Listen to Story People say beauty is pain, and enduring a certain level of pain is often considered acceptable to look a certain way. Whether it's rocking a pair of killer Jimmy Choo heels that hurt your feet or undergoing certain procedures , today, doing crazy things to achieve clear flawless skin is at an all-time high. Nowadays, however, we have seen another trend that is catching up with skinfluencers, that is, going back to 'all-natural beauty rituals' that were thought to them by their ‘ancestors’.
Be it Indian influencers who are teaching us how to make a good skin mask using turmeric, or Korean influencers talking about how fermented foods like Kimchi can do wonders for your skin. The bird saliva nest soup is exactly what it sounds like; soup made out of bird saliva. Photo: Getty Images Similarly, another ingredient that has reached the influencers from the age-old practices of Asian kitchens, from places like China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, is a soup made out of nests of hardened bird spit.
The bird's nest soup is made from the edible nest of a bird species called swiftlets, which can only be found in Southeast and East Asia. For people in China, it is also a gifting option during their lunar new years, amongst the wealthy, as this saliva soup comes with a hefty price tag . Bird's nest is not a new thing, but it has now reached almost all parts of the world, and its popularity is spreading in the beauty community thanks to Instagram Reels and influencers.
