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| Boutique which sells the miracle cosmetic. (click any image to enlarge) |
[I]mproves blood microcirculation and supplies oxygen to the tissues, stimulates the local immune system, antioxidant activity, eliminates pigmentation disorder, protects the skin from environment, slows down aging, makes the skin more elastic and keeps moisture.Why, not only does it impart youth and health to skin, it also provides -- just like old-timey patent medicines -- all manner of extra health benefits. Won't your special someone be thrilled to get all of that for a gift?
But, what could this miracle cosmetic be?
When discussing the last Strafor article's Host Stratfor Babe I mentioned that Mary Baker -- the 19th Century English servant girl who had posed as an Oriental Princess -- ended her days collecting leeches. Little did I realize that leech farming (or should that be leech ranching?) is still an ongoing enterprise.
EnglishRussia has an article, Leech Cosmetics Production, that details a Russian firm which uses the extract of leech saliva, as well as dried leech powder, as the base for a line of cosmetics. Their high end product, which includes an extract of leech embryos, sells for $1500.
Below is a tour through the leech cosmetic biofactory, which continues after the jump. At the EnglishRussia link there are many more pictures, as well as details on how to properly apply a medicinal leech if needs be. So read the article, and then rush out to buy some leech-infused cosmetics for your loved one today!
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| Leech breeding tank, where the little nippers are lovingly raised. |
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| The leech cometics lab |
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| Milking a leech's saliva |
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| Dried leech bricks |
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| Adding leech powder to a solution |
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| Mixing the leech-based solution |
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| Processing leech extract |
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| Mixing leech cosmetics |
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| Leech cosmetics quality control |
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| Packaging leech cosmetics for sale |
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