In Thailand, professor promotes ooze from homegrown critters to fight wrinkles
BANGKOK—Why pay for expensive imported snails to ooze slime all over your face when local snails can do it better?
The supposedly rejuvenating properties of snail mucus are a surprise hit in Japan and South Korea. There are snail creams, snail masks and snail lotions, all blended for different skin types. Devotees say they help ward off wrinkles and leave their faces looking younger. Even in France people are beginning to realize...