2019.09.21 12:12 GMT+8

Milking snails for beauty products

Updated 2019.09.21 12:12 GMT+8
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For years, they were the unwelcome slimy plague on the farmers of Thailand. But a global cosmetic demand for snail secretions, thought to offset aging and give the skin a dewy glow, has led to a growing new business for snail farms, where the molluscs are "milked" for their slime, known as mucin.

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