A real treasure in nature with multiple valuable properties, the snail is an ancient beauty secret of the Mapuche women (indigenous tribe in the Andes in Chile), who use the snail’s mucus for its regenerative properties. They collect the snails, rinse them and then apply them directly to the skin. Studied by a team of Chilean researchers and doctors, the mucus of the Helix aspersa can now be found among the ingredients of numerous skin creams.
Llewellenbruce about 11 years ago
Back to the drawing board Wiz.
Steve Bartholomew about 11 years ago
Always be sure to read the ingredients.
AKHenderson Premium Member about 11 years ago
“Slug mucus” – not as sexy as potassium hydroxide, glyceryl hydroxystearate and octyldodecyl myristate. (All emolients in Oil of Olay.)
tirnaaisling about 11 years ago
Hey! have you ever seen a slug with dry skin, don’t knock stuff that works ;)
jack fairbanks about 11 years ago
going all dewey in the pits just thinking about it
erik.vanthienen about 11 years ago
Call it “Nectar Molluscae” or “Spiritus Molluscae”, and everybody wants it …
KEA about 11 years ago
Right.
I Go Pogo about 11 years ago
Essence d’escargot?
REDROCKER51 about 11 years ago
sounds like something Andrew Zimmern of Bizzare Foods would try……
Miba about 11 years ago
Actually with all the insane things some women go through for the sake of “beauty” slug mucus doesn’t sound all bad.
1MadHat Premium Member about 11 years ago
He just needs to learn marketing…
Rickapolis about 11 years ago
Just call it ‘Moisturizing Lotion’. Women will lap it up. Wait….maybe I should reword that.
cheetahqueen about 11 years ago
Actually, they have been used for facials…check this out!
http://now.msn.com/snails-crawling-across-the-face-is-the-spa-treatment-du-jour
Phatts about 11 years ago
peh, all it needs is rebranding. my wife uses some stuff they use on cow teats.
Thehag about 11 years ago
Heh heh heh! I like that!
maree pavletich about 11 years ago
A real treasure in nature with multiple valuable properties, the snail is an ancient beauty secret of the Mapuche women (indigenous tribe in the Andes in Chile), who use the snail’s mucus for its regenerative properties. They collect the snails, rinse them and then apply them directly to the skin. Studied by a team of Chilean researchers and doctors, the mucus of the Helix aspersa can now be found among the ingredients of numerous skin creams.
YokohamaMama about 11 years ago
I’d rather use that than placenta!!!