Where does this toner go in my routine?

Straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. Anything thinner than a toner goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Snail Secretion Filtrate and not three changes at once.

What else is on the list besides Snail Secretion Filtrate?

Niacinamide, Allantoin and Adenosine. The order they are printed in on this toner's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Snail Secretion Filtrate sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Bee Venom, Copper Tripeptide-1 and Hexapeptide-11.

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Snail Bee High Content Skin Toner 150ml

Name: Benton Snail Bee High Content Skin Toner 150ml
Brand: Benton
SKU: 3668824451
Price: 40.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Snail Bee High Content Skin Toner is Benton's toner (150ml), built around Snail Secretion Filtrate and Niacinamide. It is used right after cleansing, to rebalance the skin and prep it for the next step. This is sourced as the Korean-market formula rather than a US-shelf reformulation.

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150 ml

$26.67 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
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Suited to: Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin

Helps with: Shoppers looking for Snail Secretion Filtrate in a tonerRoutines that want Snail Secretion Filtrate and Niacinamide in one stepFilling the toner step with a Korean-market formula

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Key benefits

Snail Secretion Filtrate, the humectant this toner is built around
Niacinamide, Allantoin, Adenosine and Bee Venom on the same list, actives
Copper Tripeptide-1 and Hexapeptide-11 further down the same list
Hexapeptide-9 and Tripeptide-1 further down the same list
Snail Secretion Filtrate named first on the manufacturer list printed on this page

Key actives

1Snail Secretion Filtratehumectant

Snail Secretion Filtrate is the mucin a snail produces, filtered for cosmetic use, and it is the ingredient the Korean snail category is built on. It carries glycoproteins, hyaluronic acid and glycolic acid, and it is used for hydration and a smoother-looking surface. The name on the box points at it, and it is named first on this toner's own ingredient list.

All products with Snail Mucin

8Niacinamideactive

Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. The panel names it eighth on this toner's list, beside Snail Secretion Filtrate.

All products with Niacinamide

27Allantoinactive

Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin. It is named twenty-seventh on this toner's list, alongside Snail Secretion Filtrate.

All products with Allantoin

28Adenosineactive

Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated. It is named twenty-eighth on this toner's list, alongside Snail Secretion Filtrate.

All products with Adenosine

30Bee Venomactive

Bee venom collected from honeybees, carrying the peptide melittin along with enzymes. It is a Korean formulation ingredient used at very low levels, and it is a known allergen for people sensitive to stings. The panel names it thirtieth on this toner's list, beside Snail Secretion Filtrate.

All products with Bee Venom

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

No fragrance

on the list

1Snail Secretion8Niacinamide27Allantoin30Bee Venom

1Snail Secretion
8Niacinamide
27Allantoin
30Bee Venom

Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.

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28 of 30 explained

Snail Secretion Filtrate humectant: Snail Secretion Filtrate is the mucin a snail produces, filtered for cosmetic use, and it is the ingredient the Korean snail category is built on. It carries glycoproteins, hyaluronic acid and glycolic acid, and it is used for hydration and a smoother-looking surface.
Aqua solvent: Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water plant extract: Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water is green tea distillate used in place of plain water as a base. It is far more dilute than the extract, so it sets the base rather than supplying the antioxidants.
Glycerin humectant: Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
Butylene Glycol humectant: Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
1,2-Hexanediol humectant: 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
Pentylene Glycol humectant: Pentylene Glycol hydrates and, like the other longer-chain glycols, makes a formula less hospitable to microbes so the preservative system can be lighter. It also improves how evenly a product spreads.
Niacinamide active: Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
Betaine humectant: Betaine is a sugar-beet-derived humectant that cells use to hold water. In a formula it hydrates and takes the edge off cleansers and acids, which is why it often appears alongside them.
Panthenol humectant: Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract plant extract: Diospyros Kaki is the persimmon tree. Its leaf extract carries tannins and vitamin C and is used as an antioxidant extract.
Laminaria Digitata Extract plant extract: Oarweed kelp extract. It carries alginates, minerals and iodine and is used as a hydrating, mineral-rich marine ingredient.

