Snail trail, beaver bum secretions, fish scales, foreskin stem cells, chicken feet and rooster combs are just a minute few of the hundreds of crazy assed ingredients added to beauty products in the pursuit of beauty, youth and feeling good.
What do they do? Apparently, Snail Secretion regenerates skin cells. Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) are foreskin derived stem cell products to improve spots & wrinkles (!) Herring fish scales make shimmer in cosmetics. Shellfish shells are an anti-inflammatory & are moisturising. Chicken feet provide collagen in anti-aging products. Rooster combs boost collagen.
Common sense is arguably an ingredient missing from several beauty products. In all fairness, some things do work, buy many are rubbish. According to dermatologists, our skin’s outer layer does a great job protecting us from the environment. So why would it suddenly let the contents of a over hyped tube easily penetrate our skin?
Drinking plenty of water, eating well and staying fit are the cheapest and most consistent tonics for looking good. The rest is window dressing. If you really want a cupboard full of anti-aging and beauty hope, vegan products at least use less resources.