While it may still be taboo for some, menstrual blood appears to have more to offer than previously thought. For example, researchers discovered in 2023 that it may actually play a key role in treating Alzheimer’s Disease in the future.

As period blood becomes a little less of a forbidden topic, some social media users have been discussing their DIY skincare in the form of “menstrual masking” or “period face masks”, which are exactly what they sound like.

Writing for The Conversation , Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University explains: “Popularised on social media, hashtags such as #periodfacemask have amassed billions of views. In most videos, users apply menstrual blood for a few minutes before rinsing it off.

“There’s no clear agreement on how mu

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