Patches with snail mucin: features and applications

Modern women are less likely to use cream eye masks. Today, patches are used for this purpose, or, as they are also called, patches for the eyes. Stickers of a special form are saturated with useful substances that remove the external signs of fatigue and make the skin around the eyes soft and well-groomed.

Patches are a modern way to care for delicate skin of the eyelids. Beauticians recommend carefully studying the composition before purchasing. Some components can cause allergic reactions, and if you have a tendency to allergies, you should use any means with caution.

Such an unusual mask will help to solve various problems with the skin around the eyes. There are patches on sale for sensitive, dry, thin skin, against "bruises", puffiness, wrinkles (both small and deeper). But you need to remember that The cause of edema can be not only fatigue or sleepless nights, but also pathologies of the urinary system and cardiovascular diseases.

Among the huge number of species, hydrogel patches for the eyes with snail extract can be distinguished, which will help solve various problems:

• remove swelling from lack of sleep;
• reduce the appearance of dark circles;
• smooth small wrinkles;
• moisturize the skin.

After application, the skin quickly regenerates and acquires a healthy glow. To achieve the desired effect, just one procedure is enoughand if you use patches regularly (daily or every other day), then your look will always be irresistible, the skin around the eyes is moisturized and well-groomed.

But first of all, patches with mucin are suitable for sensitive skin, prone to dryness, girls from 18 to 30 years old. It is at this age that the skin lacks moisture, which manifests itself as a slight darkening under the eyes, a tired look, and fine wrinkles.

The main component of patches is mucin - purified snail mucus. Additionally, the composition of the hydrogel is enriched with colloidal gold. Snail mucin has a beneficial effect on the skin around the eyes and increases the production of its own collagen, and an aqueous solution with gold particles penetrates into the deeper layers of the epidermis and synthesizes hyaluronic acid. This double action allows you to retain moisture in the skin cells and smooth it.

Patches are impregnated with a special caring composition, which includes the mucus of a black or grape snail. This substance is rich in elastin, glycoprotein (a protein that is also found in human skin cells, is actively involved in the production of hormones), copper peptides that stimulate collagen synthesis.

In addition to gold and mucin, patches may contain (depending on the manufacturer):

• Castor oil (makes the skin soft and tender, has a bactericidal effect);
• grapefruit extract (promotes skin renewal, reduces redness and pigmentation);
• wormwood extract (relieves puffiness, tightens and smoothes the skin, heals small cracks and inflammations);
• yuzu fruit extract (moisturizes and rejuvenates);
• bamboo stalk extract (normalizes blood circulation, brightens the skin);
• betaine (retains moisture in the deep layers of the epidermis).

Now on store shelves and on the Internet you can find many types of patches with mucin from different manufacturers. But the following brands are popular with women.

• Petitfee & Koelf - South Korean brand that produces various cosmetics. Among the products there are also gold hydrogel patches with snail mucin. They have a jelly-like shape, saturated with active ingredients and effectively protect the skin from negative external factors, improve the general condition of the skin.

• Evenlip - Another popular brand of South Korea. The company produces patches with black snail mucus, they tighten the skin well, hide shallow wrinkles. The main component - mucin, penetrating deep into the epidermis, begins to act at the cellular level, contributing to the production of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid by the cells.

• Esfolio - popular korean brand. Among its products there is also a hydrogel with mucin and gold. Means are suitable for girls from 18 years with thin sensitive skin. These modern eye masks do their job well: remove traces of fatigue and sleepless nights, restore epidermal cells.

• The skin house - The Korean brand produces patches with mucin and gold, which brighten the skin, remove puffiness, moisturize and tone the skin, provide saturation with vitamins and amino acids of the deep layers of the skin. The effect is enhanced if you first put the jar of patches in a cool place.

• Trimay - A popular South Korean company specializing in the production of caring cosmetics. In addition to gold and mucin, manufacturers added caviar extract to the patches - the most important source of proteins, amino acids and vitamins. Hydrogel patches have an instant effect.Their action is aimed at moisturizing, nourishing, antioxidant protection, and fighting signs of fatigue.

When using patches with mucin, you need to remember a few rules.

• Do not overnight. According to some reviews, prolonged exposure enhances the positive effect of mucin and other components. However, the manufacturer does not in vain recommend that you keep the patches for no more than half an hour - this time is enough for the active substances to penetrate the epidermis and begin to act.
• Use an eye mask in the morning. If you put it before bedtime, then in the morning you can no longer see the positive effect.
• Apply patches regularly. It is regular skin care that will allow you to forget about the "bruises", swelling, dull and dry skin.
• You can store the package in the refrigerator, but this is not a prerequisite for long-term storage.. Mucin patches are made on the basis of a hydrogel, which has a cooling effect. You can extend the shelf life if you remove the patches with a special spatula that will prevent the pathogenic microflora from entering the container.
• After application no need to use extra care products for the eyelids - the composition of the patches contains all the necessary components.
• Patches fit not only for the area under the eyes, they will help to cope with problems in the nasolabial, on the forehead, between the eyebrows.

You can apply patches in different ways, depending on the effect you want to get. To remove puffiness and bruises, the hydrogel is glued with a wide part to the inside of the eye. To smooth wrinkles and give the skin a radiance - a wide part of the hydrogel is located on the outside of the eye.

See how snail mucin transforms the skin, see below.