Where does the snail secrete the snail essence? The snail's gastropod secretes mucus

A certain brand of snail essence is indispensable in women’s cosmetics. Snail essence can comprehensively solve skin problems, fight against sensitive skin, dry lines and fine lines, excessive oil secretion, acne scars, dehydrated and dry skin, and skin with large pores, and give the skin new energy. So, where does the snail secrete snail essence?

Where does the snail secrete the snail essence?

The foot of a snail. Snails are molluscs with soft gastropods. The snail's ventral foot secretes mucus while crawling to prevent the ventral foot muscles from being injured by direct friction with the ground. The mucus acts as a cushion to protect the ventral foot. At the same time, the slippery nature of the mucus helps snails crawl. For example, snails can crawl on knife edges and secrete more mucus when crawling on rough surfaces, which shows that mucus protects the abdomen and helps crawling.

How is snail extract extracted?

Snail essence is a repair ingredient extracted from the mucus secreted by snails after being stimulated. It is a water-like essence with no stickiness and has two completely different morphological characteristics from snail mucus. Snail mucus cannot be used directly. It needs to be extracted through professional technology and scientifically mixed with other skin care ingredients to be made into skin care products such as snail cream and snail essence. Snail essence is extremely precious. The product has to go through a series of steps including extraction, separation, purification, and protein optimization combination to extract a high concentration of snail essence. Please note that the stock solution used in snail products is not the normal mucus left after they crawl, but the residue of snail secretions.

Snail mucus ≠ snail secretion filtrate

Snail secretion filtrate is a repair ingredient extracted from the mucus secreted by snails. It is a watery essence with no stickiness and has completely different morphological characteristics from snail mucus. Snail mucus cannot be used directly. It needs to be professionally extracted and scientifically mixed with other skin care ingredients to make snail cream (water, original liquid). It is worth mentioning that snail mucus has to be extracted dozens of times to obtain the filtrate, and the active ingredients must not be destroyed, otherwise the effect will be reduced, so its cost is extremely high. One is the time cost. It takes at least six months to cultivate adult snails, and each extraction has a natural biological cycle limit. The second is the technical cost. The extraction cost is high, the separation equipment is expensive, and the preservation is difficult.

The content of snail extract is actually very small

When using snail extract in skin care products, 5% is usually the limit, and the 70% or even 90% mucus content advertised on the market is almost a gimmick and does not exist. Many media outlets have reported on such fake brand products. 5% is the extreme value that the skin can accept, and this is the first time that a British brand has put forward this in medical evidence. Therefore, even if the snail extract content in your product can really reach 80%-90%, the skin can only absorb 5% at most. The rest can only become an accomplice in rubbing mud, reducing the feel of the product. How could a business do such a thankless task?