Are snail slime products worth shelling out for?

Demand for Italian mollusc secretions has increased by 46% in the past 10 months, thanks to its popularity as an anti-ageing ingredient. But does it really work?In a never-ending quest to find a miracle product to hold back unforgivable wrinkles and banish your hideous over-twentysomething skin, cosmetics companies may have unearthed the magic ingredient: snail slime. The demand for it is certainly growing, with reports that snail farming in Italy has increased by more than 325% over two decades