Snail mucin may sound like the most unlikely beauty bestseller, yet it has quietly become one of the most talked-about ...

WAHAGNIES, France (Reuters) - Foamy slime bubbles onto Damien Desrocher’s hand as he lightly rubs one of the thousands of snails he keeps in an enclosure in his backyard. The 28-year-old French ...

The ancient practice of using snails for better skin is finding takers in California. "That sounds fun," laughed Maggie Zamora. The process is slowly making its way to the mountains in "cosmeceuticals ...

Is the secret to glowing skin found in snail slime? Plenty of TikTokers seem to think so. Snail mucin, or the mucus secreted by snails, has surged in popularity in the United States in recent years as ...

Snail slime is a popular ingredient in some beauty products from South Korea. It contains elastin and collagen, and some even claim it has anti-aging properties. Damien Desrocher is a soap-maker, ...

CHAMPAGNOLLES, France (Reuters) - The French have long appreciated snails on a plate with butter and garlic. But one rural snail farmer believes the humble molluscs have more to offer alive than dead.

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 be ...

Foamy slime bubbles onto Damien Desrocher’s hand as he lightly rubs one of the thousands of snails he keeps in an enclosure in his backyard. The 28-year-old French artisan began using the gastropod ...

Tardigrades can hitch a ride on land snails but the nearly indestructible creatures are less likely to survive when covered in snail slime, a new study suggests. Also known as water bears, the ...

WAHAGNIES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - Foamy slime bubbles onto Damien Desrocher’s hand as he lightly rubs one of the thousands of snails he keeps in an enclosure in his backyard. The 28-year-old ...