Snail slime has properties that make it one of the most appreciated and sought-after products on the cosmetics market and beyond.
The origins of its use date back to ancient Greece, when Hippocrates turned to the soothing, anti-inflammatory properties of snail slime to remedy skin irritation. In the Middle Ages, it was widely used in traditional medicine

The history

However, the real success of snail slime occurred in 1980s in Chile, thanks to the Bascunan family, and their work breeding snails for the French gastronomic market. After a short time on the job, most snail farm workers noticed something special about themselves- specifically their hands. The skin on their hands looked especially healty and robust; small wounds healed extremely quickly and were never subject to an infection or scarring, and they didn't show any signs of dryness or aging.
This observation led to serious study of the active mechanism present in the mucopolysaccharide produced by snails. After years of reserch, perhaps the healing power and cosmetic possibilities of snail slime were about to be proven.
Never before had the use of this precious secretion of Helix Aspersa Muller been so widespread in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries as in those recent years. The mucopolysaccharide produced by the locomotor apparatus during its passage is called slime.

Characteristics and Properties

Characteristics

Snail slime appears as an amber-coloured liquid and its special viscous consistency has a protective, filmogenic moisturizing action on the animal, protecting it when in contact with surfaces.

Safety

It meets a high safety standard due to its lack of heavy metals, but there's more: its a complex composition of active substances make it a unique ingredient that's cannot be replicated in the laboratory.

Property

The functional substances it naturally possesses, which are particularly useful for healthy skin, include: 

  • Allantoin, with its strong moisturizing, soothing, and revitalizing actions;

  • Glycolic acid, useful for promoting gentle exfoliation of the superficial layers of the skin, promoting cell turnover and boosting the production of collagen and elastin already naturally present in the mucous secretion; 

  • Vitamins, minerals and lactic acid complete the rich composition of snail slime.

Antioxidant power

Several studies have shown that this precious natural ingredient has regenerating properties for human skin and considerable antioxidant activity, as it counteracts the formation of free radicals by protecting epidermal cells from being attacked. It is therefore, used in anti-ageing, restorative and filmogenic products, efficaciously combating expression lines.


In addition to its antioxidant power, snail slime has a strongly hygroscopic activity. It retains water, ensuring continuous hydration at the epidermal level. The mix of protein components, micronutrients and glycolic acid has been proven useful in the treatment of acne, as it has a sebum-regulating effect. It eliminates impurities and reduces marks and scars.

Beauty routine

Start your new beauty routine immediately with snail slime products, it gives the skin elasticity and brightness.

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Cosa ci distingue

  • Qualità dei prodotti certificata

    Efficacy and Safety

  • Cosmetici prodotti interamente in Italia

    100% Made in Italy

  • Cosmetici biologici

    Short and controlled supply chain

  • Cosmetici con pura bava di lumaca

    Direct producers

  • Cosmetici cruelty free

    Cruelty free

  • Rispetto per la natura

    Respect for nature

Approfondimenti

Per ogni approfondimento sui benefici ed efficacia della bava di lumaca riportiamo alcuni testi scientifici, studi e pubblicazioni:

The effects of Snail Secretion Filtrate on the damaged skin barrier's recovery of the Atopic dermatitis

A secretion of the mollusc cryptomphalus aspersa promotes proliferation, migration and survival of keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in vitro

Cryptomphalus aspersa mollusc eggs extract promotes migration and prevents cutaneous ageing in keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in vitro

Molecular Basis for the Regenerative Properties of a Secretion of the Mollusk Cryptomphalus aspersa

The Effects of Filtrate of the Secretion of the Cryptomphalus aspersa on Photoaged Skin

Antimicrobial properties of mucus from the brown garden snail Helix aspersa

The efficacy of Helix aspersa Müller extract in the healing of partial thickness burns: a novel treatment for open burn management protocols

In Vitro Influence of Extracts from Snail Helix aspersa Müller on the Colon Cancer Cell Line Caco-2

HelixComplex snail mucus exhibits pro-survival, proliferative and pro-migration effects on mammalian fibroblasts

The bronchorelaxant effect of helicidine, a helix pomatia extract, involves prostaglandin e2 release

Helix and Drugs: Snails for Western Health Care From Antiquity to the Present

Selenium, copper, and zinc concentrations in the raw and processed meat of edible land snails 

Precisiamo che i riferimenti scientifici riportati sopra non si riferiscono nello specifico alla linea di prodotti cosmetici Demetra Rimini ma all'elemento centrale dei nostri prodotti a base di bava di lumaca: l'Helix Aspersa Muller Secretion Filtrate.