A British spa is offering a new anti-wrinkle treatment in which clients pay £180 to have nightingale droppings smeared¹ on to their skin.

一家英国美容中心提供了一种去皱新产品疗法，顾客只需付180英镑，就可以享受夜莺粪便面膜服务。

The unusual facial is already popular in Hollywood, with Tom Cruise among those who swear by its effectiveness.

这种不同寻常的面部保养方法已经在好莱坞明星之间流行起来，他们说这种面膜效果非常好，汤姆·克鲁斯就是其中之一。

The 51-year-old actor started the treatments two years ago, and believes they have dramatically improved his complexion².

51岁的汤姆·克鲁斯两年前开始做鸟粪面膜，他相信这种面膜能够很好地改善自己的肤色和肤质。

Other fans include Victoria Beckham, 40, who began having the facials after a visit to Japan.

其他在做鸟粪面膜的明星还有维多利亚·贝克汉姆，这位40岁的女星在一次去日本之后开始做鸟粪面膜。

Billed as an alternative to Botox injections, the droppings – which are collected on the Japanese island of Kyushu – are mixed with rice bran and water before being applied³ as a mask and left to soak into the pores for an hour.

鸟粪面膜的价格和肉毒杆菌注射的费用相当，其中的鸟粪是从日本九州岛采集而来，然后和米糠及清水混合搅拌，铺在面膜贴上，再把鸟粪面膜在面部敷一个小时左右就可以了。

They contain enzymes⁴ which are said to break down dead skin – restoring complexions⁵ that have been damaged by ageing and sun exposure – and were traditionally used to help Japanese geisha remove the thick white make-up they were expected to wear.

这种面膜里包含去除死皮的酶类物质，可以修复阳光晒伤或年龄衰老造成的面部问题。这种面膜原本是给日本妓艺卸妆用的，鸟粪混合液可以去除脸部厚厚的粉。

The mixture apparently⁶ does not smell of excrement⁷, but is said to have a musty odour.

显然鸟粪面膜并没有粪便的味道，而是有一种霉臭味。

Emma Hu, director of the Spa to You centre at the Hilton Hotel on London's Park Lane, said: 'The nightingales were fed on caterpillars⁸ that eat from plum trees.

艾玛·胡是伦敦公园街上希尔顿酒店的Spa to You护肤中心主管，他说：“夜莺是吃着梅树上的毛毛虫长大的。”

'Clients are intrigued⁹, but after the hour-long treatment users say it gives a shimmery¹⁰, iridescent¹¹ effect to the skin.'

“顾客们对鸟粪面膜都很好奇，但是做过1小时面膜护理的人都说，鸟粪面膜可以让肌肤闪亮、透白。”