Snail slime is one of the most researched, discussed and used natural cosmetics today.
The reason for so many discussions is above all an error that lies at the basis of the product: snail slime is not actually the slime that we typically mean .
Rather, it is a secretion produced by the snail .
In fact, in the products that contain it you will find it under the name of snail secretion .
Once you have overcome the initial skepticism linked to the idea of using animal slime, all that remains is to better understand what it is and why it is so useful and used in the world of natural cosmetics.
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Everything You Need to Know About Snail Slime
As already mentioned, snail slime is an organic cosmetic product more correctly indicated as a secretion.
What you don't know yet, however, is that this product is characteristic of only one species of snail: the Cornu Aspersum Muller.
When Cornu Aspersum Muller moves, it produces a secretion that you can use as a beauty product , but it does so with very different intentions:
- better adhere to the ground or surfaces on which it moves. In fact, it is thanks to this secretion that it can walk vertically!
- lubricate its body. This way it can move even on surfaces that are not perfectly flat without getting scratched.
- to keep away predators, who do not like this secretion at all.
Properties and active ingredients of snail slime
That this secretion is absolutely useful for the snail that produces it is now very clear.
But why is it also so prized in the world of organic cosmetics?
The answer is hidden in the properties and active ingredients that snail slime is composed of: Mucopolysaccharides
It is the main component of snail slime. To help you better understand how effective mucopolysaccharides are in the world of organic cosmetics, you just need to discover that hyaluronic acid is also a mucopolysaccharide!
Mucopolysaccharides provide viscosity and strength.
The secret of snail slime's hydration is hidden in mucopolysaccharides.
- Allantoin
It is a very well-known molecule both in medicine and in cosmetics. In fact, it has well-known healing properties and is used for infections, ulcers and burns.
It also has soothing and healing properties, as well as purifying ones.
- Glycolic acid
It has great exfoliating properties and can increase the production of collagen and elastin .
It also has an astringent action.
- Collagen
The main protein in the skin. It acts as a glue for cells and helps keep the skin hydrated, resistant, toned and smooth.
Furthermore, it is also an important ally in skin protection.
- Elastin
Another fundamental protein for the skin, together with collagen it maintains skin elasticity and carries out protective actions.
As with collagen, the human body tends to progressively produce less and less elastin.
- Peptides
They are very complex chemical compounds that have different functions. Some of these are cell turnover, defense from external aggressions, cleansing and regeneration of skin cells.
- Vitamins
Well yes, snail slime also contains vitamins A and E. The first is typically antioxidant , the second is capable of delaying skin aging.
Thanks to these components, snail slime is rich in great properties that are very useful for the skin.
In fact, snail slime:
- Hydrates and soothes
- Heals and protects
- It nourishes
- Reduces wrinkles, stretch marks and age spots
Why Use Snail Slime in Your Beauty Routine
Snail slime can be used to treat some of the most common aesthetic problems and in all ages starting from teenagers with acne-prone skin.
As for men , they use it with satisfaction as an ingredient in post-shave.
Women and men with mature skin who want to fight wrinkles and lighten dark spots on their face or make their skin more elastic , use skin routine cosmetics such as Bioearth's Loom Serum , a treatment for all skin types, which allows you to take advantage of all the benefits of snail slime.
If you want to take advantage of the benefits of snail slime on the eye and lip contour, you can't miss trying the Prodigious Helix Serum Eyes & Lips by Eterea Cosmesi Naturale , which reduces wrinkles, protects from oxidative stress and makes the skin brighter and more elastic.
How to extract snail slime
First of all, always check that the product is organic and cruelty free, you will ensure not only respect for the animal but also a beauty treatment without additives.
Snail slime is extracted and purified and then added to cosmetic formulations: concentrated serums, face creams, body creams, eye contour creams.
The main extraction methods are two: manual and mechanical .
Snails produce slime only when they move and therefore need to be stimulated.
It can be done manually or with machinery , but always with the snail's well-being in mind: the stimulation is not constant, it only happens when the snails are ready, approximately every 30 days.
The snails do not receive any harm or stress and the production takes place in an ethical manner and only in suitable farms with a habitat suitable for the needs of the snails!
Snail slime and history
The great properties of snail slime were well known already in ancient Greece .
In fact, Hippocrates (the father of medicine) already cites snail slime in his Corpus Hippocraticum as an excellent remedy against skin irritations and inflammations .
In the Middle Ages, snail slime was famous for its use in treating the digestive system, as a healing agent and as an anti-hemorrhagic.
Finally, what is perhaps the pinnacle of the history of snail slime, is in Chile in the 80s. In that period, in fact, snail cultivations for food purposes proliferated. The farmers were growing old and toiling daily under the scorching sun typical of the place.
Yet their hands resisted, remaining ever young , soft and smooth.
Surely you will have understood the reason!
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