The World’s Weirdest and Most Wonderful Beauty Treatments

Groupon.co.uk often features beauty treatments and spa breaks among its daily deals, the likes of which won’t have you running screaming for the nearest exit. For your pick of wonderful beauty treatments such as relaxing massages, manicures and face masks, head to www.D3ALS.co.uk to find the latest Groupon beauty deals at amazing low prices.When you’ve done that, have a read of some slightly weirder contraptions and concoctions used in the name of beauty, and thank your lucky stars you’re only booked in for a file and polish!Fishy FeetThis odd beauty treatment has taken off in a big way and is now a familiar sight in shopping centres up and down the country. The treatment consists of putting your feet into a tank of small fish, which then nibble the dead skin away leaving feet baby soft and smooth.Fans of the treatment describe the sensation as like putting your feet into a glass of champagne, and the treatment is reasonably priced at roughly ten pounds per session. However, due to recent newspaper reports that the treatment can cause diseases we may shortly find that fish manicures have disappeared from the British high street as quickly as they arrived.Nightingale Dropping FacialVictoria and David Beckham are reported as being fans of this so called ‘geisha facial’. The dung of a nightingale has tried and tested skin lightening and brightening properties, and is sterilised before being applied as a clay face mask. Thankfully, the treatment is free from odour, otherwise Mr and Mrs Beckham may find themselves very unpopular on the football pitch and in the fashion world.Bull Semen Hair TreatmentSemen is a potent source of protein, which is what hair follicles are made of. According to the owner of Hari’s Hair Salon in upmarket Knightsbridge, which offers the treatment, the bulls semen makes the hair ‘wonderfully soft and thick.’ Taken from thoroughbred Aberdeen Angus bulls, this treatment gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'taking the bull by the horns'.Snake Venom CreamSnake Venom is thought to have anti-aging properties as it paralyses the muscle in the skin in a similar way to botox injections. Planet Skincare have harnessed the power of snake venom in a daily moisturiser, which is said to ‘stun’ the skin in a similar way to a snake bite, keeping the face smooth and wrinkle free.Stocked in posh London store Selfridges, and a popular seller, the cream’s active ingredient is a synthetic version of the poison from a Temple Viper, which stops the muscles in the skin from contracting. However, one man preferred to use the real thing instead!Bill Haast was a snake farmer who regularly injected himself with snake venom, and lived to be 100 years old – proof to some of the powerful qualities of this dangerous poison.Acid PeelPutting acid on one’s face to ‘burn away’ the top layer of skin sounds like something out of a horror movie, yet it’s actually a very popular and effective beauty treatment.This procedure uses a chemical solution, to ‘peel’ away the top layers of the epidermis in order to improve conditions such as acne, irregular pigmentation or wrinkles, and is actually very safe if applied correctly.So safe in fact that, amazingly, Boots now offer a DIY kit for home use, meaning that everyone can enjoy the results of a salon treatment, without breaking the bank. The award winning kit is simple to use and contains only a mild dose of the active ingredient, glycolic acid. Therefore, you can use it yourself without worrying about damaging your skin (as long as you follow the clear instructions!).If, however, you would prefer to enjoy salon beauty treatments, you can do so for less when you take advantage of the great deals at Groupon.co.uk. Subscribe to the D3ALS email and you will receive news of all the latest and best beauty treatment offers, direct to your inbox.With fantastic beauty treatments at up to 90 per cent off what you would usually pay, you’ll be left looking and feeling amazing, without rueing the cost. Therefore there’s no need to consider extreme and peculiar methods to look good. In other words, step away from that snake!