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Snail Secretion Filtrate달팽이점액여과물

달팽이점액여과물dal-paeng-i-jeom-aek-yeo-gwa-mul
On a Korean label: 달팽이점액여과물 = Snail Secretion Filtrate — Snail mucin.

What it is

Mucus from one or more species of snail, filtered. It became one of the best-known K-beauty ingredients worldwide.

On a Korean label

Written 달팽이점액여과물. Fronts of packs say 달팽이 (snail).

Korean rules

The Korean ingredient dictionary lists no limit, label caution or functional-ingredient status for it.

Questions

What is 달팽이점액여과물?

Snail secretion filtrate — snail mucin.

Sources

  1. Korea Cosmetic Association — ingredient dictionary (대한화장품협회 성분사전)

Checked 26 October 2026. Rules change — the official texts above are the final word.