Want to be on the cutting edge of beauty? Apparently, all it takes is a little bird poo. Yes, Shizuka Bernstein uses the waste products of our feathered friends in her "Geisha Facial."

When I was 12 or 13 years old, she had told me that in 18th Century Japan, the Geisha, who were known for their beauty and their porcelain skin, needed something to remove all the heavy make-up they wore... the make-up contained lead, which was very damaging to their skin,” she continued. “So they tried everything to take it off and nothing worked. And then they tried the nightingale droppings and it not only worked, but it left their skin smooth.

Naturally, this is clean poo we're dealing with, having been run through a similar UV process as many produce items.

See the rest of this incredibly bizzare story here.

So there you have it - the long-sought key to beauty is irradiated bird excrement. (On what other blog can you get such helpful information?)

Anyone up to trying this one? (Extra points if you also put in those big-eyed contacts from a previous post.)

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