Giant snails inch across a plate of pumpkin and cucumber in central Thailand, an "organic" diet to tease the prized collagen-rich mucus from the molluscs, which to some cosmetic firms are now more valuable than gold.[NAKHON NAYOK] Giant snails inch across a plate of pumpkin and cucumber in central Thailand, an"organic" diet to tease the prized collagen-rich mucus from the molluscs, which to some cosmetic firms are now more valuable than gold.
It is one of more than 80 farms in Nakhon Nayok province, two hours from the capital Bangkok, cashing in on the global snail beauty market, estimated at US$314 million, according to research group Coherent Market Insights.The precious slime is patiently"milked" from the glands of the snail by dripping water over it using a pipette.
And his bet paid off - Mr Kitpong sells the serum under the Acha brand, but also supplies Korean and American cosmetic companies with a dried powder at 1.8 million baht per kilogram, he said.Compared to Aden's snail slime, the mucus produced in China - milked daily instead of once every three weeks in Thailand - is valued at about 80,000 baht per kilogram, Mr Kitpong said.
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