By Chris Gayomali
Oureyeball - licking friends from Japanare unremarkably known for being ahead of the curve ball , which is why we might as well point out this behind - moving stunner trend now . Snail facials , which are being sold as a " Celebrity Escargot Course " at a high - terminal Tokyo watering place , are exactly what they voice like : A beautician places three slimy , live snails on your face and lets them creep all over your buttock , olfactory organ , and forehead . For beauty !
The mental process , according toNature World News , distributes the shellfish ' mucus over your visage and is said to " remove all in pelt , soothe any inflammation and help the skin hold back wet . " Whether the process actually does anything isa matter of debateamong dermatologists , although snail mucus contains ingredients like hyaluronic acid and proteoglycans , which are used in cosmetics and are know to promote tissue paper tractability and skin healing .
Also , these are n’t your typical garden - variety escargot . According toMiho Inada at theWall Street Journal , these shell celebrities are given the A - list treatment within the spa :
And even if you wanted to take the $ 243 treatment for a test drive , you ’d have to hold off in line . The beautifying force of the snails are in gamey need , and they ’re state to be full booked for the next few hebdomad .
While it might fathom uncanny to let vile creatures leave a trail of sludge all over your face , they ’re hardly the first living things to be enlisted for smasher use . Despite theirpotential to spread infective disease , pedicures using shape - consume Garra rufa fish , which nibble off stagnant skin , are still as popular as ever :
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