Okay - so this one is a real stretch and definitely not for everybody!
Nightingale droppings (known as "uguisu no fun"), have been used by Japanese Geishas for centuries as a way to lighten excess pigmentation and whiten their skin. Still available today, today's modern version is still made from bird droppings but has undergone some serious UV sterilization, and then ground into a fine white powder. You can buy it in little pouches at your local Japanese import store, and mix it with water to make a face pack or mask. The droppings have a natural enzyme in it (guanine, an amino acid that has bleaching qualities) that has a natural lightening action, and urea, which is an excellent moisturizing ingredient.
I'm told that it doesn't actually smell like poop...more like musk, and if you can get past the notion that you are applying poop to your face, it's supposed to work quite well!
Copyright 2012 Sharon Gnatt Epel/La Isha Natural & Organic Skincare
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