If you’re a fan of Japanese and Korean skincare and beauty products then you have likely come across serums and essences containing ‘snail mucin’. Mucus form Snail Cryptomphalus aspersa has been reported to have several therapeutic proprieties, such as antimicrobial activity, skin protection and wound repair.
What Can It Do For Your Skin:
The slime or mucus secreted by these little mollusks that helps protect their exposed bottoms against cuts, bacteria, and UV rays. Snail slime or mucus is packed with many of the ingredients which you will probably recognise—including elastin, hyaluronic acid, glycolic acid and peptides which are common ingredients in high end beauty products.
Is Snail-Based Cosmetics Worth All The Hype
Although it might be a little hard to wrap your head around at first, snail mucin is unrecognised with an abundance of benefits, it’s a shame to not give it a try.
But Where's The Proof:
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One Study demonstrated the safety and efficacy of a topical cream containing the secretion of Snail Cryptomphalus aspersa (SCA) with Subjects in this studying "noting a significant degree of improvement in fines lines at the eight-week time point on the SCA-treated side (P≤.05)"
- Improvements of “in vitro” wound repair - " Treatment with Snail Mucin was able to improve the “in vitro” wound healing process after 24 hours respect to the control, where only 50% of the wound area was recovered in the control"
