**Species Overview**: The garden snail (_Cornu aspersum_) is the most popular species for pet snails in the U.S., with a lifespan of 2 to 3 years and a shell size up to 1.625 inches. **Basic Care**: ...

Consumers around the world are shelling out for cosmetic products containing snail mucus, with its global market in 2022 valued at about $555 million. After a snail mucus skin care boom in South Korea ...

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If you've spent any time on SkinTok or K-BeautyTok recently, we're sure you've heard about snail mucin. Yes, you read that right — snail mucin, also known as snail slime, is getting quite a bit of ...

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The latest beauty craze may feel slimier than your typical facial at a spa. A Tokyo spa has launched a "snail facial" clinic, The Telegraph reports, in which a therapist places the mollusks on clients ...

If you have never looked closely at the slimy snails in your garden, you may not have realised they are deaf, blind and have 14,000 teeth. But these are the facts Claudia Ait-Touati has firmly lodged ...

One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species ...

The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results.

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Snail mucin has long been used in Korean skin care, and while more research into the efficacy of the ...