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 ...

Skincare treatments like snail slime and vampire facials have become popular. But are these worth it? A dermatologist ...

Snails are well-known for their lack of speed and their ability to upset gardeners. But there is growing scientific interest in the familiar sticky trail of slime they leave behind — and the medicinal ...

CHAMPAGNOLLES, France, July 18 (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 ...

The slime is very thick and sticky, sort of like clear, sticky phlegm. There are several items that can be used to clean the slime off snails such as salt, lime and alum. Salt is used because of it's ...

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 ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

The promise of reusable sticky things, from Post-it Notes to Blu Tack, has never quite been fulfilled. They're just never quite as sticky the second time around, or the third. But now, a team of ...

Would you wash with snail slime soap? One French artisan is betting on it becoming big in the beauty industry. "Hi, my name is Damien Desrocher. I'm a snail grower and heliculturist, and I make ...

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 ...