Would You Use The Snail Slime On Your Face?

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Thanks to South Korean innovation, especially when it comes to beauty, women on this side of the “puddle” are used to hearing dozens of eccentric ingredients, including seaweed face masks, ice therapy, and more recently, snail slime. Wait, what?

Skin care products made from snail secretions have been popular in Korea for years and now is when we can see them in America. If your first impression is "ASCO", you should reconsider. There are incredible benefits that you may not be aware of. So we spoke to Sana Akibu, manager at Cedra Pharmacy in New York, to show you the new trend called "Snail Care".

Benefits

According to Akibu, the secretion of the snail gives off collagen that smoothes fine lines and wrinkles. It also contains high levels of hyaluronic acid, which improves the skin's texture and hydrates it. Akibu states that "snails use their mucus to protect themselves from external factors such as radiation, sunlight and dirt." Thanks to their properties, the products that contain the "slime" are repairing by nature, making the skin firmer in weeks.

What you should know

Snails do not suffer for you. Harvesters have a very unique way of keeping secretion harmless. By the way, their mucus is completely natural - these little animals produce it even if it is not collected.

Each product contains different levels of secretion. In other words, the more slime, the greater benefits. Cedra Pharmacy distributes Biopelle, a line that uses Tensage SCA Technology, or Cryptomphalus Aspera secretion (a specific type of snail). The products are classified by the amount of secretion they carry, making it easy to understand how intense and beneficial it will be.

Of course, Akibu says that a high concentration of mucus is not necessary for people under 30, even if you are in the wave of prevention. If what you want is to follow the trend, look for moisturizers more than all.

Where do you buy it?

Sites like Soko Glam, Peach and Lily, and Glow Recipe sell products with snail slime. Biopelle is not available online but you can find it at Cedra Pharmacy in New York City.