Snail face

06-02-2018

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The snail boom is gaining unprecedented momentum: every third family already has a personal cosmetologist-Akhatin, and the shelves with luxury creams are full, because everything "rowing" snail Korean means. And the thing is that snails for the face is a multifunctional tool that can solve skin problems from teen acne to age wrinkles. What is the secret of such a stir and how really useful snails are for the face, what methods of snail therapy exist in the article. We will talk about the effectiveness of cosmetics with snail mucus and how to make a miracle tool on their own.

What's the secret "snail boom"?

The fact that the snail mucus for the face is very useful was found out not so long ago: on a farm in South America for many years they grew up snails for cooking delicacies. In the 1980s, one of the farmers, Mr. Baskunyan, noticed that all workers collecting snails had their skin in perfect condition, and the wounds on them healed almost without a trace. This interested the farmer. Snail slime research lasted 15 years, and in 1995 the company "Elitsina" released the first face cream with a snail.

Snail mucus, by its nature, is water and complex protein mucin. This protein in mollusks is responsible for the processes of mineralization and the formation of snail "house". Snails can secrete 2 types of mucus:

First she needs to move. It contains collagen, allantoin, elastin and glycolic acid. This wonderful composition provided demand for face massage with snails. Moving on the face, they leave their secret, restoring the structure of the epidermis.
The second type of mucus clams secrete under stress. He, in contrast to the first type, more dense and volatile. It contains proteins, mineral salts, hyaluronic acid, which have a regenerating and moisturizing effect. This snail mucus is used for the face very widely: it is added to all kinds of creams, masks, fluids and serums.

Ways to use snails for the face

Next, we will tell you exactly how snails are used for the face and how you can "to exploit" mollusks at home, if you are thinking of starting one or you already live at home Achatin. By the way, if you want to do snail therapy yourself, but do not dare to get such a home cosmetician with a sink, do not worry, the care of clams is completely uncomplicated. All you need is not to forget to feed it with cucumbers or salad leaves, sometimes to carry out water procedures under a stream of warm water and to change the substrate in the aquarium.

Face massage with snails

The easiest way to use the miraculous mucus of mollusks to care for the skin of the face is to massage the face with snails. Massage with snails provides a lifting effect after the first procedure, its mucus fights pigmentation, black spots, smoothes wrinkles and moisturizes the skin. For some, massage with snails is a too outlandish procedure, others use this method regularly and sing their praises "home cosmetologists". The procedure is carried out according to this phased scheme:

The skin of the face is thoroughly cleansed, it will be good to use a scrub.
The mollusk also accepts water procedures: it is necessary to wash the substrate off its feet and shells, holding the snail for a couple of seconds under a stream of water.
Then the clam is taken to work. It’s better to take a horizontal position to "masseuse" accidentally fell to the floor and did not damage the sink. Sometimes experienced advise to lubricate the face with cream or milk, but since in nature snails do not drink milk, this is not necessary. Achatin will crawl on the skin and without additional incentives.
The session lasts about 15-20 minutes.
After that, remove your assistant from the face and start massaging the secret into the skin with massaging movements. Hold the mucus on your face for about 15 minutes and rinse with warm water.

Sessions can be performed frequently, but not more than 5 times a week. Such a peeling with snails in a beauty salon costs about 400 rubles per procedure, and having bought a pet for 100 rubles, you can do it regularly.

Snail cosmetics

Given the composition, which has the secret of mollusks, it is not surprising that the snail extract for the face is used in the production of cosmetics for the care. Snail mucus added to Korean cosmetics can solve a variety of skin problems:

Promotes skin regeneration and inflammation.
Soothes the skin and reduces the discomfort during allergic reactions.
Moisturizes and nourishes the dermis.
Fights aging.
Tightens pores.

By the way, the area of application of cosmetics with the secret of mollusks is not only the face. There are products for both skin and body.

Popular cream with snail mucus

The most popular cosmetics containing snail extract for the face are shown below:

Mizon All in One. This face cream with a snail has a jelly-like consistency, white color and a subtle scent. Apply it right: do not distribute on the skin, like a regular cream, but as if to drive in the clapping movements with the fingertips. The cream dries the skin a little, and therefore it is recommended to apply it after a moisturizer. Mizon cream is quickly absorbed and has a regenerating effect on the skin, eliminating even traces of mechanical damage (for example, after squeezing acne). The price is about $ 25 per 75 ml jar.
Missha Super Aqua. The cream does not leave a feeling of stickiness, does not tighten the skin and moisturizes it well. It has a pleasant perfume with cucumber flavor. The tool makes the tone of the face uniform, reduces inflammation and fights skin rashes. Girls with dry skin are recommended to apply the cream after moisturizing the face with emulsion and tonic-booster of the same series. The cost of about 2 thousand rubles for 47 ml.
Limoni Snail Repair. In addition to the secretion of the mollusk, the cream contains shea butter and oat proteins, which provides effective moisturizing and softening of the skin. The texture is a pleasant density, medium, the product is quickly absorbed, has a light lemon scent. The tool increases the elasticity of the skin, promotes rapid healing of damage on it, improves complexion. The price is about 500 rubles per 100 ml.

Cooking a snail mask with your own hands

If Achatin lives at your home, you can make a miracle cure yourself. To do this, you will need: a snail, water, tank and shovel for the preparation of the composition, cosmetic clay.

Remember that the cooked portion of the funds must be used immediately, the mixture can not be stored!

To make a mask with a snail secret, it must be removed. In fact, everything is simple and humane: in order for the mollusk to begin to produce mucus, it must be frightened. In the production of cosmetics snails are subjected to rotation and shaking, then the mucus is collected, filtered and cleaned. To frighten Akhatin at home, you can gently shake her, then she will hide in the house, and the glands will begin to actively secrete the secret.

The following step-by-step instructions for preparing the mask will look like this:

Type half a teaspoon of mollusc mollusc.
Add to it 2 teaspoons of warm clear water.
Mix the components thoroughly, it may take about 10 minutes, as the mucus is sticky.
When you have a homogeneous mass, add a teaspoon of cosmetic clay to it.
Intensive mix and apply on cleansed skin for a quarter of an hour.
After the time the composition is washed off with warm water.