MIZON SNAIL REPAIR INTENSIVE AMPOULE REVIEW

INGREDIENTS:

Snail Secretion Filtrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alcohol, Panthenol, Glycereth-26, Punica Granatum Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Trehalose, Copper Tripeptide-1, Human Oligopeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Caprylyl Glyocol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tropolone, Sodium Polyacrylate, Adenosine, Coptis Japonica Extract, Disodium EDTA

PACKAGE:

It comes in a dark brown glass bottle with attached pipette. The dark colour of the bottle prevents the product from exposure to the sun light. Thanks to that I can keep in on my "beauty desk", not hiding it in the drawer. Besides it looks nice and sleek. I like using pipette simply for sanitary reasons.

                                               source:en.mizon.co.kr

INGREDIENTS:

Snail Secretion Filtrate - it is the 80% of snail mucin. Why is it good for the skin? It contains antioxidants, proteins and glycolic acid, which is good mostly for fighting acne, healing skin problems and also calming dry skin

Sodium Hyaluronate - Hyaluronic Acid. Those with dry skin know, that this is great ingredient which helps to keep skin moisturized

Butylene Glycol - also it has nourishing and hydranting properties, helps other ingredients go deep into the skin. It also prevents the product to dry out

Glycerin - it is a great moisturizer, helps improving skin elasticity, wound healing and it's antibacterial

Alcohol - is it really bad for the skin? what it does? what is the purpose of the alcohol in cosmetics? Alcohol helps some ingredients go deep through the skin, which is a good thing. Some types like Cetyl Alcohol or Stearyl Alcohol can be beneficial for dry skin. Not so good for the oily skin, because it can cause irritation. The fact that it has been place on the 5th place on the ingredients list worries me. I find cosmetics with alcohol drying and skin irritating

Panthenol - provitamine B5, nurishes and smoothes the skin

Glycereth-26 - oil, nourishes the skin, ingredient thickening agent

Punica Granatum Extract - pomegranate, source of vitamine C, strong antioxidant, stimulates production of collagen

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract - rich in antioxidants, good for dry skin type

Carbomer - thickener, makes other ingredients sticky, chemical component, can cause skin irritation.

Triethanolamine - pH balancing ingredient, can cause skin iritation

Trehalose - sugar, can be found in plants, hydating properties

Copper Tripeptide-1 - antioxidant, regenerates the skin, helps in production of collagen, keeps skin hydrated, rebuilds blood microcirculation, helps removing scars

Human Oligopeptide-1 - helps to treat wounds, regenerates the skin

Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 - helps in collagen and elastin production, skin rejuvenation factor

Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract - maintains the skin in good condition, brightens the skin, antioxidant

Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract - whitening and anti-wrinkle factor

Caprylyl Glyocol - skin conditioning agent, can cause irritation 

Ethylhexylglycerin - natural preservative, alternative to parabens, can cause allegries

Tropolone - skin conditioning factor 

Sodium Polyacrylate - hydrating factor, can cause irritation

Adenosine - anti-aging benefits, helps preventing wrinkles, reduces UVB damage

Coptis Japonica Extract - antioxidant factor

Disodium EDTA - stabilizer used in cosmetics, people with sensitive skin should be careful in using cosmetics with this factor


This ingredients list doesn't look bad at all. Apart from few "bad" factors, there are really great components with great benefits for the skin. 


SCENT:

No aroma at all.

COLOUR:

HOW TO USE:
source: internet

Above you have all the steps you should follow in order to improve your skin. I have a feeling that they constantly adding new product to this line. I only tried steps: 1, 2, 4 and 8.


DOES THIS REALLY WORK:

I'm not fully satisfied with this product to be honest. I haven't seen any spectacular effects after using the ampoule for few months constantly. There were some improvements, but nothiing special. I used it with All-in-one Snail Repair Cream, Snail Recovery Gel Cream and Snail Repairing Foam Cleanser. It's a good skin care product, but in my opinion it's for young people up to 25 years old. It does lightly moisturizing, nourishing the skin, but it's not enough for my very dry one. It lasts for a long time though. I haven't seen any wrinke improvement (although I don't have many, only under my eyes), some of my "pimple scars" vanished quicker than normal. But still had to use another nourishing cream to make my skin more moisturized.  Maybe if I used all of the products, my skin would have been perfectly nourished? Maybe I will try all the line one day.