Let a Slimey Snail Help You With Anti-Ageing

Hello friends! What's the quirkiest anti-ageing method that you've heard of or done? Have you heard about the slime from snails is extremely good for your skin and anti-ageing? I only heard about it a couple of weeks ago and I'm rather late with that because a Korean cosmetic brand Missha have already launched a cream that contains snail extracts back in 2010. I also found an article by Daily Mail written in 2011 about snail slime, click here. The article indicates that many European creams have been using the slime for years and Ancient Greeks have been using them too. Wow!

The photo above shows a women having a snail put on her face....I don't think I would ever go for that sort of treatment. I'd rather go for a painful waxing treatment than having a snail crawling on my face. *Shrugs* Just plain disgusting lol. I absolutely hate slimey creatures; I scream when I see worms, slugs, snails, frogs and other slimey creatures. lol.

Nevertheless, if Missha have launched a cream containing snail extract of course there would be other brands that have something similar. I recently bought Dr.Organic's organic snail gel from Holland & Barratt for £19.99, 50ml. They are currently on offer, buy 1 get 2nd half price. It can be used on face and body but I'm just using it on my face right now.

The product doesn't contain 100% snail gel, it also contains other natural ingredients which are all beneficial to the skin; aloe vera leaf juice, lime oil, lemongrass oil and litsea cubeba oil. The lime and lemon grass oil gives the gel a citrusy aroma. The gel is clear like water but thicker. I've read some positive reviews about it like smoother skin and reduced wrinkles. Some have said they are using it as a primer and in fact it does look like primer. 

More about the snail slime

The scientific word for the snail slime is Helix Aspera Muller; a mixture of protein, glycolic acids, elastin collagen, allantoin, vitamins and minerals; this substance helps the snail to quickly regenerate its own shell and skin when damaged. It also protects snail skin from UV rays.

How to use it?

You can use on your face and body, day and night. Use it after cleansing and use in conjunction with a moisturiser after the gel has been absorbed.

Results on myself

I've only used it for a week during day time in conjuction with coconut oil (my day moisturiser). This definitely works 10 times better than those expensive skin care products which I tend to react to most of them. I haven't reacted to snail gel so that's good. I can tell you that you can feel instant result. I say feel because my skin feels a lot smoother and more hydrated on day 1. Not "see" because I don't have wrinkles yet (Thank God), well not major lines anyways. If snail gel is an effective anti-ageing substance than I expect no wrinkles until I reach 40 or later lol.

Thinking about it, snail gel isn't that weird because most Oriental people eats birds' saliva. That is apparently really good for the skin too. I also remember going on holiday to some island in mainland of China and they sold beauty products that apparently contains diamond dust. However weird it is, its better to be using natural ingredients than products that contains harmful chemicals and unnatural of course.

What do you think of the idea of putting slime on your face? Do you use any other weird ingredients for anti-ageing?