Cosrx

COSRX is one of the first Korean brands to become known in Europe — with short, readable formulas built around a few identifiable actives. Its most famous is snail mucin, the secretion used in Korea for years for repair, hydration and glow.

Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream

Advanced Snail 92 is the cream with 92% snail secretion filtrate: a gel-like, slightly elastic texture that absorbs without leaving a film. It hydrates, soothes irritated skin and supports repair after blemishes or sun. Morning and evening as the last step before sunscreen, for every skin type — combination and oily skin included, because it is not occlusive.

How to use it

A hazelnut-sized amount on the face, after toner and serum, on still slightly damp skin. The particular texture surprises the first time — slightly stringy — and disappears within a minute. It combines with every active, including retinal and acids, whose irritation it softens.

For whom

For skin that needs comfort without heaviness: after a peel, on combination skin with dry patches, in summer when rich creams are too much. If you are looking for a richer cream, see Korean face cream; all brands on the Korean skincare page.

Every product new, sealed, shipped from France within the EU by IBN AL QAYYIM, registered retailer; free EU shipping from €49.