Dr.G
Dr.G Black Snail Cream 50ml
The one you reach for when your skin has had a week.
Niacinamide sixth of sixty-two — high enough to be doing the work, not decorating the label.
Rich, slippery, slow to sink.
What this cream does
A 50 ml cream led by a silicone-and-ester base with Niacinamide high on the list, carrying Snail Secretion Filtrate, Squalane, Beta-Glucan and a set of mushroom and root extracts, formulated as a rich daily cream for tone and comfort.
Where the snail actually sits
The brand sells this on black snail. On the label, Snail Secretion Filtrate appears at position 24 of 62 — directly below Fragrance. Ingredient lists run in order of quantity only down to one percent, and fragrance in a cream is almost always under that. So the snail is somewhere in the part of the list where order stops telling you anything, and it is not a large part of the jar.
That is not an argument against the cream. It is an argument for buying it on what is demonstrably near the top: Niacinamide at position six, which is a genuinely high placement for the most evidence-backed tone ingredient in Korean skincare.
Key ingredients
Ingredient · What it is, and what it is used for
- Niacinamide
- Vitamin B3. Studied for evening out the look of tone, for the look of pores, and for breakout-prone skin — which is why it turns up in so much of this catalogue.
- Snail Secretion Filtrate
- Filtrate of snail secretion.
- Squalane
- Saturated hydrocarbon, hydrogenated squalene. A material skin already contains, so it reads as its own; used to soften by filling the gaps between surface cells.
- Adenosine
- Purine nucleoside. One of the few ingredients Korea approves a wrinkle-care claim for.
- Beta-Glucan
- Polysaccharide from yeast or oat. Used to calm irritation, and pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Extract of Centella asiatica, whole plant. Used to calm irritation; used to slow oxidation, in the formula and on skin.
- Phellinus Linteus Extract
- Extract of sanghwang mushroom.
- Arctium Lappa Root Extract
- Extract of burdock root.
- Portulaca Oleracea Extract
- Extract of purslane. Pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Propolis Extract
- Extract of bee propolis.
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Shea butter. Sits on top and slows how fast water leaves, and softens by filling the gaps between surface cells.
- Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
- Oil from argan kernel. Softens by filling the gaps between surface cells.
How the formula works together
The first ten entries are almost entirely silicone and ester: Cyclopentasiloxane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Triethylhexanoin, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone. That is what gives this cream its slip and its immediate smoothing, and it is why makeup sits well over it.
Niacinamide sits in among them at six. Below that comes the emulsifier and thickener block, then the long botanical tail — snail, sanghwang mushroom, burdock, kava, purslane, centella, propolis — with Squalane, shea butter and argan oil as the softening lipids and Beta-Glucan and Sodium Hyaluronate holding water.
Two things to weigh before buying. Fragrance is listed at position 23, and Alcohol appears mid-list. Neither is unusual in a cream at this price, but if you avoid either, this is not your jar.
Who it is for
Worth checking before you buy: Snail secretion filtrate sits at 24 of 62, so buy this for the niacinamide rather than the snail; fragrance and alcohol are on the list too.
Labelled for all skin types, aimed at tone and comfort. Contains fragrance, alcohol and silicones.
How to use it
- As the last step of the routine, take a moderate amount.
- Press it in with the palms rather than rubbing.
- Morning, evening, or both.
Details
- Size
- 50 ml
- Made in
- Korea
- Skin type
- All skin types
- Ingredients
- 62, published in full below
Full ingredient list
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, NIACINAMIDE, HYDROGENATED POLY(C6-14 OLEFIN), CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, DIMETHICONE, CETEARYL OLIVATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, C12-16 ALCOHOLS, GLYCERYL STEARATE, EG-100 STEARATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, SQUALANE, CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE, METHYLPROPANEDIOL, SORBITAN OLIVATE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, DIOSCOREA JAPONICA ROOT EXTRACT, FRAGRANCE, SNAIL SECRETION FILTRATE, PALMITIC ACID, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, BETAINE, ALCOHOL, GLYCOSYL TREHALOSE, CELLULOSE GUM, ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, POLYGLYCERYL-10 STEARATE, HYDROLYZED CORN STARCH, POLYSORBATE 60, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE, RAFFINOSE, STEARIC ACID, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, ADENOSINE, POLYGLYCERYL-2 DIPOLYHYDROXYSTEARATE, BETA-GLUCAN, DISODIUM EDTA, LECITHIN, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, SUCROSE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CARAMEL, PIPER METHYSTICUM LEAF/ROOT/STEM EXTRACT, GLUCOSE, INULIN LAURYL CARBAMATE, POLYQUATERNIUM-51, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT EXTRACT, PHELLINUS LINTEUS EXTRACT, DISODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, PHENOXYETHANOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT, PROPOLIS EXTRACT
In label order, unedited.
Ships from Korea.
