Everyone’s talking about: Salmon sperm facials – is the procedure safe and does it work?

The salmon sperm facial is becoming one of the most requested treatments in the beauty business. But how does it work and what are the dangers?

Polynucleotides derived from salmon DNA are injected into the face during a salmon sperm treatment. Photo: Getty

Erin McCafferty

Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston are fans. Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally have discussed it on their podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me.

Every few year a new beauty trend arises. We’ve had vampire facials, which use human blood; snail mucin treatments, utilising the slimy substance snails secrete; and even apitecary – bee stings, as a beauty treatment.