How to Use mucin in a Sentence
mucin
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A little snail mucin can solve a whole host of problems.
—ELLE, 24 May 2022
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This year, TikTok seemed to catch wind of snail mucin as a holy grail product.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
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Rossi says the main benefit of snail mucin is a boost in hydration to the skin.
—Katie Camero, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
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The mucin and secretion filtrate does come from the snails, but there’s also more to it.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
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This isn't the first time that snail mucin has been buzzy as a skin care ingredient.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2023
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Snail mucin — yes, the slime on snails — is a major trend in beauty products right now.
—Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
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For this sale, three of its most popular snail mucin picks are marked down even more.
—Buy Side Staff, wsj.com, 10 Oct. 2023
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This mask contains both snail mucin (also known as slime) and bee venom.
—Garrett Munce, GQ, 2 Mar. 2018
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And in the intestine, yet another mucin — MUC2 — is the main player.
—Diana Kwon, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2019
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Give dry and dull winter skin a boost with the moisture-retaining power of snail mucin.
—Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 8 Nov. 2022
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Snail mucin might be one of the buzziest ingredients in skincare right now — and for a good reason.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
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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
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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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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
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And the mucin layer inhibits microbial growth and binds water.
—Jane E. Brody, idahostatesman, 4 Aug. 2017
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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
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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
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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
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The entrance of new ingredients like snail mucin or categories like essences.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
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Deployment of hagfish slime thread skeins requires the transmission of mixing forces via mucin strands.
—Mary Bates, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2014
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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
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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
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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
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Thanks to its main ingredient, snail mucin, this moisturizer helps plump and hydrate skin that needs repair.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 20 Sep. 2022
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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
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Products like the Laneige nourishing lip mask and snail mucin have endless beauty cabinet appeal.
—Porter Simmons, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
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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
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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
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Both products contain snail mucin, which is known for its firming and hydration-boosting abilities.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 10 Mar. 2022
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Glycolic acid, vitamin C, hydroquinone, and, believe it or not, snail mucin.
—Shammara Lawrence, Allure, 15 Mar. 2018
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