{"id":10876,"date":"2022-10-13T10:15:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicspharm.com\/?p=10876"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:04:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:04:23","slug":"bava-lumaca-proprieta-benefici-capelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicspharm.com\/en\/slime-snail-properties-benefits-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"The properties and benefits of snail slime for your hair"},"content":{"rendered":"

It might leave you a little puzzled or seem unbelievable but, in fact, it is all true: the snail slime<\/strong> is collected and used in skin care products and the hair<\/strong>, by virtue of its countless beneficial properties.<\/p>\n

Snail slime: benefits, composition and extraction methods<\/h4>\n

The popularity of this ingredient has been on the rise since the K-beauty<\/strong> has been booming, and Google's trend reports prove it: it has been a depopulation of snail slime serums<\/strong>, snail slime masks<\/strong>, snail slime shampoo<\/strong>, and so on.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the product of our little gardening friends works, and it gives a variety of benefits for the skin but also for the hair.<\/div>\n

Is it what it looks like?<\/p>\n

But the snail slime for hair<\/strong> Is it really what it seems? In short, yes. Snail slime, or snail secretion filtrate, is just the equivalent of the trail that snails leave behind them. Snails naturally produce this transparent substance to lubricate their soft bodies and glide over surfaces without injury. After the shell, it is their best defense, as it also protects them from harmful bacteria.<\/p>\n

The discovery of the properties of snail slime<\/strong> happened by chance, thanks to Chilean snail breeders. They were the ones who noticed that, after touching snails all day, their hands were soft and smooth.<\/p>\n

How is it achieved?<\/p>\n

Snail slime for hair or skin comes directly from our little crawling friends. Since this is a topical product, most brands use only snails worthy of becoming escargot, that is, safe for health.<\/p>\n

Today there are fortunately many techniques for extracting slime in large quantities without killing them. One of the most popular methods is the \"net method\": snails, at night, are placed on a net in a warm, dark room. They are left free to slide on the net at their own pace. Then, the snails<\/strong> are removed and the slime<\/strong> that has become entangled in the net can be picked up.<\/p>\n

Snail slime: properties<\/h4>\n

Now that we know exactly what snail slime is, let's talk about its effects benefits<\/strong>. Although not much research or study has been conducted on the snail slime and its properties<\/strong>, some conclusions can be drawn simply from the composition of the slime itself:<\/p>\n