Snail slime is big business in Thailand
"Kitpong sells the serum under the Acha brand, but also supplies Korean & American cosmetic companies with a dried powder at 1.8 million baht ($58,200) per kg, he said
Gold is currently worth $46,300 a kilogram"
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"Kitpong sells the serum under the Acha brand, but also supplies Korean & American cosmetic companies with a dried powder at 1.8 million baht ($58,200) per kg, he said
Gold is currently worth $46,300 a kilogram"
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The precious slime is patiently "milked” from the glands of the snail by dripping water over it using a pipette
Its raw form is sold to Aden International, a Thai - based cosmetics company that primarily ships its products to Korea & the US
Its raw form is sold to Aden International, a Thai - based cosmetics company that primarily ships its products to Korea & the US
An opportunity exists for Nigerian entrepreneurs to act as offtakers of snail slime from farmers, while processing, drying, powdering and exporting to international cosmetics manufacturers
According to Wong, “snail slime also seems to have whitening properties,” & since it “contains allantoin (an anti-irritant) & a number of moisturising ingredients, it’s likely to help
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counteract the irritation caused by many [other] whitening” agents, tapping into a “huge market in Asian countries.”
The skin whitening market is also huge in Africa
Packaging snail slime for sale to African women (and men) who desire lighter skin,
and who already spend big on skin "toning", is also a huge market to consider
Imagine selling 20ml bottles of slime for between N10k & N20k each?
Packaging snail slime for sale to African women (and men) who desire lighter skin,
and who already spend big on skin "toning", is also a huge market to consider
Imagine selling 20ml bottles of slime for between N10k & N20k each?
