The Dark History Of Circumcision And Its Connection To Anti-Aging Skincare
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” “You are the fairest here so true. But…she who puts baby foreskin on her skin…is a thousand times more beautiful than you."
It turns out the fairytale Snow White may be more fact than fiction these days. In the original Brothers Grimm tale, once the Evil Queen learns her place as “most beautiful” in the realm has been usurped by a 7-year-old girl, she hires a hunter to kill the child and bring her the organs so that she can eat them. In one fell swoop, the queen can not only get rid of the competition, but she can become even more beautiful as well.
Sound crazy? Well, in 2013, it was revealed that the key ingredient in Oprah’s favorite face moisturizer is cells derived from infant male foreskin. People were understandably outraged and disgusted by this, but others were left scratching their heads. Why does it matter? It’s medical refuse from a safe and necessary procedure anyways, so why not recycle it?
So let’s break it down. Let’s talk about how circumcision is not safe, nor necessary and how the foreskin trade is definitely not ethical.