THIS IS SPATACULAR
Petrol cure: The oil baths of Baku's spas are popular among the Azeri
women, despite the high price tag, as they believe it will cure everything from
skin diseases to arthritis
Cleopatra,
queen of ancient Egypt, bathed in asses’ milk for the good of her complexion,
but here in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, an even more surprising treatment is
on offer. Disrobing from their Gucci or Oscar de la Renta outfits, the ladies
who lunch lie naked in baths of crude oil, believing that
the warming effects of 40C crude cure skin diseases, rheumatism, arthritis and
even ‘nerves’.
Medical
science says that, beyond ten minutes, the effects are more likely to be
carcinogenic.
Cleopatra,
queen of ancient Egypt, bathed in asses’ milk for the good of her
complexion, but here in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, an even more
surprising treatment is on offer. Disrobing from their Gucci or Oscar de
la Renta outfits, the ladies who lunch lie naked in baths of crude oil,
believing, as did Marco Polo, that the warming effects of 40C crude
cure skin diseases, rheumatism, arthritis and even ‘nerves’.
Medical science says that, beyond ten minutes, the effects are more likely to be carcinogenic.
Oil
is everywhere in Baku, even the spas. It is in the sharp, acrid taste
of the wind blowing in from the Caspian and in the army of derricks
marching far out to sea. Solidified into glass and concrete, it is
changing everything in this ancient town once known for dusty streets
and traditional carpets, creating instead a city of staggering
ostentation.
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