1. The Seaweed Mask
With seaweed everywhere, it was only a matter of time before someone put it on their face and called it a treatment. The ancient Greeks were all about that seaweed.
2. The Solid Gold Mask
Meanwhile, over in Egypt, they were putting something a little less common on their faces: gold — solid gold. Cleopatra was even rumored to wear one to bed. And to think, sometimes you're too lazy to even wash your face... #shade
3. The Milk and Honey Bath
Those Ancient Egyptians, way ahead of their time on this beauty thing... They were also known to bathe in milk and honey on the regular. (It's how Cleopatra allegedly brought all the pharaohs to the yard.)
4. The Bird Poo Facial
Oh yeah — you read that right. What started back in 17th-century Japan still happens today. They aren't just any old droppings though — they're from a special bird on a special island off Japan named Kyushu. Maybe the rarity is what makes this OK... Maybe?
5. The Licking of an Amethyst...
...and Rubbing It Over Your Face Treatment
A spotless complexion was very important back in the Middle Ages, so much so that they went around licking and rubbing rocks on their faces. Does it lose its effectiveness if you clean it first?
6. The Tin Foil Mask
This little ditty started popping up around the 20th century (and still lingers today). It's recyclable, right? Just something to think about the next time you bake a potato.
7. Radium
Oh, what exactly is radium? Radium is a radioactive metal used in radiation, and it really hit its stride in the early 1900s when everyone started putting it in everything. Luckily, that quickly ended around the 1920s.
8. Bee Venom Mask
The teeny tiniest amount is collected by spooking a bunch of bees that are just chilling alongside a piece of glass. "Fly like a butterfly / Bee, please sting my face."
9. The Baby Food Facial
These facials are great because you feed it to your kid and let them throw it on your face in the application process. Tackling DIY parenting and beauty at the same time.
10. The Leech Face-lift
No one can claim "comeback" more than the leech. These little guys have been curing stuff for ages, and now they're back to help you lift your face up.
11. The Oxygen Mask
You breathe in oxygen to live, so why not pump it directly onto your face to stay young and beautiful? The results only last approximately seven days, though — but you're not busy, right? Add this standing appointment every Monday.
12. The Kitty Litter Facial
WARNING: This is not a reason to go put your cat's kitty litter on your face. Please sit back down and continue reading.
This was most likely created by some poor fashionista who realized the only real ingredient in all-natural kitty litter is bentonite, which is used in a lot of fancy clay facials at fancy clay salons.
People do some crazy things in the name of beauty. Stop the madness! Start over with Avon ANEW.
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