Brandi Glanville is concerning fans after using a chemical hair removal cream on her face to fight a facial parasite.
In a TikTok video posted Sunday, Aug. 3, the former “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star’s face around her cheeks and chin appears red and inflamed, as she touts the popular depilatory Nair as a way to address the parasite.
“I know I look attractive,” Glanville, 52, says of the damage to her skin. “So, good news, you guys don’t have to spend a lot of money on (chemical) peels and lasers anymore.”
She went on to add that when she has “an exfoliated face it pisses … off whoever is living in my face.”
“Nair is the fountain of youth. I figured it out, but I overdid it,” she continued. “Seven minutes. Don’t do it.”
In the caption of the video, she suggested others do a “test patch” in the caption of the video, claimed to have used Nair to burn “the loose skin off my arms” and touted the easy price point.
However Nair’s product label warns not to use on the face and other sensitive areas, and not to use on irritated, sunburned, inflamed or broken skin.
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Fans shared worry for Glanville in the comments. “Please do NOT put Nair in your face!!” one person wrote. “You gotta get out of LA girl. I swear there’s so much more out there,” said another.
“NAIR is not meant to be a chemical peel. brandy (sic) please dont do anything that’s not recommended by a professional doctor,” one fan added. “& even then be cautious & get second opinions.”
One person added: “I have no words but praying for you girl.”
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Others suggested the television personality may have Morgellons or a chemical burn, and suggested she go to the emergency room.
Morgellons disease, a form of delusional parasitosis, is a contested condition in which people are thought to have a false belief that they are infected by parasites, mites, worms or other organisms, despite testing suggesting the contrary, according to the Mayo Clinic.
In December, Glanville first explained she was dealing with a parasite that caused swelling, disfiguration and trouble speaking. She told Entertainment Tonight at the time that she “did lab work for $10,000” and underwent a host of testing with a variety of doctors, without a clear answer as to the cause of her condition.
Facial parasites, mites or worms, can lead to common conditions like demodicosis, or the overgrowth of demodex mites, which virtually all humans have and are naturally occurring on the face.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brandi Glanville’s face inflamed after using Nair, concerning fans
