chemical, and thermal burns), slow healing wounds and ulcers, and to prevent UV radiation-induced skin cancer. He also suggests that snail mucin would be beneficial in the treatment of wrinkles and stretch marks.
What is the skin mucin and what makes it so beneficial for skin?
Snail mucin is another name for snail secretion filtrate and is an animal-derived growth factor. It is a type of growth factor that promotes wound healing as well as tissue repair which is why snails are able to self-heal themselves when they are injured. These regenerative effects are due to the complex chemical composition of snail mucin. A chemical analysis revealed that snail mucin contained various different substances, including allantoin, collagen, elastin, glycolic acid, hyaluronic acid and natural antibacterials.
Many of the snail mucin benefits come from three key components: hyaluronic acid, glycolic acid, and allantoin. Hyaluronic acid is an exceptional ingredient for adding hydration to the skin. It is a glycosaminoglycan that draws in moisture from the environment and can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water. Hyaluronic acid may also help to plump the skin and reduce signs of aging.
In a recent study, 120 women applied various formulations of snail mucin (depending on their skin type – either serum or cream) with added peptides and antioxidants twice daily for 12 weeks. Skin evaluations took place at 45 and 90 days and assessed skin hydration, softness, firmness, elasticity, lining, expression lines, and fine lines. All parameters assessed were significantly improved after 40 days, with progressive improvement after 90 days. Of note is the improvement in skin hydration by 91% after the 90-day treatment.