Snail Mucin: The good, the bad, and the honest review.   You’ve been hearing a lot about Snail Mucin . Question is: what exactly is it and does it work as advertised?   The answer might surprise you.   Read on to discover the good, the bad and the ugly as we take a close look at the newest social media obsession…   This ingredient has long been popular in South Korea, which some consider the most forward-thinking and innovative in the beauty world and has made its way to other parts of the world, including the United States.   “It’s a massive trend at the moment and for a good reason,” says Georgia Smith, a cosmetic chemist and founder of Skin Sister, who is based in Sydney.   What Is Snail Mucin?   Simply put, it’s the excretion from a snail, which is why it’s also known and appears on ingredient labels as snail secretion filtrate, or SSF. Snail mucin is naturally created and used by snails as a way for them to protect t...

    If you’ve ever wanted to have glass skin, then you’ve come to the right place. That’s because you’re about to discover my easy 3-step method for hydrated, glowing skin.   And the good news is that this method works even if you’re new to skincare or if you’re well versed in the beauty industry.   What exactly is this buzz word “glass skin” all about you ask "Glass skin is a skin ideal in Korea," Glow Recipe founders and frequent glass skin havers  Sarah Lee  and  Christine Chang  tell  Allure  matter-of-factly. But what exactly  is  glass skin? "It means skin that looks crystal-clear, poreless, translucent, [and] luminous — like a piece of glass."   Read on…   Step 1 : The Double-cleanse Method   Many people who are new to skin care don’t even realize that they need to do this step before they can go in the appropriate cleanser that is according to skin type. And that’s why a lot of pe...

If you have your finger on the pulse of whether to wear spf, then you’ve probably noticed how the same questions come up again and again. You see these questions on forums, blog discussions, social media, Quora.com and even in your own inbox.   Your SPF Questions, Answered   Every day my inbox is flooded with questions about should melanin rich people should wear spF? People want to know if it is beneficial to wear sunscreen? They want to know if their melanin is protective or not. And they’re trying to figure out how to protective themselves without the issue of melanoma.   Chances are, you probably have these same types of questions. And you’ve probably even spent some time on blogs, forums and around the web, trying to get answers. The problem is, you keep getting conflicting answers, right?   For example, just pop onto any professional esthetician forum and ask this question: If I have melanin, should I use sunscreen?   I guarantee that y...