CosRX snail-mucin essence is a popular product here at the Strategist. It regularly tops our best-sellers list. Esthetician and beauty writer Rio Viera-Newton has said it’s “one of the best healing, brightening, and moisturizing essences on the market.” The main ingredient is snail mucin, the slimy stuff snails leave behind when they crawl. It’s full of nutrients and helps with everything from dryness to dull skin. The popularity of the essence has evolved into other CosRX products with snail mucin, including this eye cream, which is currently on sale at Ulta. The lightweight hydrator contains 72 percent snail mucin and a peptide complex along with skin-brightening niacinamide to help with dark circles. Typically, a bottle will run you $28 — affordable by eye-cream standards — but it’s currently $14 at Ulta, half off, which I would classify as a very good deal.
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