It’s becoming more and more apparent that celebrities will do anything for beauty, especially when it comes to their skin.
From Kim Kardashian’s penchant for so-called “vampire facials” to Victoria Beckham’s obsession with bird poop face cream, it seems society’s elite are willing to go to any length to maintain their glowing skin.
But in terms of weirdness, the sure winner is Cate Blanchett’s preferred treatment: known simply as the “penis facial.”
No, this isn’t a misleading name; it really does have to do with the penis, and more specifically, the foreskin of Korean newborns (you can’t make this up).
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In a 2018 interview with Australian Vogue, Blanchett revealed how she first discovered the eyebrow-raising skincare line while hanging out with friend and fellow actor Sandra Bullock.
“Sandy [Bullock] “I met with Georgia Louise, a facial aesthetician in New York, and she gave me what she calls a ‘penis facial,'” she told Vogue’s Remy Rippon.
“We don’t know what it is, or if it just smells like semen, but Sandy calls it a ‘penis facial’ because it has enzymes in it.”
Her comments sparked interest and fears about the procedure, which was later debunked by beauty expert Georgia Louise.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter (THR), she explained that the technical term for the treatment is epidermal growth factor facial, or EGF for short, and no babies are harmed in its production.
“The foreskin is harvested during circumcision and then the stem cells are harvested and extracted in a centrifuge,” she told the website.
“I am always very careful to explain the radical serums and potions I have in my back bar, and I always explain that EGF is extracted from the foreskin of a newborn baby, and that we take cells from which we clone new cells in the lab,” she added.
In another statement posted to her Instagram, she claimed that she only uses “lab-grown” cloned EFG cells and that everything she uses is FDA approved.
Apparently, the cells help produce collagen and elastin, heal scar tissue, and help treat pigmentation and sun damage.
Anyone wanting to emulate Blanchett and Brooke’s undeniable glow can do so in the comfort of their own home: you can buy the Hollywood EGF Kit on the Georgia Louise website for $415 (around £326).
Naturally, the website makes no mention of the treatment’s NSFW nickname, but let’s be honest, this treatment will forever be known by that nickname.
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