Weird Beauty Treatments You Won’t Believe

It's amazing how advanced beauty science is today, especially considering some of the techniques our ancestors used. Ancient Egyptians walked around with small lumps of scented wax on their heads. As the heat of the sun increased during the day, the fragrance would release. Women during the Civil War washed their face with buttermilk, hoping for a smooth complexion. Every society has weird ideas about beauty but we're past all that, right?

Think again! Just a few clicks of the mouse and some chats with my fellow beauty lovers have revealed weird beauty treatments that you just won't believe. Who knows if they really work but the weirdness factor had me saying "No thanks." Take a gander at these jaw-dropping, downright scary beauty treatments.

Breast-slapping treatments: Nothing could make me sign up for this but apparently, small-breasted women in Malaysia are lining up for this $200k treatment. After a breast massage with special emollients, women undergo slap treatments intended to make their breasts larger. Slapping supposedly, increases blood flow and swells the breasts to larger sizes. I want to know who thought of this!

Japanese sake baths: Another wacky treatment from the Orient is making its way across the pond, sake baths. The premise is that amino acids in the sake reduce body acne and make the skin smoother. Bathers sit in a lukewarm to tepid pool of sake while fountains of the drink pour into the bath. Sake baths are popular treatments for couples and individuals.

Fish-nibbling treatments: If you are too lazy to exfoliate or have some hard to reach rough spots; try a fish-nibbling treatment. Small pools filled with fish will nibble away at your skin cells. These hungry fish think skin cells are a tasty treat. Ticklish people should avoid this bathing treatment, as they may not find it too enjoyable.

Snake massages: Okay, this one freaked me out. I'd have to run screaming if my spa specialist showed up with a bucket of snakes. Here's how it works. You get a body-warming massage then you are asked to lie down on a Plexiglas-enclosed table. Buckets of snakes are dumped on your body and theoretically squirm your muscle soreness away. I don't know about you but I'd find relaxing a bit difficult with a dozen cold reptiles climbing all over me.

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