Snail slime in cosmetics

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One of the latest trends in the cosmetics sector draws on natural extracts from the animal world.

Among the "special active ingredients", a particular interest has spread in the "use of snail slime, a concentrate of nourishing and regenerating substances that is obtained from a common invertebrate in our gardens: the snail Helix aspersa. This species produces a mucous secretion composed of various substances, some of which are of great cosmetic interest, such as allantoin, glycolic acid, elastin, collagen and some vitamins, proteins and peptides. and other protective and regenerating substances, which cover the body of the animal, could be exploited for their potential in the treatment of the skin.

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