Celebs and their fascination for weird beauty treatments

Recently, Victoria Beckham revealed that she uses a moisturiser made from her blood. But this isn’t the first time that the former Spice Girl has been known to try unconventional beauty treatments. In the past, she has spoken about using bird poo as part of her facial regimen. From using leeches to such out toxins to serums infused with stem cells from the foreskin of newborn baby boys, there is no dearth to ‘weird’ being the buzzword for glowing skin.Here’s a quick look at other such fixes that celebs use...
Bee venom
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is apparently a big fan of the bee venom face mask, which is non-invasive, firms the skin and has anti-aging properties.
Hemorrhoid cream
Want to reduce the appearance of lines and puffiness around your eyes? Well, here’s Sandra Bullock’s quick fix for it. Just dab a little bit of hemorrhoid cream on the ‘affected’ area and voila, all is well.
Blood
As it turns out, Posh Spice is not the only one using her own blood to revitalise her skin. Justin Bieber’s wife, Hailey Baldwin, also uses her blood plasma to infuse platelets into a moisturising cream.
Vampire facial
Made famous by Kim Kardashian, this beauty treatment involves drawing your own blood from the arm, extracting platelets and injecting them into the face to prevent wrinkles.
Snail slime
Skin care products with snail slime are believed to regenerate damaged skin tissue, as it contains elastin, glycolic acid and protein. This should explain why Katie Holmes always has such glowing skin.
Caviar treatment
Her good genes apart, Angelina Jolie’s flawless skin can be chalked up to her indulgence in caviar body treatments. This involves smearing fish egg extract over the skin to firm it up and moisturise.
Penis facial
It’s been a rage in Hollywood and Cate Blanchett raved about it as part of her skincare regimen. The facial involves micro-needling the skin and applying a serum that contains stem cells harvested from the foreskin of newborn baby boys.
Leech therapy
Demi Moore and Miranda Kerr have been known to use these blood suckers for their beauty regimen. While sucking blood, leeches release enzymes that remove toxins from the blood. When used as part of a facial, they help make the skin tighter and youthful.
Semen
When Heather Locklear was once asked for recommendations for anti-aging treatments she said, “Just put semen on your face.” As it turns out, semen may actually have anti-aging properties, as it is high in antioxidants and can smooth out wrinkles.
Placenta
Jennifer Lopez was one of the earliest exponents of the placenta facial, espousing the regenerative properties of what was once the nutrient supply for a baby. The vitamin and protein in human placenta help smooth out the skin. Eva Longoria is also a big fan of the treatment. Sheep placenta is an equally effective alternative, apparently.
Other celeb favourites
Cat litter as an exfoliantCoffee grind scrub to exfoliate skinMilk spray as a hydrating facial spritzRed wine soak to moisturise and increase skin renewalSnake venom as an alternative to botox