One of the more popular Korean skincare ingredients right now is snail mucus, which sounds completely bonkers at first, but snail slime actually contains many skin benefits. The biggest is probably hyaluronic acid, which attracts and traps moisture in cells, effectively plumping and hydrating the skin. Snail mucus also contains exfoliating enzymes and glycoproteins to promote cell turnover (cell turnover = younger looking skin, science lesson over). The snail slime trend has taken over so much that overseas, snail facials are now a thing you can get. But what if you don’t want a half a dozen snails roaming all over your face for an hour a week?
Enter Benton’s snail-y concoction. An essence is just a badass version of serum, and this one contains a healthy dose of both snail mucus and bee venom, which sounds scary, but really only does very slight damage to your skin to stimulate your skin’s natural healing process (it all comes back to cell turnover). The snail- and bee-based ingredients actually make up about 90% of the formula, which really gives you some bang for your buck!
I do have to be upfront about the one major drawback though—this stuff smells like a snail fart. Seriously, it’s not the best smelling stuff. I typically avoid putting it on the skin under my nose, because ew. But the benefits really do outweigh the smell. This essence leads to positive results and helps to reduce breakouts, moisturizes, and enhances overall skin health.
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