Weirdest facials people attempted to reach the fountain of youth.
It's funny though when people needed to be beautiful and pretty ending up applying the weirdest facials man has ever known. People will try everything as long as it gets them near the Fountain of Youth man has long desperately searched for over the centuries.
We might want to talk sense to them but mostly we just sit back and watch their weirdest stories and enjoy.
1. Fire Facials
Would you like to know the hottest trend in facials is to literally set your face on fire? The Fire Facial, originating from China, said to ligthen you up in fire so you could look like 20-something again and again.
Source: kknews
Source: Huffington Post
Fire is said to stimulate the skin to address dullness, sagging and wrinkles. Beauticians say steaming your face does the same thing so we might stay with steaming for less fiery risk.
2. Vampire Facial
Vampire Facial or commonly called as blood facial requires a vial of blood to be drawn from your arm which then needed centrifugal system to separate the plasma from the red blood cells. The platelet-bounty plasma then will be applied to your face.
Kim Kardashian wearing a vampire facial. Source: elle
The concept of the plasma able to work against wrinkles and signs of aging but currently there are no sufficient evidence that this procedure works.
3. Urine Facial
Since we come to the idea of applying our bodily fluids to the face reduces wrinkles, why not use our own pee or urine to act as toner for your face since urine contains 95% water and 5% urea. Dermatologists says that urea has natural and gentle exfoliators that scapes acne and dead skin cells.
Source: express
4. Snail Facial
Sprouting from Chilean snail farmers attesting that their skin became visibly smooter after handling these slimy creatures.
Japan and Korea, two of the most beauty-consious countries finally caught on the snail beauty technology and came bottling snail filtrate for an instant beauty business.
Source: Bloomberg
Snails have built-in skin care consisting of hyaluronic acid, glycoprotein, proteoglycans and antimicrobial properties naturally protecting snail's skin from sun's damage such as UV rays and dryness.
5. Bird Poop Facial
Geishas are the ones with flawless skin as their job requires for it and their facial cream was made with nightingale poop.
Bird poop was mixed with powdered rice bran allowing exfoliation and dead skin cells to fall off and also promotes blood circulation.
Source: Washington Times
6. Bee Venom Facial
Kate Middleton’s beauty secret is none other than bee venom. Users of these so-called venom suddenly became princess wannabees trying hard to imitate the duches's fresh and radiant look.
Source: Dailymail
Bee venom treatment claims to rejuvenate the skin, reduce scars, heal acne and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. No harm done to the bees thanks to a metal plate which was placed inside the hive. The metal plate secretes a small electrical charge enough to threaten the bee which releases the venom which is like natural botox for beauty enthusiasts.
7. Sheep Placenta Facial
If you like the baby-skin bottom then you need to think like a baby and this placenta beauty idea obviously rooted from Hollywood but they have substituted the baby for a sheep.
Source: Huffington Post
“Sheep’s placenta stem cells mirror human stem cells. It is a protein base that is close to our own cellular make-up so that body is able to absorb and recognize it as its own,” according to skincare expert Louise Deschamps. Weird!?!