Yep, stylists are using bull semen as a conditioning treatment
Move over, argan oil and shea butter. Stylists are all abuzz about the latest miracle hair treatment: bull semen.
After reading about sperm-based facials, one British stylist began chatting away with her clients.
“When a client asked where she could get a sperm-based hair treatment done to feed her protein deprived locks … I was speechless,” the stylist said on Stylecaster.com.
She did some research and came across a “Aberdeen Organic Bull Semen Treatment.” Hari’s, a salon in London, is offering clients a conditioning treatment made out of bull’s semen. Hari’s has been one of London’s top salons for over 30 years and prides itself on offering some of London’s most exciting new treatments sourced from around the world.
It has become the most talked about treatment in London. Touted as “Viagra for Hair,” this 45-minute treatment ranges from £55 to £85 ($90-$138 U.S.) and uses semen from Aberdeen Angus bulls. Hari’s combines the sperm with the root of the protein-rich plant Katera. The protein-enriched potion is massaged into the client’s hair after it has been shampooed. Then the client is put under heat so the treatment penetrates the hair. The final step is the blow out, which gives the hair an awful lot of body, as well as shine.
“I have been searching for an organic product with a lot of protein because that is what hair is made of and that is what it lacks when it is dry,” says salon owner Hari Salem. “The semen is refrigerated before use and doesn’t smell. It leaves your hair looking wonderfully soft and thick.”
Salem told media that he tried hundreds of products—including wild avocados and truffle oil—before hitting on bull semen as the elusive element in a formula for making hair look gorgeous. His salon also offers such treatments as Kerastase Hair Rituals and mind-soothing Indian Head Massage.
Salem says the treatment repairs, restores and brightens any hair. He says he has no shortage of customers.
“It will be an ongoing treatment as long as the bulls perform,” he says.
According to CosmeticsDesign.com, the trend may actually have started with Norwegian based company Maritex, which stated that it was the main producer of Cod sperm for use in cosmetic products.
The company suggested that the sperm successfully binds water in body lotions and make-up, with the company said to have sold seven tons of processed cod sperm for use in cosmetics in 2002.
However, the motive behind the Hari’s salon’s decision to use the controversial ingredient was more scientific, with the protein in the semen thought to actively complement the protein contained in hair molecules.
Bull semen may be the latest attempt by hair manufacturers to find pure forms of protein that match the hair protein quantities in order to create the most effective hair care treatment. With the bull semen and Katira plant extract mix giving an almost instant and odorless finish, the treatment may be the start of big things to come, says CosmeticsDesign.com.
Because semen has to be refrigerated in straws until use, it could be a while before it becomes a staple in hair-care products. And with its high cost, the ingredient would be aimed at the premium hair care market.
According to Mintel data, other unusual animal ingredients are being used in Asia and Latin America, with many companies incorporating placenta ingredients into skin care products, according to CosmeticsDesign.
Sofface cosmetics, based in China, has created a make-up base that contains sheep placenta, while the Guangzhou Sisder Health & Beauty company has based an entire skin care and body line using the same ingredient.
And that’s no bull.
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June 22nd, 2009 at 8:48 am
that’s effing DISGUSTING. You couldn’t pay me to put that shit in my HAIR.
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
/O.o\… no thanks
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Wow. Ew.
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
uuhhh…..moving right along…..
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:55 am
oh, but what about the person/people retrieving that sperm.
les gross.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 am
Yep gross. But is it any less gross than a placenta hair treatment sold in all drug and beauty stores? What people go through for their hair. If they would treat their hair better with less chemicals, there would be no need for intensive repair treatments. YUCK YUCK!!
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 am
*Cringe*
uh…
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I know this sounds very gross but i can only imagine if someone bottled this stuff up and sold marketed it and didnt tell what it really is how many people here would go out and buy it and rave about the results lol. I know that alot of people would try it if someone got great results and they didnt know that it was really bull sperm.Makes you wonder if the stuff you buy tells the truth about what the ingredients really are? LOL
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
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June 24th, 2009 at 8:29 am
ITA this may sound gross. But, if this stuff was put in a pretty little tub, with some fragrance added and promised frizz free, defined curls it would sell like hot cakes!
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June 25th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
I can think of more interesting and less disgusting things to pay for and put in my hair than bull c8m. My SO could do that for free.
July 3rd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
That is the most nauseating thing I have ever seen in my life! I prefer shea butter! XP
July 4th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Yeeeeee.
Uckkkkkk.
Jesus Christ Bananas.
That’s horrible!
July 6th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Yea i have to agree with diana…who knows if we even put that sh** in our hair!!!!!
July 7th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Um… WHAT?! I like to try new stuff.. but that seems a bit much.
July 8th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
its nasty…but its pretty cool. if it delivers the way that they say it does anyways. the only weird part is how someone came up with it. did one guy just wake up and think “hey guys, if we put bull semen in our hair, it’ll look fantastic!!” haha
July 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
hmmm….uh ewwwww!
July 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Wrong, just, wrong… IMHO
Whatever next?
This is just plain nastiness!
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August 15th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I can’t imagine. I just can’t. Ew. Just the IDEA is beyond disgusting, nevermind putting it IN MY HAIR. Good lord.
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November 21st, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Yuck!
April 24th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
How in the world do they get it…O.o
June 9th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
that’s really @#$%ing disgusting. I thought it was an April Fool’s joke at first, until I realized it’s not April Fools.
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