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Cindy (not her real name) has an unusual facial once a month. Whenever Cindy gets her period, she takes some menstrual blood and slathers it on her face. She then leaves this on her face for 30 minutes. According to Cindy, this strange ritual makes her skin soft and supple.
In Japan, a spa offers a bath where noodle-shaped spa treatments are placed in bath water that contains elements from pork broth supplied by a nearby noodle shop. Taking a dip in the noodle bath is said to be good for the health as ingredients in the broth such as pepper collagen help improve the bather's metabolism and cleanse the skin.
In China, foot binding was inflicted on female children so that they would achieve the much-coveted lotus feet. Bandages were used to raise the instep of the feet and shorten their length. The foot would remain bound with straps in order to keep the instep in place, and eventually, over several years, the foot would become permanently deformed.
In ancient Egypt, people performed a procedure that would result in cranial alteration, in which the skull, at infancy, is molded into an elongated, oval shape. This practice can still be found in remote areas of Africa and Central America where the oval shaped-head is considered graceful and beautiful. The effect is achieved at an early age during which an infant's cranium, while it is still soft and malleable, is bound with bandages and wood in order to elongate and lengthen its shape.
How much does being beautiful mean to you? Are you willing to go through gross and revolting rituals just to achieve the state of beauty that you're dreaming of?
A facial popularized by Kabuki actors and geishas in Japan uses nightingale droppings as vital facial ingredients to lighten the skin. In earlier times, bird droppings were used as makeup. The enzyme guanine in nightingale droppings reportedly heals skin and bleaches it.
The semen of an Aberdeen Angus Bull plus extracts from Katera, a plant from Iran, add shine to hair. In certain parts of South America land snail secretion is considered to have a lot of benefits for the human skin. They are believed to provide protection against pollution and ultraviolet radiation. It is also believed that this secretion can help the skin regenerate.
In Germany, beer baths fortified with brewer's yeast, malt, and two scoops of hops are offered at some spas. The treatment is designed to soothe skin as B vitamins, biotin, and protein compounds in beer are said to cleanse and nourish.
In Russia, the platza oak-leaf procedure involves being beaten in a steam-filled room by an olive oil - drenched oak-leaf broom called venik. The oak leaves contain a natural astringent that opens pores, removes toxins, and exfoliates dead skin. To finish the treatment and seal in the benefits of the oak leaves, a bucket of ice-cold water is poured over the person.
Leeching was practiced in ancient times but some Austrian spas still offer this bizarre treatment for detoxification. Actress Demi Moore admitted that she has undergone leech therapy.
Most women wouldn't mind going through some degree of difficulty to be beautiful but there are very few who will agree to such extreme procedures. Still, it's a matter of choice.
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