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Woman Tells Her Period Blood Face Mask Gives Her Skin Silky Smooth
By Sidrah Naqvi
While some indi- viduals are uncomfortable with the thought of period blood, one woman has accepted it not only emotionally but also physical- ly.
Brittani LaBouff is a Las Vegas native who uses her monthly flow to make moon blood masks.' According to the 31-year-old, the concoction leaves her skin feeling silky soft.
She believes that people should let go of their "fears and disgust" about period blood and recog- nise that it is a natural and every- day physical occurrence.
"What has society taught us about how we should feel about the monthly cycle? That it's inconven- ient, unpleasant, nasty, stinky, irri- tating, unpleas-
ant, and time-con- suming, "She stated
"So much so that there are now birth control meth- ods that can be implanted into someone that entirely stops their flow - while the implant is in place.
"This is a practice for me to reclaim my power. To
embody my cre- ative potential and honour the divine feminine energy inside me, which has been awakened to the interconnected- ness of all life, all things, and how all things are birthed through the mother arche- type.
"We are intelli- gent, creative beings who can
alter, grow, give birth, live, and die. The monthly cycle is a lovely, continuing depic- tion of the process."
Brittani first tried the moon blood mask when she became interest- ed in skincare a year ago.
She collects the blood with a men- strual cup, but
she positions it just outside the cervix to reduce the danger of dangerous microorganisms contaminating the sample.
The blood is then smeared into her face with her fin- gers or a paint- brush. She'll leave it on for up to 15 minutes before washing it off.
Brittani claims that it not only makes her skin feel silky smooth but it also gives her a "deepened energetic connec- tion with her men- strual cycle."
"I am not a der- matologist, but it appears that this may not be a good technique for individuals with active acne outbreaks or open sores," she stat- ed.
Use your instincts to determine whether or not this practice is right for you.
I also keep some of my moon blood for future art proj- ects, but I only recommend utilis- ing blood from the day one harvest for face masks."
She says she's been inundated with both positive and negative criti- cism since going public with her beauty regime.
"People saying things like 'dis- gusting," so f**king awful,' and so on are simple to dismiss, because hey, I was there too when I was under the idea that my period was a hardship," she explained.
"I was honestly startled at how many inaccurate replies there have been," she contin- ued. Many peo- ple are ignorant of the ovulation cycle, or that blood is lost natu- rally rather than rejected from the body."
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