Is it my maternal instincts talking or or is the idea of smearing faces with a sludge made of human intestines simply repulsive, revolting, and plain dangerous? Apparently, placenta was just about to become a hot ingredient in skincare, if not for some troubling scientific research.

Placenta is the lining of the womb that is expelled after birth. Placenta allows the transfer of nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the fetus and the transfer of waste products and carbon dioxide back from the fetus to the mother, acting pretty much like lungs and bowels combined in one. In some cultures, the placenta is eaten, a practice known as placentophagy, and in some countries, placenta is buried.

placenta cream, placenta face cream, sheep placenta cream, placenta cream for face, sheep placentaPlacental cosmetics were first invented as an injection by Dr. Paul Niehans in the early 1930's. Since then, placenta enjoyed steady niche popularity, until recently when Jennifer Lopez revealed she used placenta facial treatments for keeping her skin looking younger for longer.Purified extracts of cow and human placenta, it has been claimed, can condition skin and hair due to high content of proteins and bioavailable (close to our own) vitamins and minerals. Read more of this post