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MargaretMoony
11/18/09

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I think I'll pass.
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sequined
11/18/09

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Don't you get a pretty good placenta facial for like, nine months in the uterus? How many compliments did you get on your radiant skin when you were just born? I'ma guess zero.
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Elaken
11/18/09

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Wow, imagine how traumatized Jon Hochschartner would be by this!
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OneTwoPunch
11/18/09

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Ah, that's nothing. Back in the day, we used to sacrifice virgins! And, if not that, some sacred cows.
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morninggloria
11/18/09

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I can't wait for Soylent Ives to hit my local drug store shelves!
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OneTwoPunch
11/18/09

@morninggloria: "It's people!!!!"
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o-line
11/18/09

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Where's the umbilical cord and meconium wrap?
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GirlFailer
11/18/09

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Unless you use your placenta in a ritual, or religious ceremony, it seems pretty stingy to hang on to it for a facial when you could donate it for stem cell research and cancer treatment.
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Sadako
11/18/09

@GirlFailer: Why? It's your body. Besides, I don't see why hanging on to it for a facial is any stingier than using it for a religious ceremony.
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GirlFailer
11/18/09

@Sadako: Call me crazy, but donating something for research seems less selfish than using it for a beauty treatment. That's just me, though. I'm wacky like that.
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Taradactyl
11/18/09

@GirlFailer: Placenta isnt necessary for stem cells anymore.
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GirlFailer
11/18/09

@Taradactyl: ? So, you're saying that donating your placenta for stem cell research, and the possibility of it being used in bone marrow transplants is pointless? Please, prove your point.
Here's a pretty recent article from Science Daily that talks about harvesting stem cells from placentas, and their different uses.
[www.sciencedaily.com]
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GirlFailer
11/18/09

@Taradactyl: Here's another article about using placental stem cells for cerebral palsy treatments:
[www.prlog.org]
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Taradactyl
11/18/09

@GirlFailer: No I just meant that you can harvest them from other sources (cord blood). Also there is new research where they are using small scrapings of skin to produce cells (although I'm not sure if this is a viable option yet but it should be within a few years) and I never said I found it pointless to donate placenta.
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GirlFailer
11/18/09

@Taradactyl: Of course there are other ways of harvesting them, but they have found that there are more stem cells in placentas than in cord blood. My main point above, was that keeping a placenta for a beauty treatment seemed silly, when you could donate it for other, more useful things. So when you said that placentas weren't necessary for stem cells, I took that as an argument against their usefulness in research and treatments.
#tips
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Kirkat
11/18/09

@GirlFailer: What if I plan to eat it to try and avoid depression? I'm not being flippant, if I were to have a baby I'd definately have to try it. I hate feeling sad.
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GirlFailer
11/18/09

@Kirkat: I recommend seasoning with Mrs. Dash then pan searing for maximum sadlessness.

#tips
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Kirkat
11/18/09

@GirlFailer: Excellent, I'll keep that in mind when I have one to cook! I'll wait for my partner to pass out from disgust first though, it makes him go green at the thought.
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Sadako
11/18/09

@GirlFailer: There are people who would say that having a baby is less selfish than aborting it. I don't think I have any obligation to donate any part of my body if I have a better use for it.
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cuteasabutton
11/18/09

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Not to mention footballers using it to fix ankle injuries.
[news.sky.com]
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linnyt is a walking cliché
11/18/09

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Is there anything I could be doing with that un-baby-contaminated uterine lining I flush down the toilet every month? It kind of seems like a waste to let it go.
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GirlFailer
11/18/09

@linnyt is a walking cliché: Lip stain, remember?
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Tchotchke
11/18/09

@GirlFailer: Oh god, I'm shuddering just remembering that picture. Blech.
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dirtybee
11/18/09

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I wonder what the knock-off salons use?
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OneTwoPunch
11/18/09

@dirtybee: Bird poop...but it's from Japan, so it's gotta work. Or sake...'cause the sake factory workers have hands that are so smooth!!

Gotta love snake oil.
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mfnher
11/18/09

@OneTwoPunch: Aren't the birds on a special grain diet, though? Also, I hear they get massaged daily to keep things moving.
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ronniedobbs
11/18/09

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This is one of those times when I'm going to assume that by "Hollywood" they mean a strip-mall storefront bearing that name. I'm also guessing other weirdly-textured "facials" are available there as well.
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wtfox?!
11/18/09

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Instead of salt, I'm going to take that with the appropriate amount of WTF?! and anti-nausea medication.
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
03/19/09

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Who cares? I like them!
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tscheese
03/19/09

In reply to The Facial Myth: Sorry, They Won't Change Your Life
I have never had a facial and I have no desire to get one.

If you have enjoyed the hell out of them, that is FINE! I am glad you are having some good times. It sounds like it could be a lot of relaxing fun in theory - I mean, you let someone else take care of you, the idea is to relax, and often there are interesting sensations, massages, and pretty-smelling preparations. I can understand the appeal, and if you love it, great!

But I'm cheap, and I'm paranoid.

I have crazy active sebaceous glands--at the ripe ol' age of 27--and a skin milieu that just loves Propionibacterium acnes. I have learned to manage this very, very well by myself, with gentle cleansers and low-dose benzoyl peroxide preparations. I am fucking paranoid about anyone else putting fingers or masques or lotions or potions all over my face.

With my luck, I'd get a horrible breakout or MRSA.

If I ever REALLY have a problem that I can't treat with gentle cleansers and moisturizers at home, I'll go to an accredited, real-live trained dermatologist and suckle at the teat of Big Pharma. So no, I can't do it. It sounds like it might be a lot of fun - I mean, I love delicious-smelling lotions and cucumbers and what-not as much as the next lady, but I just can't do it.
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Plum-Pie
03/19/09

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So timely - my skin has been really dull and spotty recently and a friend advised me to give myself a facial of crushed aspirin plus a bit of moisturiser(the salcylic acid is found in a lot of skin brightening products). It took 10 mins and my skin looked great afterwards. Must have cost about 10p, I'm definitely doing it again.
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