The desire to preserve facial youth and beauty is as old as history, going all the way back to the ancient world. Cleopatra of Egypt supposedly bathed in the milk of donkeys to stay young-looking, though the historical accuracy of that story isn’t confirmed, and many people doubt that it’s true. Nevertheless, to this day, milk is used widely in the manufacture of creams and soaps that are popular with both men and women. Cosmetic treatments to improve the look of the face vary from the use of natural (although sometimes questionable or even dangerous) ingredients to somewhat more physical procedures, such as “face yoga” and “vampire facials.” Face yoga is based on the principle that exercise strengthens muscles. As the face ages, muscles become weak and give way to aging skin. The concerns of lips of older people tend to turn downward instead of upward, creating the appearance of sadness. Some cosmeticians promote the use of exercises to improve the musculature around the mouth. It is believed that if those muscles become stronger, they can restore a happier look and reduce wrinkles and other facial lines. Do such facial gymnastics work? One academic study showed that 20 weeks of regular facial exercises did result in firmer muscle tone, and participants in the study were judged to look three years younger than their actual age. While a little facial exercise cannot be harmful, vampire facials, which are gaining in popularity worldwide, might not be safe. A vampire facial, also known as a “blood facial” or “micro-needling,” involves taking blood from a person’s arm and either applying it topically (by rubbing it on the person’s face), or injecting it with a needle into many places on the face. The “micro-injuries” caused by the needle pricks cause the body to rush to heal those injuries by secreting substances such as collagen and elastin, which fill in sagging skin, erasing lines. Unfortunately, vampire facials present substantial risks if strict medical guidelines aren’t observed. These trendy facials are widely available in spas and beauty salons where operators may reuse needles from one client to another or not properly sterilize them to kill bacteria. This can lead to infections, some of which could be life-threatening, such as HIV or hepatitis. However, when administered in a medical setting, such as a doctor’s office, the risk is probably minor. The old saying “You’ve got to suffer for beauty” seems as illustrated by the vampire facial. Though some claim the pain is justified by the results, others aren’t so sure.
🔤 Finglish
Tamaayol be hefz-e javani va zibayi-ye sorat be andaze-ye tarikh ghadimi ast, va ta doroogh-ye jahaan-e bastan bargardi mikonad. Gooya Kleopatra-ye Mesr dar shir-e khar bath mikarde ta javanan bemoonad, har chand dorosti-ye in dastan taayid nashode va bazi mardom fekr mikonand ke sahih nist.
Ba in hame, ta emrooz shir be sorat goostaresh dar sakht-e krem-ha va saboon-ha estefade mishavad ke beyn-e mard va zan mahboob ast.
Darman-ha-ye arayeshi baraye behtar kardan-e zaher-e sorat az estefade az movade tabiee (har chand gahi mokhtalef ya hatta khatarnaak) ta ravesh-ha-ye fiziki mesl-e “face yoga” va “vampire facial” motefavet hastand.
Face yoga bar asas-e in mogheiyat ast ke varzesh, moshtagh-ha ra gavi mikonad. Ba pir shodan-e sorat, moshtagh-ha zaif mishavand va baese pir shodan-e post mishavand. Lab-ha-ye afrad-e bozorgsal maayelan be payin miayand va bejaye labkhand, chehreh ghamgin be nazar miresad.
Bazi arayeshegaran varzesh-ha-ye sorat ra pishnahad mikonand ta moshtagh-ha-ye atraf-e dahaan gavi shavad. Fekr mishavad agar in moshtagh-ha gavi shavand, mitavanand zaher-e shadab-tar ijad konand va chenin chiz-ha-ee mesl-e chenin chin va chrook-ha ra kam konand.
Aya in varzesh-ha-ye sorat vaghean kar mikonand? Yek motale’e-ye daneshgahi neshan dad ke 20 hafte varzesh-e mostamar-e sorat baes-e sakhte tar shodan-e moshtagh-ha shod va sherkat konandeha 3 sal javantar az sen-e vagheii khod be nazar miresidand.
Har chand kami varzesh-e sorat zarar nadarad, ama vampire facial-ha ke dar hal-e gosteresh dar jahan hastand, momken ast khatarnaak bashand.
Vampire facial ke be name “blood facial” ya “micro-needling” ham shenakhte mishavad, shamel gereftan-e khoon az dast-e fard va estefade-ye topikal ya tasir dadan-e an be sorat ast, ya tezrigh kardan-e an dar jomle noktahaye sorat.
Zakhm-ha-ye koochak (micro-injuries) ke ba sookhte sookhte sikh-e sikeh ijad mishavand, badan ra wa midarad ke baraye darmane anha kollagen va elastin tolid konad ke chin-ha ra por mikonad.
