Snail slime has been used in skincare for centuries, and today the snail beauty-product industry is worth an estimated $4 billion. Back in the day, the snails had to be killed for their slime to ...

Unlike the slow-going mollusc it's named after, the year-old company is steaming ahead with a goal in mind: Producing its first batch of cosmeceutical-grade snail slime and ready-to-eat escargot ...