Snake Venom Face Cream for Only $525

While most people try to avoid any contact with snakes, Euoko, a Canadian cosmetic company has taken the venom from the temple viper and created an anti-aging face cream. Women have been flocking to high-end retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Harrods and Barneys to shell out $525 for 30 ml of face cream.

The Y-30 Intense Lift Concentrate cream contains a synthetic form of Waglerin 1, which is a powerful anti-aging peptide found in the snake venom. The face cream is designed to work like Botox by freezing muscles to prevent fine lines, but markets itself as the “painless and convenient” version as it doesn’t involve the hassle of injections.

As a twentysomething female, I can’t say that fighting wrinkles is my top priority right now. I am also in no position to bash the women who are snapping up this face cream with bite; after all, maybe in a few years, I may feel the need or desire to have youthful-looking skin at any cost. But that’s just it—the cost.

I currently am not in any financial position to part with $525 of my hard-earned cash for a face cream with unproven scientific results. My “splurge” on $30 eye cream now pales in comparison.

I can’t help but wonder whether that money could be better spent on other things that would enhance the way you look and/or feel such as:

• A gym membership. Heck, for $525 you could buy your own exercise machine.
• A lot of nice shoes. Or if you’re fancy, maybe just one really really nice pair that would make you feel sexy every time you slipped them on.
• 100 tubs of Vaseline. Vaseline is supposed to be one of the best beauty secrets—just ask Tyra Banks who uses it under her eyes. It sounds gross, but in the winter time when my skin feels like parchment paper, I use it all over my face as a moisturizer. Click here to check out 39 Uses for Vaseline.
• A few upgrades to spice up your wardrobe. There’s nothing like ill-fitting clothes to make you feel blah.
• A few spa days. Treat yourself from head to toe with a manicure, pedicure, massage, facial, etc.
• A lifetime supply of multi-vitamins. A daily dose of your recommended vitamins can put some spring back in your step.
• Lots and lots of dark chocolate. While too much chocolate won’t make you look good, the tasty treat with its happy endorphin-releasing ingredients can definitely make you feel good.

And if you still want to get that skin-tightening effect, but on a budget, I’ve heard that hemorrhoid cream does the trick.

To read the Maclean’s article about snake venom face cream, click here.

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