متأسفانه vampire facial-ha agar gavanin pezeshki komel ra raa’at nakonand, mitavanand khatarat-e ghat’i dashte bashand.
In ravesh-ha dar spa-ha va salon-ha-ye zibayi ham rahayei and ke momken ast az sookhte nashode budan-e sikh-ha ya estefade-ye tekrar-ye anha ro be ro shavand. In mitavanad baes-e entekhab-e bimar-ha-ye khaarij shavad mesl-e HIV ya hepatitis.
Ba in hal, agar dar marakez-e pezeshki anjam shavad, khatarat kamtar khahad bood.
Ghol-e ghadimi miguyad: “Baraye zibayi bayad ranj keshid.” Vampire facial ham mesl-e mesal-e in ghol ast. Har chand bazi mardom migan natije arzeshe dard ra darad, bazi digar motmaen nistand.
🇮🇷 Persian
میل به حفظ جوانی و زیبایی چهره به اندازه تاریخ قدمت دارد و به دوران باستان بازمیگردد. گفته میشود کلئوپاترا، ملکه مصر، برای جوان ماندن در شیر الاغ حمام میکرد، هرچند صحت این داستان تأیید نشده و بسیاری آن را غیرواقعی میدانند.
با این حال، امروزه نیز شیر به طور گسترده در تولید کرمها و صابونهای آرایشی استفاده میشود که هم در میان زنان و هم مردان محبوب است.
روشهای آرایشی برای بهبود ظاهر صورت از استفاده از مواد طبیعی (گاهی بحثبرانگیز یا حتی خطرناک) تا روشهای فیزیکی مانند «یوگای صورت» و «فیشیال خون» متفاوت هستند.
یوگای صورت بر این اصل استوار است که ورزش باعث تقویت عضلات میشود. با افزایش سن، عضلات صورت ضعیف شده و به پیری پوست کمک میکنند. لبهای افراد مسن معمولاً به سمت پایین متمایل میشود و حالت غمگین به چهره میدهد.
برخی متخصصان زیبایی تمرینهایی برای تقویت عضلات اطراف دهان پیشنهاد میکنند. تصور میشود که تقویت این عضلات میتواند ظاهر شادابتری ایجاد کرده و چینوچروکها را کاهش دهد.
آیا این تمرینها واقعاً مؤثرند؟ یک مطالعه دانشگاهی نشان داد که ۲۰ هفته تمرین منظم عضلات صورت باعث سفتتر شدن عضلات شد و شرکتکنندگان حدود ۳ سال جوانتر به نظر رسیدند.
اگرچه تمرینهای صورت بیضرر هستند، اما «فیشیال خون» که در حال محبوب شدن در جهان است میتواند خطرناک باشد.
فیشیال خون که با نام «میکرونیدلینگ» نیز شناخته میشود، شامل گرفتن خون از بازوی فرد و استفاده موضعی یا تزریق آن به پوست صورت است.
زخمهای بسیار ریز ایجاد شده باعث تحریک بدن برای ترمیم میشود و بدن موادی مانند کلاژن و الاستین تولید میکند که به پر شدن چینوچروکها کمک میکنند.
متأسفانه اگر اصول پزشکی رعایت نشود، این روشها میتوانند خطرات جدی داشته باشند.
این روشها در برخی اسپاها و سالنهای زیبایی انجام میشود که ممکن است از سوزنهای غیراستریل یا چندباره استفاده کنند. این موضوع میتواند باعث انتقال بیماریهای خطرناک مانند HIV یا هپاتیت شود.
با این حال، اگر در مراکز پزشکی معتبر انجام شود، خطر آن کمتر خواهد بود.
ضربالمثل قدیمی میگوید: «برای زیبایی باید رنج کشید.» فیشیال خون نیز نمونهای از این مفهوم است. برخی معتقدند نتیجه ارزش درد را دارد، اما برخی دیگر مطمئن نیستند.
