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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin versus COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream .

Last updated on January 03, 2024. Published on August 06, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe . They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or sulfates

We independently verify ingredients, and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Spot a product that need an update? Let us know.

Serum South Korean Brand South Korea
General Moisturizer South Korean Brand South Korea

Serum

Serums are highly concentrated with ingredients to provide skin with benefits. They should be used after cleansing and before moisturizing.

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

Price

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Buy Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin

Starts at $12.75
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Starts at $16.19

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
ph level
5.5

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Niacinamide
Hyaluronic Acid (3)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)
Good For Oily Skin
Redness Reducing (4)
Reduces Irritation (2)
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging
Dark Spots
Scar Healing
Acne Fighting
Brightening (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Redness Reducing (3)
Reduces Irritation (4)
Scar Healing

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Acne Trigger
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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Snail Secretion Filtrate is the excretion from snails. It is an effective moisturizer and promotes collagen production.

Snail Secretion helps repair the skin barrier, helping the skin stay hydrated. It also contains ingredients that tell the skin to create more collagen such as glycolic acid.

Snail Secretion Filtrate is also great for soothing skin because it also contains allantoin.

On top of this, Snail Secretion Filtrate contains a variety of vitamins and minerals. These include copper peptides, Vitamin A, and vitamin E. Vitamins A and E are antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals, molecules that damage skin cells. Fighting off free-radicals can slow the process of wrinkle formation and hyperpigmentation.

Being cruelty-free means a brand does not experiment on animals. If you're worried about the well-being of the snails, we recommend looking more into the company of the product. Many brands have developed humane methods to collect snail mucin.

There is much debate on this subject. On one hand, this ingredient comes from an animal. On the other hand, many will argue the ingredient is naturally secreted (like a natural by-product) and therefore vegan. If you have reservations, you can look into Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate or Centella Asiatica Extract as alternatives.

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Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin contains this as ingredient number 4.

COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin contains this as ingredient number 12.

COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream contains this as ingredient number 17.

3
What it does: Absorbent, Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Sodium Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid.

Sodium Polyacrylate is a super-absorbent polymer. It can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.

Sodium Polyacrylate is also used to stabilize products.

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Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin contains this as ingredient number 17.

COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream contains this as ingredient number 11.

4
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Adenosine is in every living organism. It is one of four components in nucleic acids that helps store our DNA.

Adenosine has many benefits when used. These benefits include hydrating the skin, smoothing skin, and reducing wrinkles. Once applied, adenosine increases collagen production. It also helps with improving firmness and tissue repair.

Studies have found adenosine may also help with wound healing.

In skincare products, Adenosine is usually derived from yeast.

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Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin contains this as ingredient number 18.

COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream contains this as ingredient number 19.

5
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin contains this as ingredient number 22.

COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream contains this as ingredient number 13.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

67% are loved or liked
11% have mixed ratings
15% are disliked or very disliked
7% have no rating yet
37% are loved or liked
16% have mixed ratings
47% are disliked or very disliked
0% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin 27 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 11 reviews
ChocolateCake_112's Avatar'
Jul 3, 2023

Helped with damaged skin barrier
After I accidently used a skincare product that was too abrasive, my skin would flare up and nothing would soothe it down, thankfully I found this miracle product. Reduced a lot of my redness, if you are...

Helped with damaged skin barrier
After I accidently used a skincare product that was too abrasive, my skin would flare up and nothing would soothe it down, thankfully I found this miracle product. Reduced a lot of my redness, if you are looking to strengthen your skin barrier this is a great product to start with, little to no chance of breaking out with it.

jojoswrld_'s Avatar'
Jan 7, 2024

So beautiful and soothing. Always makes my dry skin feel rejuvenated without being too heavy or sticky. Great value as well- I bought it at Marshalls for half price! :))

So beautiful and soothing. Always makes my dry skin feel rejuvenated without being too heavy or sticky. Great value as well- I bought it at Marshalls for half price! :))

Great Value
Hydrating
Light
Absorbs Well
No Scent
Works Well
jnlaohoo's Avatar'
Oct 6, 2021

A little light and runny
I bought this serum to use as an early anti-aging product since I'm just in my late 20's. The product is a little too light and runny for my skin, wishing that the formula could be thicker. It absorbs quickly,...

