Snails And Me, Part Two

A couple of months ago, blogger friend Ginny posted about one of her granddaughter's Christmas wish: Advanced Snail Serum! 

Aware that her teenage granddaughter has perfect skin, Ginny felt she wouldn't need the serum. 

Well, my 83-year old skin is far from perfect and I became intrigued after learning that serums could be made from snail slime (mucin). 

So I went to the web site and found an Advanced Snail 92 ~ All In One Cream. Since I was about to run out of my face cream, I ordered one.

I knew of course that it wouldn't make any noticeable difference to the look of my skin, my wrinkles would still be there, but it sounded like fun to try. 

And I really like the way it feels, cool and smooth on my skin. 

It doesn't look like a regular face cream, nor does it evoke a slimy snail moving across your lawn. But, truth be told, it's a bit slimier, but less greasy, than many regular face creams. 

I'm enjoying it and I believe it will last for a very long time because you don't need to apply much, it covers well. 

A fun new thing for me. 

Advanced Snail 92 ~ All In One Cream

Before I bought the snail cream, I looked up how the slime was collected:

According to a 2018 Racked article, a common technique for collecting the snail mucin involves having snails roam around a dark room on top of a surface like glass or mesh, which can then be scraped for the slime afterward. It is then processed into a filtrate before being added into skin care products.

So no snails were harmed during this process, say I, who used to eat them.

Oh, well...