TikTokers Are Smearing Period Blood On Their Faces As Skin Care

Doctors weigh in on whether it works and warn about potential dangers.

The weird, wonderful world of beauty has urged us to spread lots of things on our faces, from snail mucin to scorpion venom, with the promise of better skin. But over on TikTok, things tend to be even more interesting when it comes to skin care trends. Case in point: period blood face masks.

In the past few months, period blood face masks, also known as menstrual masking, have been getting attention thanks to a few TikTok users who claim that the practice improves their skin, making it smoother and even treating their acne.