TikTokers are raving about how snail mucin -- aka slimy snail secretions -- is leaving their face hydrated, glowing, and wrinkle-free -- but the unusual skincare ingredient is dividing experts.

We're more than willing to try all sorts of potions, serums and hacks to reverse the effects of aging. And so in an effort to discover the latest fountain of youth, we started hearing buzz about the ...

It may seem unlikely, but snail mucin – the slime produced by snails – has become a popular ingredient in skin care products. Makers of South Korean cosmetics have helped boost slow, slimy garden ...

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Consumers around the world are shelling out for cosmetic products containing snail mucus, with its global market in 2022 valued at about $555 million. After a snail mucus skin care boom in South Korea ...

Scientists profile the mucus of Cornu aspersum -- a snail species used in beauty product formulation and eaten as escargot -- and detail the composition of three unique types of secretions -- one that ...

When you think about skin care, snail mucin probably isn’t the first product that comes to mind. But snail secretion filtrate—a mucus these teeny mollusks produce to move, stay hydrated, and fend off ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to slime scientist Antonio Cerullo at the City University of New York about the benefits of mucus. OK, get this. The human body produces at least one liter of mucus every day.

Taylor Knapp: You know, initially I was like, “Sure, come on out and take some slime, if that’s what you need to do.” You know, I didn’t, I really didn’t ask him any questions. Christopher Intagliata: ...

Snail mucin “has gained popularity in skin care due to its composition of proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid — all of which are beneficial for the skin,” Dr. Yoram Harth, a ...