Snail Secretion in Face Cream

Regarding your question about adding ingredients to snail slime cream for use as a face cream, it depends on the specific formulation you are working with and the desired benefits.

Snail secretion filtrate, such as Snail Secretion and The Real Snail™ (Freeze-dried snail secretion), contains beneficial components like Allantoin (helps reduce irritation), Collagen and Elastin (help strengthen skin), Glycolic Acid (helps exfoliate), Antibiotic Peptides (reduce inflammation), and various vitamins. These ingredients offer moisturizing, skin regeneration, and soothing properties.

However, as mentioned in the reply you received, the "snail slime" texture often seen in commercial products typically comes from other ingredients like Snail Resin, not the snail secretion filtrate itself. The efficacy of a face cream also relies heavily on the overall formulation and the combination of active ingredients.

While snail secretion filtrate provides good benefits, you can certainly add other active ingredients to enhance the cream's performance based on your specific skin concerns (e.g., anti-aging, brightening, acne treatment). Examining the ingredient lists of popular snail slime creams can give you ideas for complementary ingredients.

In summary, you don't have to add anything if you are using a base cream and adding snail secretion filtrate for its inherent benefits. But adding other ingredients is common practice to create a more comprehensive and targeted face cream formulation.