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As an animal lover, a strong believer in only using cruelty-free skincare and after years of unsuccessfully convincing my squeamish friends of the healing benefits of skincare with snail secretions, I was intrigued when I read about a Korean brand that had created a vegan snail mucin alternative using yam extract. Hearing the company was dedicated to sustainability in their manufacturing only sealed the deal and I am thrilled to announce they have decided to help me promote this post with a giveaway. The promotion will be on my Instagram from 22 June 2021 to 29 July 2021.

Disclaimer I was not paid of this review or the products I received, but want to support the brand because I truly believe in their philosophy. Any links shared in this post are non-affiliate.

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1 About Vegreen:

2 Vegreen Fragrance-free Nature Mucin Serum

2.1 Vegreen Claim

2.2 Appearance and Scent:

2.3 Packaging, Size, and Expiry:

2.4 How to Use:

2.5 Ingredients:

2.6 Ingredient Analysis:

2.7 pH Testing:

2.8 pH Analysis:

2.9 Overall Impressions:

3 Vegreen 730 Daily Moisture Cream

3.1 Vegreen Claim:

3.2 Appearance and Scent:

3.3 Packaging, Size and Expiry:

3.4 How to Use:

3.5 Ingredients:

3.6 Ingredient Analysis:

3.7 pH Testing:

3.8 pH Analysis:

3.9 Overall Impressions:

About Vegreen:

Vegreen is a Korean Skincare company that promotes “Pure and clean products made with safe ingredients.
without prejudice, without discrimination, so that everyone can trust and use it“.

They are dedicated to sustainablitiy and the labels they use have been specially designed to be easily peeled off for recycling. The packaging materials are made from sugar-cane by-products and the boxes are printed in soybean oil ink.

Vegreen currently offers three products, the Fragrance-Free Nature Mucin Serum and 730 Daily Moisture Cream (that I will be reviewing in this post) plus an Alcohol-free Nature Mucin Soothing Daily Toner.

Vegreen Fragrance-free Nature Mucin Serum

Vegreen Claim

This serum contains 63% mucin from wild yam extract that restores tired skin and improves skin vitality. Panthenol provides deep moisturizing, and skin barrier strengthening Ceramide helps firm and keep your skin off from stress.

Appearance and Scent:

The serum is a lightweight, transparent gel. It feels similar to snail mucin but spreads easily on the skin and does not leave a sticky residue. The fragrance-free formula has no detectable scent.

Packaging, Size, and Expiry:

The packaging is a plastic bottle with a pump dispenser. The bottle contains 50 ml of product and expires 12 months after opening or 30 months after the date of manufacture.

How to Use:

After cleansing and toning, apply a small amount one to two times and pat lightly to enhance absorption. Can be used morning and evening.

Ingredients:

Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract (63%), Water, Panthenol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine, Xanthan Gum, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 , Copper Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin

Ingredient Analysis:

Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract come from the rhizomes of the wild yam. The extract contains the plant steroid diosgenin, phytosterols and tannins. It functions as a skin-conditioning agent. Although there are no clinical studies on the topical application of wild yam in skincare, this lab study shows the extract may encourage the growth of new skin cells, and this study suggested it may be effective at decreasing pigmentation.

Panthenol is the pro-vitamin (biologically active precursor) to Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) present in all body cells and plays an essential role in cellular metabolism. In skincare it functions as a moisturizer and emollient, and is especially useful for calming irritation, relieving itching, healing wounds and treating sunburn. When applied topically, it attracts water from the atmosphere, reduces water loss, reduces inflammation and helps heal skin damaged by exposure to irritation, including that caused by sulphates. It can also help with antiaging by increase fibroblast proliferation increasing collagen and elastin synthesis and reducing pigmentation by inhibiting melanin.

Niacinamide, also known as nicotinamide, is a form of Vitamin B3, a water-soluble vitamin that is an important precursor of many oxidation-reduction coenzymes involved in over 40 cellular biochemical reactions. In addition, it can act as an antioxidant to improve epidermal barrier function, reduce hyperpigmentation, improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, reduce redness, and improve skin elasticity.

Centella asiatica leaf water is extracted from the herbaceous creeper that grows in swampy areas thought out India, Pakistan Sri Lanka, Madagascar, South Africa and Eastern Europe. It is commonly known as Gotu Kola and has been used to exert pharmacological effects in dermatology in the treatment of various skin lesions including burns, excoriations and eczema. It is considered to be an effective ingredient for antiaging and improving skin hydration.

Ceramide NP. Ceramides are lipids (oils) naturally found in the stratum corneum, the outermost layer of the skin, which is composed of dead cells and acts act as a protective barrier. Ceramides are the major structural components of the epidermal permeability barrier. The main function of ceramides within the skin is to control the growth and differentiation of cells when they are in the process of becoming specialized. Alterations of ceramide content are resultant in several skin diseases like atopic dermatitis. Ceramides added to skincare function by improving the overall barrier function of the skin.

pH Testing:

pH Analysis:

The pH of this product is outside the pH range of healthy skin (range 4.0-6.0, average 4.7). As I prefer to use products that are within this range, I always apply this serum after a low pH toner. Learn why the pH of skincare products is so important here.

Overall Impressions:

I really love that there is a vegan and cruelty-free alternative to the popular Korean skincare ingredient snail mucin. Although only a few studies have currently been done on the effects of Wild Yam Root as a skincare additive, the results are looking promising and with the addition of ceramide NP, five different peptides and niacinamide, this serum has many proven antiaging, brightening and skin barrier benefiting ingredients. Although the texture of this serum is slightly tacky, it felt comfortable on the skin and did not interfere with any subsequent steps in my routine.