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Salix Alba Bark Extract plant extract: Willow Bark Extract carries salicin, the plant compound salicylic acid is related to. The two are not interchangeable: willow bark is a mild clarifying extract, not a BHA exfoliant at the levels used in cosmetics.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract plant extract: Aloe Leaf Extract is mostly water with polysaccharides, amino acids and mild plant acids. It hydrates and leaves a light, cooling film, which is why it is the default after-sun ingredient.
Althaea Rosea Root Extract plant extract: Hollyhock root extract. Like the flower it is rich in mucilage, so it hydrates and leaves a slippery, cushioned feel.
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate emulsifier: Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate is a sugar-derived emulsifier and solubiliser, mild enough to be a standard choice in Korean essences. It dissolves small amounts of oil into water without any tightening feel.
Beta-Glucan polysaccharide: Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide from oats or yeast. It holds a large amount of water, forms a soothing film, and is one of the ingredients formulators reach for in products aimed at reactive skin.
Copper Tripeptide-1 peptide: Copper Tripeptide-1 is three amino acids bound to a copper ion, and the classic firming peptide in cosmetic chemistry. It is blue in solution, which is often why a serum carrying it is tinted, and it is used for the look of firmness and fine lines.
Hexapeptide-11 peptide: Hexapeptide-11 is a yeast-derived six-amino-acid peptide used for the look of resilience and firmness.
Hexapeptide-9 peptide: Hexapeptide-9 is a six-amino-acid peptide used for the look of firmness and elasticity. It is water soluble and appears in peptide blends rather than alone.
Tripeptide-1 peptide: Tripeptide-1 is the copper-free version of the classic three-amino-acid peptide. It is used for the look of firmness in formulas that avoid copper's blue tint.
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 peptide: Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 is the five-amino-acid peptide originally sold as Matrixyl. It is used for the look of fine lines and is one of the longest-standing cosmetic peptides.
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 peptide: Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 is a short peptide with a fatty tail added so it can travel through the oily outer layer of skin. It is used for the look of firmness and is almost always paired with palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7.
Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster: Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
Allantoin active: Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin.
Adenosine active: Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated.
Citric Acid pH adjuster: Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.
Bee Venom active: Bee venom collected from honeybees, carrying the peptide melittin along with enzymes. It is a Korean formulation ingredient used at very low levels, and it is a known allergen for people sensitive to stings.

How it works

The Snail Bee High Content Skin Toner is a 150ml toner, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. The humectant it is built around is Snail Secretion Filtrate, named first on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Niacinamide, Allantoin and Adenosine, so the humectant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Snail Secretion Filtrate stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the toner format rather than by the list alone. Benton sells this Snail Secretion Filtrate toner in Korea, and this is that version.

How to use

Sweep across a cleansed face and neck with a cotton pad or press in with clean hands, then continue with the rest of the routine without rinsing.

Worth knowing

Patch test this toner on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Snail Secretion Filtrate on the list.
Introduce this toner on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Snail Secretion Filtrate rather than to three changes at once.

Complete the routine

This itemBenton Snail Bee High Content Skin Toner 150ml$40.00
Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinBenton Honest Cleansing Foam 150g$15.00
An as-needed step, in place of the prep layerBenton Snail Bee High Content Sheet Mask 20g X 10ea$45.00

Total for 3 items$100.00

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Snail Bee High Content Skin Toner, 150ml, Benton's toner with Snail Secretion Filtrate and Niacinamide.

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What professionals say

What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.

The hyaluronic acid and peptides in snail mucin may stimulate the production of collagen and elastin.
Hadley King, MDClinical instructor of dermatology, Weill Medical College of Cornell, Women's Health
Allantoin can tone down the dryness of the individual cells. It increases the water content of the skin, which means it helps to hydrate and moisturize.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic

1 more professional perspective

Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of pores in a few ways. By strengthening the skin barrier and improving elasticity, pores appear less noticeable and more even.
Ashlyn YankeAesthetician, Cleveland Clinic