COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Essence

An essence that feels like almost nothing on the skin — until the day you forget it and notice something's missing. The formula is built around a single hero ingredient at 96.3%, and everything else steps quietly aside. Subtle, yet something you can feel from the first few uses on dull or slightly irritated skin.

Texture and ingredients — Snail Secretion Filtrate makes up 96.3% of the formula: it reinforces the skin barrier, soothes redness after a breakout, and supports long-term elasticity. Alongside it, Sodium Hyaluronate keeps moisture in the upper layers, Panthenol calms the skin, and Allantoin helps it recover faster. The texture itself is almost water-like — it glides on, disappears within seconds, and leaves no residue or sticky feeling behind.

How to use it — After your toner, pour a small amount into the palm of your hand and pat the essence gently all over your face with your fingertips — patting encourages absorption better than rubbing. It dries quickly enough that you can move straight on to your moisturizer without waiting. On sensitive or post-blemish skin, it works morning and night without any need to adjust the amount.

• 96.3% Snail Secretion Filtrate — the concentration is stated on the packaging and verifiable at the top of the INCI list.
• Fragrance-free formula, making it suitable for reactive skin and skin prone to breakouts.
• Fits naturally into both key steps of a Korean skincare routine: between toner and moisturizer, in the usual lightest-to-richest order.
• Certified cruelty-free brand: no animal testing, and the mucin harvesting process causes no harm to the snails, according to supplier information.
• A little goes a long way — one bottle typically lasts several weeks with twice-daily use.