You might be wondering... what is she talking about snails for? That’s what I thought when I first heard of it too! Snails leave behind snail essence which is the goo you see when they are traveling. The snail essence (or mucous) is to deter dryness of their soft tissues on the outside of their bodies, for traveling, for protection or for pleasure! In Asia it is said that they are a skincare obsessed culture however they tend to opt for the more natural remedies of everything