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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSnails slither their way on to the beauty scene as the next big thing in facials
I think I prefer it to the nightingale shit also mentioned.
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/jan/28/snail-mucus-facials-thailand
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/jan/28/snail-mucus-facials-thailand#img-1
he last time I encountered escargots, they were served sizzling in garlic and herb butter by a French waiter. Now one is slithering up the bridge of my nose while five others are being stuck to other parts of my face by a Thai beautician, all secreting snail slime to (hopefully) smooth out some wrinkles and otherwise give me a younger-than-my-age look.
That this latest addition to the global beauty and wellness craze snail facials should surface in the hills of northern Thailand is only natural.
This south-east Asian country ranks among the worlds top spa destinations, with massage treatments of every description offered around just about every corner. Other members of the animal kingdom are also enlisted, including fish, at some 4,000 pedicure spas.
countryjake
(8,554 posts)Dave shows a clip of some woman having them "applied", snails crawling across her face, the audience goes, "EEEWWWW!", then he looks over at Alan Kalter, the announcer, and says that even Alan is doing it. Alan pretends he knows nothing, even tho there appear to be fake snails glued all over his face; he ends up falling off his chair in fright, rolling around in agony, and finally runs screaming from the studio.
The Pacific Northwest could make a killing off this fad. I've got gigantic slugs galore up here that would love to slime-up somebody's face, ha!
newfie11
(8,159 posts)Eliminate the shell and get more slime for your money.
YUCK
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)"For just $100 an hour you can enjoy the exclusive retreat that is Chez DeMontague. Relax in our rain-sodden mud bath with a proprietary blend of egg shells and coffee grounds moisturizing your face, and let our 4 inch long zebra slugs erase the worry lines and crows feet, as they exfoliate your head with their tiny, slimy, puckering mouths"
newfie11
(8,159 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)There are slugs here I totally wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Sounds like a good way to pick up a case of blood flukes.
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/schistosomiasis/gen_info/faqs.html
eridani
(51,907 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Like the story wasn't bad enough already.