Woman drinks her own urine every day and uses it on her hair, skin and to brush teeth
The mum-of-two urinates in a cup and drinks it fresh every day - and insists the health benefits include "beautiful" hair and skin.
A woman from Australia claims she has drastically improved her skin through so-called urine therapy, by drinking her own and applying the leftovers to her hair and body. Lucy Aura, 44, from Queensland, insisted her skin was inflamed, blotchy and prone to breakouts before she began the unorthodox treatment.
"I loop most days, which means peeing in a cup and drinking it fresh," she said.
"What I don't drink, I aim to catch in a jar and evolve. I use the evolved urine on my hair [and] skin. I've [also] brushed my teeth and gargled with it."
The 44-year-old added that she has experimented with putting urine in her ears, nose and eyes and administering it through an enema, The Mirror reports. The mum-of-two said the bizarre method has had benefits including "reprogramming" her gut, "cleansing and killing parasites" and smoothing her skin tone because of its melanin and creatine content.
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Lucy said she first tried urine therapy after meeting two "beautiful, healthy looking women" who sung its praises back in 2021.
While she acknowledged the stigma around the practice, she insisted the health effects were too significant for negative reactions to hold any sway.
"Many people believe me to be very strange because I practice this," the 44-year-old said. "But the more I practice it, the less I care!"
The concept of urine therapy, or "urotherapy" isn't without historical precedent - with cross-cultural folk traditions treating it as a form of self-healing, used for everything from skin care to curing diseases.
Modern medical practitioners strongly advise against the application or consumption of urine for health purposes or otherwise, however.
Urine picks up bacteria on its way through the body and, once discharged, is concentrated with nitrogenous wastes, salts and minerals.
Re-ingesting it forces human kidneys to filter the same waste material twice and can cause serious damage, as well as disrupting the body's electrolyte balance with its high quantity of minerals including sodium.
Urine can also carry pathogens which cause urinary tract infections (UTI) or gastrointestinal issues once swallowed, and its levels of ammonia and salts can cause redness, itching and secondary infections if applied to skin.
