Mizon Black Snail All in One Repair Cream (not recommended for sensitive skin)

Ingredients: Snail Secretion Filtrate, Helianthus Annuus (sunflower) Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Butylene Glycol, Synthetic Wax, Hydroxyethyl Acylate/sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Triethanolamine, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Carbomer, Caprylyl Glyocol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tropolone, Adenosine, Theobroma Cacao (cocoa) Extract, Allantoin, Pathenol, Allium Sativum (garlic) Bulb Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Morus Alba Fruitextract, Rubus Coreanus Fruit Extract, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Black Sugar Extract, Theobroma Cacao (cocoa) Extract, Charcoal Powder, Solanum Melongena (eggplant) Fruit Extract, Sepia, Porphyra Tenera Extract, Polygonum Fagopyrum Seed Extract, Vitis Vinfera(grape) Fruit Extract, Coffea Arabuca Fruit Extract Inonotus Obliquus (mushroom) Extract, Mirabilis Jalapa Seed Extract, Piper Nigrum (pepper) Seed Extract, Fagus Sylvatica Seed Extract, Anona Cherimolia Fruit Extract, Dictyopteris Membranacea Extract, Rose Extract, Cinnamomum Cassie Bark Extract, Aronia Melanocarpa Fruit Extract, Rhus Semialata Gall Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Copper Tripeptide-1, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Lecithin, Olea Europaea(olive) Fruit Oil, Phytosterols, Squalane, Butyrospermun Parkii (shea Butter), Ceramide 3, Rh-oligopeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Beta-glucan, Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol.

After establishing that my face doesn't like Tonymoly Snail Gel, I was apprehensive that my face doesn't like snail products, so when the Mizon Black Snail cream arrived, I was bracing myself for my face on fire. I washed my face, put on the Honeybunny Ampoule (still using it because my skin is way too dry to not use it, despite my desire to return this).

I was pleasantly surprised when my face isn't immediately set aflame; on the contrary, it rather feel cool and soothing with this cream.

It has a goopy texture, and feels a little slimey when I first put it on, though it did sink into my skin rather quick, and doesn't irritate my skin. Not to mention, it feels more hydrated than the Trader Joe Facial Moisturizer I was using, and less oily than the Jason Vitamin E cream. A few hours after applying the cream, my face is still feeling dried and tight, but not as uncomfortable as the Trader Joe's, and my cheeks and the underside of my chin doesn't feel like parchment paper anymore, and the redness is quite minimized.

 The first few minutes of putting the cream on, my face is so soft and plumped, despite the slight dryness on the surface of my skin, and I was hoping the hydrating effects would last for a while - but it wasn't the cream's fault, since my skin took some damage two days before and is trying to heal itself by scabbing over xD

So I'm extremely relieved that I'm not allergic to snail, only whatever else Benton and Tonymoly put in their products. Then again, this is black snail, a little different than the normal snail (though I'm not quite sure what the difference is XD) Here's a picture of black snail.

Nice fella, isn't he? Though, Mizon ingredients said the source of mucin is from African Black Snail, which is quite a bigger variety than the fella above.

Guess the bigger they are, the more mucin they can produce? And luckily, the mucin was harvest in a humane way, though that's the only thing I found that say that, so more research is needed. Interestingly, reviews of Corsx said that Corsx's way of harvesting is the most simple and humane: just left the little fella naps and collect the mucin when it's the right time. Cue the cute imagine of happy, sleepy snail faces xD

Happy little snail

Welp, I'm getting a little bit off track, haha, but snails are interesting topic XD I wouldn't mind spending hours watching them moving around and doing snails stuffs. It is soothing and calming, and somewhat a reminder that people should slow down now and then :)

Back to skin care products, I have a mind to try original Mizon Snail Cream, but the ingredients list contain dimethicone, so I picked the Black Snail version instead.

I was pretty impressed with the packaging, as the jar is quite heavy, and feels like they're made out of metal (metal black jar with snail, yeah XD Badass black metal snail whootz). My clumsy self dropped the jar on the floor; it didn't break, but gave a heavy clonk sound like it's going to break the floor instead XD Upon closer inspection, the lid is made of dense plastic, and the jar itself feels like glass, though the whole thing feels like it could have been made out of metal O_O And especially with the black matted paint, it does give the feel of sturdy container. I'm happy with the product overall, and probably will be ordering it again.

I was running a little research for the ingredients, and came upon the disparaging price gap that make me shake my head. On PeachAndLily, the price of the jar is $54, while the same thing on Amazon is only $13.59. Whatdaheck Peach and Lily? Overpriced much? I wonder how people can actually shop on such an overpriced site while there's Amazon, MemeBox, and SokoGlam exists? Similarly, Mizon original Snail cream is $38 on PeachAndLily while it's only $13.89 on Amazon. What? I'm not sure what's Peach and Lily is even doing.

Then again, I'm biased with Amazon xD Had been their devoted shopper for years, and love their great shipping; and with the online market expanding, there's more items available, making things more budget friendly :) I'm happy with that ~

Why pay more than you have to?

Here's a picture of how awesome snails are :D