Do you know what makes snail slime such a coveted skin care ingredient? Let me reveal the secret of its popularity below. Let’s find out if snail slime products are really so damn good and have such great antiaging power.
When I was a little girl I loved to walk in the rain watching snails coming out of nowhere. I was never afraid of them. I would hold them and watch them move leaving a shimmery trail of slime behind.
I had no idea I was treating my skin to an antiaging hit! Years after that I learnt that snail slime has amazing properties and is omnipresent in rejuvenating products!
Who discovered the conditioning power of snail slime?
First things first. It’s time we learnt the history of this unusual substance and who was the first to discover the cosmetic uses of snail slime.
It is said that Hippocrates recommended applying smashed snails to skin to get rid of skin inflammation. Luckily it was quickly discovered that snails don’t need to suffer for our health and good looks because the key thing is the slime produced by snails.
Snail slime in skin care got up steam at the end of 20th century in Chile. An observation was made on one of snail farms: the skin of people working with snails and having contact with the slime was smoother and healed faster. This discovery would have probably been neglected if it hadn’t been for the farmer’s oldest son who was a doctor and started his snail slime research. A few years later, Fernando Bascunan patented his first snail slime-based cream.
Let’s forget the history, I don’t want to bore you 🙂
What are the beauty benefits of snail slime?
Scientists have discovered that Chilean snail slime is the most valuable and is able to repair tissues in less than 48 hours! I believe that any other snail slime does the trick too 🙂
Take a look at the most important properties of snail slime:
- it speeds up healing since it blocks the secretion of enzymes that inhibit the skin repair.
- it smoothes skin, firms and tightens it up through stimulating the synthesis of collagen and elastin responsible for the skin’s elasticity.
- it has an antiaging effect because it’s a strong antioxidant that secures from harmful, free radicals.
- it protects skin from damage since it neutralizes harmful bacteria and the effect of UV radiation.
Summing up, we should reach for snail slime based products when we wish to rejuvenate skin, eliminate fine lines or repair the skin e.g. after overexposure to the sunlight.
What products are rich in snail slime?
You can find it in the most luxury antiaging products. Of course I’m not saying you should get only the priciset ones! The choice is getting bigger and bigger so you will surely find a budget one too.
As far as my beauty kit is concerned, a snail slime serum is a must. I apply it every evening and my skin looks young and radiant when I wake up. I’m also a proud owner of a marvel I’d been hunting for: a snail slime hand cream making my hands feel velvet-like smooth.
Still, there are even more products that contain precious snail slime like moisturizers, body lotions, eye creams, etc.
My snail slime favorites include:
- SKIN79 Natural Snail line featuring cream, cleansing foam and essence. The colorful containers are encouraging, plus the composition is natural and rich in additional conditioning ingredients e.g. hyaluronic acid, ceramides, collagen, etc.
- Secret Key Black Snail Original Cream is a bit more expensive and very elegant-looking. I like it mostly for the 90% of pure extract of snail slime enriched with shea butter, honey, olive oil, green tea and other marvels.
- Dermofuture Snail Repair anti-wrinkle cream has a big snail on the container which surely catches the eye. The brand is noteworthy for the pretty good snail slime cream as well as outstanding products with vitamin C.
I leave you with my three top snail slime products and look forward to seeing yours!
Do you use slime-based cosmetics?
