In recent years, the popularity of snail therapy has been constantly growing. These creatures are confidently crawling to success, winning new lovers of unusual massage. In Babylon and Egypt, snails were considered a symbol of eternity.
Hippocrates used snail mucus in combination with sour milk to heal burns, this substance was also used to suppress inflammation on the skin and heal wounds and damage to the skin.
How is snail therapy useful for the skin, how is the procedure carried out, are there any contraindications to the procedure, what effect does it provide?
Snail Therapy – "slow" but steady skin rejuvenation
Snail therapy itself – nothing more than a massage with land snails. Most often, large African Achatina are used for such a massage (they are grown in "home" conditions, wild snails are not used, and due to their impressive size, the snail secretes more mucus).
As you know, the snail is able to "repair" its shell with secreted mucus. In addition, it has been observed that people who breed snails heal various skin lesions faster, and their hands look younger.
Researchers were interested in the reasons for this phenomenon, so they began to study the properties of the mucus secreted by snails. So, it was possible to find out that the benefits of snail mucus for the skin are due to the presence of many substances in it.
Snail mucus stimulates production:
- Collagen.
- Elastin.
- Allantoin.
- Glycolic acid.
- Protease.
- Chitosan.
- Vitamins (A, C, E, B6, B12).
Glycolic acid perfectly removes dead skin cells, fights oily skin by cleansing the sebaceous ducts, and also provides deeper penetration of other beneficial components into the skin.
Collagen and elastin – the key to firming the skin, increasing its elasticity, vitamins also play a significant role in improving the condition of the skin (relieve fatigue, improve color).
What skin problems can be treated with snail therapy
At the same time, snail therapy can be performed not only on the face, but also on other parts of the body (stomach, décolleté, thighs, arms, etc.). Some even attribute anti-cellulite effects to snail therapy.
What snail therapy can do:
- skin regeneration;
- skin hydration;
- improvement of complexion;
- normalization of the function of the sebaceous glands (combating oily skin);
- cleansing of dead cells;
- wrinkle smoothing;
- acne control;
- stretch mark removal;
- reducing the severity of age spots;
- reducing the severity of scars;
- burn stain removal;
- wart control;
- skin healing.
What to expect from a snail therapy procedure
The snail therapy procedure does not take much time, has no contraindications and proceeds as follows:
- Makeup is being removed from the face.
- Clean skin is rubbed with milk.
- The snails are washed under running water.
- The snails are placed on the face and allowed to move about.
- If the snail is in close proximity to the eyes or mouth, it is moved.
- Ensure that the snail treats the entire surface of the target area with mucus.
- After 15 & ndash;20 minutes, the snail is returned to the home, and the mucus is rubbed into the skin with massage movements.
- After another 15 minutes, when the mucus is completely dry, the face is washed with plain water.
Those who decide to have a snail therapy session describe the sensations during the procedure as unusual and pleasant – such a chill and vibration. However, after the procedure, there are practically no dissatisfied – the softness and tenderness of the skin is immediately noticeable.
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You can often carry out the procedure – in a day or two. The optimal number of sessions – 10 & ndash;15, while to eliminate pigmentation, acne, smooth wrinkles, reduce the severity of scars, you will need more sessions than for easy facial skin rejuvenation.
The safety of the procedure and the visible effect will appeal to everyone, it is almost impossible not to fall in love with masseuse snails!
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