A little light and runny
I bought this serum to use as an early anti-aging product since I'm just in my late 20's. The product is a little too light and runny for my skin, wishing that the formula could be thicker. It absorbs quickly, without suffocating the pores.

COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream 19 ingredients

3.3 /5
from 36 reviews
DamDamfino's Avatar'
Apr 13, 2024

Loooove this. I want to bathe in it, drink it, and have it's babies.
Definitely a night time cream, gives the skin a dewy wet look, best to put on as a last step - its thick and slimy texture can act as a kind of "slugging" to seal in...

Loooove this. I want to bathe in it, drink it, and have it's babies.
Definitely a night time cream, gives the skin a dewy wet look, best to put on as a last step - its thick and slimy texture can act as a kind of "slugging" to seal in the rest of your routine.
I probably put on too much, but I don't see a downside besides my wallet. It glides so smoothly and spreads so well over my skin I'm obsessed with how glossy it feels.
And the next morning when I wake up my skin is so happy, so calm, so well moisturized, and so soft, I definitely notice a difference than when I don't use it.
The only thing I didn't like about this product was the packaging. I hate having to dip my fingers in jars. Even if you don't care about the possible contamination, this product has a tendency to always finds its way under fingernails.
But they recently updated the packaging to a squeeze tube! Huzzah! Now there's nothing I don't like about this product!

Edit: After purchasing the new tube packaging...I suspect they may have changed the formula a little bit. The new tube packaging dries a bit faster, and dries with the tiniest feeling of powder. That's the best way I can describe it. Like how some greasier products will use cornstarch to make it not feel so greasy, but you still get this aftertaste of powder film. It's so faint I'm not 100% sure, but I remember the cream in the jar stayed moist and slimey after application longer than this. It could be that it's reacting to something else in my routine, but it does this even on freshly cleansed skin so I don't know. I hope it's not a new formula... I like the slime.

Hydrating
Light Scent
Works Well
Clover's Avatar'
Jul 30, 2023

You don’t realize what you have until it’s gone
I’m nearing the end of end of my second jar, so I was trying to conserve it by using this cream more infrequently. I had no idea how much this soothed my skin and was helping with redness...

You don’t realize what you have until it’s gone
I’m nearing the end of end of my second jar, so I was trying to conserve it by using this cream more infrequently. I had no idea how much this soothed my skin and was helping with redness until I began using it less and less. It’s such a hydrating formula too, and of course it’s got that classic snail mucin texture so it’s kinda slimy. But I have no issues with that, and I actually really enjoy the consistency as it has no problems sinking into the skin.

The jar packaging is not my favorite however, because this is not a thick cream. HOWEVER recently COSRX began offering this same formula in a tube with twice as much product, so when I repurchase this I am definitely going to go with the tube option (the jar is still available for those who like it). For anyone on the hunt for a soothing and hydrating product, this is wonderful option and I recommend you try it.

anasbonhomme_54's Avatar'
Mar 20, 2023

Only Moisturiser That Doesn't Break Me Out
I am so happy I bought this - it is the perfect addition to my skin routine as someone with normal/combo (and very acne-prone) skin. Only complaint is that (for me at least) it isn't...

Only Moisturiser That Doesn't Break Me Out
I am so happy I bought this - it is the perfect addition to my skin routine as someone with normal/combo (and very acne-prone) skin. Only complaint is that (for me at least) it isn't moisturising enough and if I use it on its own, I will get very dry patches throughout the day. Bear in mind I use a retinol and benzoyl peroxide which are quite drying, and potentially why I need an extra cream. Still on the look-out for something that doesn't break me out to pair with this product, so this one is still the best I own!

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