Makers of South Korean cosmetics have helped boost slow, slimy garden snails to the front of a skin care trend. The mucus produced by common garden snails is being used more in skin care products.

When shopping for skin care products that contain snail mucin ... It is most frequently harvested from common garden snails, says Harth. But don’t worry, snails aren’t usually harmed in ...

Garden snails, the species of snail most studied for skin care, produce slime advertised as moisturizing, full of antioxidants, and capable of stimulating new collagen, which can reduce signs of ...

If you have snails in your garden, they’re most likely to be common garden snails, also known as brown garden snails. And although these tend to be completely harmless to humans, they can ...

Move over slugging, it’s snail mucin’s time to shine. The current skin care obsession makes use of actual snail slime — aka snail secretion filtrate — for plumper, softer and smoother skin.

The snail most commonly found in vegetable and flower gardens is the brown garden snail, (Cornu aspersum). It is a soft-bodied animal that moves by a single 'foot' kept constantly moist by the ...

Using random snails from an outdoor garden setting raises hygiene and safety concerns." Helen Bell, a health expert at UK Care Guide, also echoed this, adding: "The scientific evidence is still ...

Snail mucin is a popular ingredient in skin care products, and is touted for its ... (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon) The star of the WholeSnail show is the garden variant known as cornu aspersum and ...