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 almost 12 years ago
Back to the drawing board Wiz.
Steve Bartholomew almost 12 years ago
Always be sure to read the ingredients.
AKHenderson Premium Member almost 12 years ago
“Slug mucus” – not as sexy as potassium hydroxide, glyceryl hydroxystearate and octyldodecyl myristate. (All emolients in Oil of Olay.)
tirnaaisling almost 12 years ago
Hey! have you ever seen a slug with dry skin, don’t knock stuff that works ;)
jack fairbanks almost 12 years ago
going all dewey in the pits just thinking about it
erik.vanthienen almost 12 years ago
Call it “Nectar Molluscae” or “Spiritus Molluscae”, and everybody wants it …
KEA almost 12 years ago
Right.
I Go Pogo almost 12 years ago
Essence d’escargot?
REDROCKER51 almost 12 years ago
sounds like something Andrew Zimmern of Bizzare Foods would try……
Miba almost 12 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 almost 12 years ago
He just needs to learn marketing…
Rickapolis almost 12 years ago
Just call it ‘Moisturizing Lotion’. Women will lap it up. Wait….maybe I should reword that.
cheetahqueen almost 12 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 almost 12 years ago
peh, all it needs is rebranding. my wife uses some stuff they use on cow teats.
Thehag almost 12 years ago
Heh heh heh! I like that!
maree pavletich almost 12 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 almost 12 years ago
I’d rather use that than placenta!!!