: any of various mucoproteins that occur especially in secretions of mucous membranes
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Rejuvenate your skin with the Cosrx snail mucin sheet masks.
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Kristi Arnold, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
The entrance of new ingredients like snail mucin or categories like essences.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 July 2024
The cooling gel essence features a high concentration of snail mucin, an ingredient that delivers hydration on contact, and shows promise for smoothing fine lines and soothing redness when used consistently.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 26 June 2024
That's due to long, thread-like fibers in the slime, in addition to the proteins and sugars that make up mucin, the other major component.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
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Kristi Arnold, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
The entrance of new ingredients like snail mucin or categories like essences.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 July 2024
The cooling gel essence features a high concentration of snail mucin, an ingredient that delivers hydration on contact, and shows promise for smoothing fine lines and soothing redness when used consistently.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 26 June 2024
That's due to long, thread-like fibers in the slime, in addition to the proteins and sugars that make up mucin, the other major component.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
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“Mucin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mucin. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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mucin
noun
mu·cin
ˈmyüs-ᵊn 
: any of a group of mucoproteins that are found in various human and animal secretions and tissues (as in saliva, the lining of the stomach, and the skin) and that are white or yellowish powders when dry and viscid when moist
gastric mucin
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