📚 Vocabulary
| English | Finglish | Persian |
|---|---|---|
| facial beauty | jamal-e sorat | زیبایی چهره |
| preserve | hefz kardan | حفظ کردن |
| ancient | bastani | باستانی |
| bath | bath kardan | حمام کردن |
| accuracy | dorosti | دقت / صحت |
| manufacture | sakht | تولید |
| cosmetics | arayeshi | آرایشی |
| ingredients | movade avaliye | مواد اولیه |
| procedure | ravesh | روش |
| muscle | moshtagh | عضله |
| wrinkle | chin | چین و چروک |
| sagging skin | post-e oftadeh | پوست افتاده |
| facial exercise | varzesh-e sorat | ورزش صورت |
| study | motale’e | مطالعه |
| participants | sherkat konandeha | شرکتکنندگان |
| micro-needling | micro-needling | میکرونیدلینگ |
| blood facial | vampire facial | فیشیال خون |
| inject | tezrigh kardan | تزریق کردن |
| collagen | kollagen | کلاژن |
| elastin | elastin | الاستین |
| sterilize | sterl kardan | استریل کردن |
| infection | amaliat / mavad-e bimar | عفونت |
| life-threatening | khatar-e jani | خطرناک برای جان |
| spa | spa | اسپا |
| salon | salon | سالن |
| guideline | dastoorat | دستورالعمل |
| risk | khatar | خطر |
| proverb | mesal / ghol | ضربالمثل |
| beauty | zibayi | زیبایی |
📚 Question
- Why did Cleopatra bathe in donkey milk?
English: Cleopatra bathed in donkey milk because it was believed to soften and brighten the skin.
Finglish: Cleopatra dar shir-e olagh hammam mikard chon fekr mikardan poost ro narm va roshan mikone.
- What is face yoga based on?
English: Face yoga is based on exercising facial muscles to improve appearance and tone.
Finglish: Face yoga bar asas-e tamrin dadan be maslahat-e mahcheh-ye surat baraye behtar shodan-e shekl va ghovat ast.
- How can facial exercises help the face?
English: They can strengthen muscles, improve blood flow, and make the face look younger.
Finglish: Tamrin-haye surat mitavanand mahaser-e surat ro ghovat bedan, jaryan-e khun ro behtar konan va surat ro javantar neshoon bedan.
- What happens during a vampire facial?
English: Blood is taken, processed into plasma, and applied to the face with microneedling.
Finglish: Dar vampire facial, khoon gerefte mishavad, be plasma tabdil mishavad va ba microneedling ru-ye surat estefade mishavad.
- Why can vampire facials be dangerous?
English: They can be dangerous due to infection risk, poor hygiene, or skin damage.
Finglish: Vampire facial mitavanad khatarnak bashad be khater-e ehsal-e infekshon, r’ayat nakardan-e behdasht ya asib be poost.
- Which diseases are mentioned in the article?
English: I don’t have the article, so I can’t identify the diseases mentioned.
Finglish: Man matn ro nadaram, pas nemitonam begam che bimarihayi zekr shodan.
- Where is it safer to perform vampire facials?
English: It is safer in a licensed clinic with trained professionals.
Finglish: Dar klinik-e motabar va zire nazar-e takhasosi anjam dadan amn-tar ast.
- Do all people believe the pain is worth the results?
English: No, some people think it is worth it, while others do not.
Finglish: Na, hame fekr nemikonan dardesh arzesh dare; bazi ha motaghaedin va bazi na.
:
- Why did Cleopatra bathe in donkey milk?
English: Cleopatra bathed in donkey milk because it was believed to soften and brighten the skin.
Finglish: Cleopatra dar shir-e olagh hammam mikard chon fekr mikardan poost ro narm va roshan mikone.
- What is face yoga based on?
English: Face yoga is based on exercising facial muscles to improve appearance and tone.
Finglish: Face yoga bar asas-e tamrin dadan be maslahat-e mahcheh-ye surat baraye behtar shodan-e shekl va ghovat ast.
- How can facial exercises help the face?
English: They can strengthen muscles, improve blood flow, and make the face look younger.
Finglish: Tamrin-haye surat mitavanand mahaser-e surat ro ghovat bedan, jaryan-e khun ro behtar konan va surat ro javantar neshoon bedan.
- What happens during a vampire facial?
English: Blood is taken, processed into plasma, and applied to the face with microneedling.
Finglish: Dar vampire facial, khoon gerefte mishavad, be plasma tabdil mishavad va ba microneedling ru-ye surat estefade mishavad.
- Why can vampire facials be dangerous?
English: They can be dangerous due to infection risk, poor hygiene, or skin damage.
Finglish: Vampire facial mitavanad khatarnak bashad be khater-e ehsal-e infekshon, r’ayat nakardan-e behdasht ya asib be poost.
- Which diseases are mentioned in the article?
English: I don’t have the article, so I can’t identify the diseases mentioned.
Finglish: Man matn ro nadaram, pas nemitonam begam che bimarihayi zekr shodan.
- Where is it safer to perform vampire facials?
English: It is safer in a licensed clinic with trained professionals.
Finglish: Dar klinik-e motabar va zire nazar-e takhasosi anjam dadan amn-tar ast.
- Do all people believe the pain is worth the results?
English: No, some people think it is worth it, while others do not.
Finglish: Na, hame fekr nemikonan dardesh arzesh dare; bazi ha motaghaedin va bazi na.