Strange beauty trends around the world

The world is a melting pot of diverse cultures and customs. In each region, people have their own unique and distinct conceptions of beauty. Let's take a look at some of the most unusual beauty practices around the world.

Punch a hole in the nose to insert a coin.

When tourists visit the Apatani tribe's territory in India, they are inevitably startled to see the women there with their unusual noses. Instead of jewelry, they insert coins into their nostrils.

It is known that, from a young age, Apatani girls have their noses pierced by their parents, and then buttons are inserted into the nostrils. These buttons grow larger with age, eventually creating a very "unusual"-looking nose. In the past, the Apatani were considered a gentle tribe, easily invaded by others, so they resorted to this method to deter enemies.

Later, nose piercing became a form of beautification for women in this region. However, since 1970, Apatani girls no longer practice this custom. Nose piercing only exists in older generations.

Go shirtless and apply clay to your hair.

In northern Namibia, the Himba tribe lives isolated from the modern world. They reside in the remote Kunene region. The people of this tribe are considered among the most beautiful on the African continent. Men and women here do not wear shirts; they only use animal skins to cover their sensitive areas.

Upon reaching puberty, Himba girls braid their hair into strands and wrap them in clay. They also apply a special mixture to their bodies to create an alluring red complexion. For the Himba people, this is a traditional beauty practice, with the red color symbolizing earth and blood.

Where the longer the neck, the more attractive it is considered.

The beauty standards of Kayan women in Myanmar and Thailand are quite unusual. There, a beautiful woman must possess a long neck.

To achieve a gracefully long neck, Kayan girls must wear metal rings around their necks starting from the age of five. Gradually, the number of rings increases, causing the length of their necks to grow.

The weight of a complete set of neck rings can reach up to 10 kg. Because they wear the rings constantly, the skin on the necks of Kayan people often has wounds, ulcers, and is paler than other areas of their skin. Not everyone wears all the rings. However, they usually don't remove all of them because the neck bones of Kayan people are too weak and could break at any time.

Lip incision with insertion of a cosmetic disc.

The beauty ritual of the Surma tribe in Ethiopia is perhaps "unique." The Surma people live in the high mountains of southwestern Ethiopia. Upon reaching puberty, Surma girls must undergo a "self-mortification" for the sake of beauty. A member of the tribe will use a knife to cut a large hole in their lip, then insert a disc into the middle.

These discs are made of fired clay and then painted in vibrant colors. When first stretching the lips, they use small discs. Then the size of the discs gradually increases depending on how much the lips stretch. Typically, a disc with a diameter of 10 cm is considered the standard of beauty. For Surma men, the larger a woman's lips, the more attractive and alluring she is considered to be.

According to Dantri