Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Exfoliating fish?



I"m thinking blee, serious fucking blee.
From boing boing.

"Garra Rufa, a type of small tropical fish, also nicknamed Chinchin Yu, nibble fish or simply doctor fish, are put in hot springs. As they can live and swim freely in at least 43-degree-hot waters, they are naturally used for the treatment of skin diseases in such spas. When placed in the spa, these fish can feed themselves on the dead cells of the human body, since they only consume such cells, leaving the healthy skin of the human body to grow. The whole process is reportedly free of pain. It won't hurt and the bather might feel a pleasant tingling on his or her skin."

No really, bleeeeeee. Why can't folk just use loofahs? Or soap. Soap is good.

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23 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, soap is good for so many things...*shudder*

6:22 p.m.  
Blogger fatmammycat said...

I mean, what's next?
'Nose full of snot, here, use an ardvaark, the complete natural way to get rid of clogged snot.'

6:27 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tissue and soap are so last year, don't you know?

6:43 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It just tickles a tiny bit. Trust me. Better than any sauna any day.

6:43 p.m.  
Blogger fatmammycat said...

You've got to be kidding me Sneezy...

6:55 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yep

7:17 p.m.  
Blogger fatmammycat said...

When? When did you- I mean how? Bleeeeee.

7:20 p.m.  
Blogger Flirty Something said...

so wrong, fish nibbling on your bits.

7:45 p.m.  
Blogger Rusticissimus maximus said...

But..but WE'RE the ones that eat THEM, not the other way around dammit!!

8:29 p.m.  
Blogger fatmammycat said...

It's all VELLY disturbing. Who do we think it was that first noticed the healing power of nibbly fish? And how?

9:15 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it just me, or aren't these people aware that someone has already invented exfoliants?

11:27 p.m.  
Blogger Sweary said...

Spas indeed!

12:00 a.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I forgot to add....'which come out of out of a bottle' to my previous sentence.

12:35 a.m.  
Blogger Manuel said...

Dirty dirty people. Saying that I used to have a dog that would like my....

I'll just leave that if you don't mind...

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Many large mammals allow birds pick the Ticks off them. Water Buffalo are a classic example.

Some strains of Sparrow pluck up Ants and insert them into their plumage. The Ants kill the Ticks and in the process coat the bird's feathers with a substance poisonous to Ticks that prevents further infestation for a while.

Sharks and some Whales seek out certain fish species to pick off dead skin and scales.

Humans eat yoghurt with added bacteria (L. Casei Immunitas and Bifidus Digestivum) to enhance the digestive powers of the stomach flora.

We used use leeches to extract blood. Although that practice has ceased, leeches are still an excellent way of removing poison, infection or white blood cells from small areas - more effective than medication or minor surgery.

Even a dog's lick has antiseptic properties.

I could go on, but you'd be bleeeeeing 'til the cows come home, FMC.

I say, bring on the fish and to hell with the expense of the K-Spa.

6:48 a.m.  
Blogger fatmammycat said...

But Sneezy, I know what you're saying, but we have showers and baths and loofahs and..well, all manner of things that do those jobs we need to do. Why fish? dear lord, why fish?

8:56 a.m.  
Blogger FINN said...

after a long hot run/ride/brick, i often plop in the nearby stream. it's not an ice bath, but it's sumthin. i can sit for as long as it takes the leetle fish to gather the nurve to start nibbling at me, and then i get out. it is not a pleasant experience IMO. not my bag.

1:51 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Finn is it just some random stream in the middle of nowhere?

2:02 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a Gorgeous Fish!
Cheap Exfoliating Wash Clothes

6:44 p.m.  
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