If you're tired of constantly exfoliating dead skin in the shower, you could always take a cue from the latest spa trend in China. Why not enlist an army of little fishies to do your dirty work? Boing Boing reports on the strangest spa treatment I have ever heard of. Garra Rufa, a tropical fish, are dropped into hot springs, where they devour dead skin:
When placed in the spa, these fish can feed themselves on the dead cells of the human body, since they only consume such cells, leaving the healthy skin of the human body to grow. The whole process is reportedly free of pain. It won't hurt and the bather might feel a pleasant tingling on his or her skin.
I don't think I would be able to do this treatment, largely because I'd worry about a wayward fish wriggling its way into my nether regions. (A bottom feeder, perhaps? Zing!) Between these nibbling fish and this fragrance, it's turning out to be a very peculiar week in beauty...
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ew. this just creeps me out
1Really? It's kinda scary
2Yeah, I heard about this and they have this in
3Korea too. Apparently you come out all smooth and
soft-skinned and it's relaxing.. but i don't think
i could ever do it. Also.. don't fish poop? doesn't
that mean ur sitting in their waste? hahaha i don't know..
just imagining all those fish wiggling around me makes
me squirm!
Ew. NO.
4
Bella!! Bottom-feeder, now that's one heck of a disgusting image lol!!
5Bottom feeder
6Ew.
7There is no way I could do that.
8never...never...never.
9That would scare the crap out of me. Wrong. Just wrong.
10Aaahh, that gives me chills just thinking about it!
11i think its cool.... but i was sitting in the h2o at the beach n a fish bit me and it hurt.....so idunno
12I heard that this works really well on skin disorders like psoriasis a long while back it must be about 5 years ago,it was on a special segment of BBC news. I don't know..I'd rather be eaten than have lasers, or nitrogen treatments or plastic surgery.
13I've seen this on TV before also. I think it looks interesting, but I certainly can't afford to go all the way to China for a spa treatment!
14No thanks. Fish creep me out.
15That really creeps me out, no thanks.
at "bottom feeder"
16I think I will stick to my loofa and body scrub AT HOME
17I've probably seen too many B movies or watched Shark Week too many times, but it would take quite a lot for me to consider being eaten a beauty treatment.
18fish creep me out anyway...no way I could let them eat my skin off
19This reminds me of Wilhelmina's foot treatment on Ugly Betty.
And, uh - no - wouldn't be into
this one.
20i freak out when one little fish nibbles me in the ocean....so LOTS would probably give me some kind of panic attack.
21erm...i'll just stick to body scrub, thanks.
22OMG!! There is no way in h*ll I could do this. I am the most fearless person.....but....I am absolutely scared of fish. Like, have a panic attack because of fish...any kind. I know, it's one of those weird phobias but I have had it for as long as my parents can remember.
23icky ....the feeling puts me off
24yuckie!! i would be too scared
25haha that was the perfect way to use ~Zing!
26Wow...I'd never seen anything like it before.
27There is just no way I would do that.
28There is just no way I would do that.
29This is so disgusting I can't stand it.
30Wow. It's a good idea, but in practice it looks a little (okay, a lot) disgusting.
31very peculiar indeed. wow.
32Ummm I'll just take some sugar scrub and almond oil but, thanks for the invite. Fish creep me out as much as birds and gnomes. Wouldn't want a bottom feeder to nip me :0
33I'm pretty sure that evil Willehmina on Ugly Betty used this treatment to get super soft feet...but I agree, who knows where some of those little fish might end up!
34Bottom feeders, LOL!! oh god the thought of it.....LOL!!!
35saw that on ugly betty, who knew it was actually TRUE, lol!
36i'd be willing to try it at least.
37Ok weird and no way man!
38haha, I'd do it if I could go half-way across the world!
39Yeah I remember this on Ugly Betty like other people! So funny that it's actually true! If I was traveling over there I may give it a try - once in a lifetime thing.
40Yikes.
41Oh, yuck. That would totally creep me out. I don't even like regular fish swimming around me at the beach. I can't imagine fish eating the dead skin off of me. Ugh, even the thought of it makes my skin crawl.
42eww, I'll pass on that one!
43Haha OliviaAnn, I remember that episode! Went I visited Japan this summer they had this at a spa. But it was just for feet or hands. I couldn't imagine putting my entire body in a pool WITH them. I have a small fear of fish.
44I've tried this before in Taiwan!! The idea of it sounds kinda scary but it was actually a really interesting experience - if you're not afraid of fish. The nibbles just tickle a bit, but you get used to it.
45This sounds interesting and a bit creepy.. I agree, what if one tried to wriggle somewhere where it's not supposed to be? Ugh.
46I don't think I could do this ... it sounds weird, haha.
47I don't think I could do this ... it sounds weird, haha.
48i don't think i could ever handle this
49why not just exfoliate?????? this is disgusting. ewwww! It makes me cringe.
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