Allantoin: The Benefits!

Do you allantoin? It's a powerful natural active you can find in snail slime and very often in cosmetic products. Where does it come from? What are its properties? We tell you everything! 

Allantoin: what is it?

Allantoin is nature originated active. This is the result of uric acid oxidation. Naturally found in snail slime but also in cereals and in a plant called comfrey. Not that yummy, but you can also find allantoin in urine and in the amniotic fluid of many mammals, excepts big primates.

Allantoin: the properties

Allantoin is known for its regenerating, repairing, soothing properties. Its healing virtues are amazing. Allantoin accelerates the cell proliferation. Skin looks unified and dark spots or even acne scars fade away. This natural active is also used as a treatment for burns and wounds. It soothes the skin by balancing the inflammatory process. Allantoin has also soothing and anti-irritating properties, it fits sensitive, dry and irritated skin. Moreover, it deeply hydrates the epidermis by increasing the water retention.

Allantoin in cosmetic products

Allantoin is a top-range ingredient often used in cosmetics for its benefits. Many companies choose synthetic over natural allantoin but WE, Caracol Skincare chose to extract allantoin from snail slime. As we own our laboratory in Chile that hand-extract the slime from wild snails. Of course, we release them in the wild so they can live happily ever after. We do know the importance of respecting every animal even the very small ones. The mucin is then purified and add to our Cremes and blended with other natural ingredients. 

Caracol Skincare Allantoin-Based Snail Cream

Caracol Skincare is a skincare line composed of 8 natural products. Snail slime is the main ingredient. All of our products are paraben free, sulfate free, mineral oil free, formaldehyde free, triethanolamine free and nanomaterials free. All you have is plants and snail slime. The perfect tab! Each plant is chosen according to their properties.  

Each product owns very specific virtues to target each problem: anti-age, anti-dark spots, regenerating, hydrating... They have the highest concentration of snail mucin of the market! That's why there are so effective on your skin and you see results quickly.

They are a lot of resources in snail secretion. You can find elastin, collagen, hyaluronic acid, glycolic acid and more. A real youth fountain that boosts the cell production. A skin more beautiful, younger, firmer, softer and healthier thanks to this little animal. 

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The Team Caracol Skincare,

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