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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2015, 02:37 AM Feb 2015

Snails 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 world’s 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.

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Snails slither their way on to the beauty scene as the next big thing in facials (Original Post) eridani Feb 2015 OP
Letterman did a bit on that last night on the Late Show... countryjake Feb 2015 #1
Next it will be slugs newfie11 Feb 2015 #2
OH MY GOD I COULD OPEN THE MOST BAD-ASS SPA IN MY BACK YARD Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #4
Lol no walking barefoot around your place newfie11 Feb 2015 #6
You have no idea. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #8
Candy, birth, and time. The statement still holds true. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #3
Um.... Thailand? Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #5
Yecch!!! n/t eridani Feb 2015 #7
I know, right? Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #9

countryjake

(8,554 posts)
1. Letterman did a bit on that last night on the Late Show...
Sun Feb 1, 2015, 02:58 AM
Feb 2015

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!

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
4. OH MY GOD I COULD OPEN THE MOST BAD-ASS SPA IN MY BACK YARD
Sun Feb 1, 2015, 08:22 AM
Feb 2015

"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"

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