How to Use mucin in a Sentence

mucin

noun

• A little snail mucin can solve a whole host of problems.
  — ELLE, 24 May 2022
• This year, TikTok seemed to catch wind of snail mucin as a holy grail product.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
• Rossi says the main benefit of snail mucin is a boost in hydration to the skin.
  — Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
• The mucin and secretion filtrate does come from the snails, but there’s also more to it.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
• This isn't the first time that snail mucin has been buzzy as a skin care ingredient.
  — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2023
• Snail mucin — yes, the slime on snails — is a major trend in beauty products right now.
  — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
• For this sale, three of its most popular snail mucin picks are marked down even more.
  — Buy Side Staff, wsj.com, 10 Oct. 2023
• This mask contains both snail mucin (also known as slime) and bee venom.
  — Garrett Munce, GQ, 2 Mar. 2018
• And in the intestine, yet another mucin — MUC2 — is the main player.
  — Diana Kwon, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2019
• Give dry and dull winter skin a boost with the moisture-retaining power of snail mucin.
  — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 8 Nov. 2022
• Snail mucin might be one of the buzziest ingredients in skincare right now — and for a good reason.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
• In their new study, the researchers found that microbes in the guts of Americans make more enzymes that degrade mucins, compared with those in the Hadza.
  — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2017
• 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
• The mucin then detaches from the membrane of the cell, carrying the would-be invader along with it into the acidic gastric juice.
  — Diana Kwon, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2019
• And the mucin layer inhibits microbial growth and binds water.
  — Jane E. Brody, idahostatesman, 4 Aug. 2017
• In fact, the Bean Essence is often praised for being the vegan version of snail mucin, another beauty trend that took Seoul by storm in the mid-2010s.
  — Leslie Patrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024
• Powered by 96 percent snail mucin, this essence boasts a uniquely slimey texture that instantly hydrates and plumps the skin sans any sticky residue.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Dec. 2022
• Because it’s made up of so many beneficial ingredients, there’s a whole lot that snail mucin can do for skin.
  — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2023
• The entrance of new ingredients like snail mucin or categories like essences.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
• Deployment of hagfish slime thread skeins requires the transmission of mixing forces via mucin strands.
  — Mary Bates, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2014
• For You page, shuffled in among influencer videos telling you either to buy snail mucin or not to buy stuff, or maybe clips of people sleeping, dancing, or livestreaming.
  — WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
• Formulated with 92% snail mucin (per the product's name), hyaluronic acid and betaine, the cream can help moisturize skin and strengthen the skin's barrier.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2023
• Both snail mucin and salmon sperm DNA have small bodies of scientific evidence behind their use in skincare.
  — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• Thanks to its main ingredient, snail mucin, this moisturizer helps plump and hydrate skin that needs repair.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 20 Sep. 2022
• Repeats with a lot of proline, threonine and serine transform a typical protein to a mucin because of the polypeptide structure that is formed.
  — Coren Walters-Stewart, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2022
• Products like the Laneige nourishing lip mask and snail mucin have endless beauty cabinet appeal.
  — Porter Simmons, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
• As its name suggests, this essence's main ingredient is snail mucin, a skin-care staple known for its ability to even tone and replenish moisture.
  — Sarah Han, Allure, 17 June 2023
• The mask also has variations in silver (which has silk amino acids), green (fortified with snail mucin, spirulina, and chlorella), and black (infused with charcoal).
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 24 July 2021
• Both products contain snail mucin, which is known for its firming and hydration-boosting abilities.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022
• Glycolic acid, vitamin C, hydroquinone, and, believe it or not, snail mucin.
  — Shammara Lawrence, Allure, 15 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024