<< Is slug Slime good for your skin? As a natural source of collagen, snail slime (or snail mucin or) is extremely effective on stretch marks and wrinkles. It also promotes the healing of skin lesions like burns or acne. >>
The slime is very viscous and clings to the skin. If you want to remove it soap and something abrasive like household cleaner paste or a nailbrush helps. Or garden soil, if you can't be bothered to stop. I wipe it on my gardening jeans.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
There were plans to start farming snails in North Wales to produce slime to rub on people's faces. I wonder if it ever went ahead? Maybe the vegan movement has killed it off.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
No idea @wild edges, but it's an interesting idea. It's a well known product for all sorts of supposedly wonderful, magic remedies for skin conditions. They'll sell anything to people nowadays though if they think there's a market for it
Maybe they tried and all the snails escaped through the fence when they weren't looking...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
No idea @wild edges, but it's an interesting idea. It's a well known product for all sorts of supposedly wonderful, magic remedies for skin conditions. They'll sell anything to people nowadays though if they think there's a market for it
Maybe they tried and all the snails escaped through the fence when they weren't looking...
My kids probably stole them. I had to stop my oldest collecting about 30 snails just on the walk to school this morning. He instructed me to take them back to our garden on my way home. He's going to have lovely skin when he gets older at this rate.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Did he not eat them @wild edges? I wouldn't have been surprised, judging by your many brilliant stories about your boys You do realise, you'll have to keep them safe, 'cos he'll be checking when he gets home....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Note for those who throw snails into next door, or who have young children: Snails have good homing instincts.
Note for those tempted to put on their skin or to eat them: Commercial snails are specially reared on bran to clean up the Salmonella they normally carry.
I'm not sure about slugs on either count.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Just a nail brush and soap. Although.. I used to pick them off with latex gloves because the slime sticks so much, but then I stopped, and I seem to have become almost immune! I use the 'pick & fling' method 😄, I just roll them off, mutter, and toss them onto the gravel patch, where they can feast on the bits of seed the birds can't get at.
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As a natural source of collagen, snail slime (or snail mucin or) is extremely effective on stretch marks and wrinkles. It also promotes the healing of skin lesions like burns or acne. >>
The slime is very viscous and clings to the skin. If you want to remove it soap and something abrasive like household cleaner paste or a nailbrush helps. Or garden soil, if you can't be bothered to stop. I wipe it on my gardening jeans.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Maybe they tried and all the snails escaped through the fence when they weren't looking...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You do realise, you'll have to keep them safe, 'cos he'll be checking when he gets home....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Snails have good homing instincts.
Note for those tempted to put on their skin or to eat them:
Commercial snails are specially reared on bran to clean up the Salmonella they normally carry.
I'm not sure about slugs on either count.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."