Bizarre Beauty Treatments / The Strange and Unorthodox Things We Do To Look Good

Think you’ve heard it all? Well, wait to hear some of the things we have to report on that people are trying in the pursuit of beauty. Some have been around for a bit, while others are still trying to make their way into the mainstream. Some you may have heard of, or perhaps have even tried, and still some may have you thinking we’re just making a joke. Well, we’re not. These unorthodox beauty treatments, while still on shaky ground, are still in demand. And let’s face it, some people are willing to try anything.

Imagine Never Using Eyeliner Again?
That’s right. This one’s been around for a bit and most people have heard of it. Although it didn’t gain as much momentum as more mainstream beauty treatments, it still had it’s fair share of clientele, including many celebrities: Permanent makeup. Permanent makeup consists of needling pigment into the skin to mock eyeliner, brow-shading, or lipliner. Referred to as “micro pigmentation”, it is a form of tattooing, which is considered by the Food and Drug Administrative (FDA) to be cosmetic. The main reason this bizarre beauty treatment didn’t pick up more momentum is because of it’s adverse effects on clients whose symptoms included intense swelling, cracking, bleeding, blistering, infection, and scarring. These side effects, although initially thought to be connected to only certain pigments that were taken off the market by the FDA, were later found to be caused by pigments themselves, no matter what shade.

Are Those Real?
The latest in artificial beauty: eyelash extensions. You may be on the fence about just how strange this beauty treatment is. Some may feel it’s a bit of a frivolous place to spend time or money, and still others may say this is only because they haven’t tried it yet. All the rage in Hollywood, with Madonna sporting the “blingy” jeweled version, and Jennifer Lopez touting the mink ones - this is undoubtedly a little strange to some. Artificial lashes are glued, in individual strands, onto the real lashes themselves. The process can take two to three hours and prices vary, (obviously the mink version will be slightly more than the synthetic version).

The Grand-Prize Winner
I hereby declare the winner of the Unorthodox Beauty Treatment Contest to be the weight-loss staple. Yes, you heard right - the weight loss staple. Although this strange and bizarre treatment boasts a great number of satisfied clients, you can’t help but do a double-take at it’s mention. The weight-loss staple is a small piece of metal that is clamed into the ear’s cartilage and claims to work by activating the stomach’s acupressure point. There has been no scientific evidence to support the claims made by the weight-loss staple, and doctors stress that since there is penetration of the skin, there is always risk of infection.

These beauty treatments, some stranger than others, leave us wondering what will be next…