The 52-year-old former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star shocked TikTok viewers on Sunday, August 3, when she revealed she’d smeared Nair — yes, the drugstore leg hair removal cream — all over her face in an attempt to drive out what she claims is a parasite living under her skin.
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@brandiglanvilleofficial Beauty hacks (this is a good one but do a test patch)I did 7 minutes and I'm on fire sooooioko don't to 7 minutes it also burned the loose skin off my arms & its 7 dollars 😎 mix up some aloe vera, cucumber and black tea put it in the freezer put it in the spray bottle and once it's cold enough spray all day cause I'm in some pain
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“Good news. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on peels and lasers anymore,” she joked in the clip, her cheeks and chin visibly red, raw, and peeling. “Nair is the fountain of youth. I figured it out. But I overdid it.”
Glanville said the parasite — which she’s nicknamed “Caroline” — had been on her right cheek, but after the Nair treatment, she believed it fled to her forehead. She insisted the chemical burn was worth it because exfoliating “p—– off” the organism.
In her caption, she warned viewers to test a small patch first, admitting, “I did 7 minutes and I’m on fire… it also burned the loose skin off my arms.”
Fans flooded the comments begging her to stop. “Please do NOT put Nair on your face,” one pleaded. Another wrote, “Be careful. It can cause scarring.” Others admitted they’d tried it themselves and called the pain “unbearable.”
Glanville’s been candid about her ongoing health crisis, which began after filming Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in Morocco. She initially thought she had stress-related angioedema but later consulted multiple doctors, some of whom suspected a parasite.
Over the past year, she’s spent thousands on medical tests, taken medications, dissolved all her facial fillers, and even sought help from Botched star Dr. Terry Dubrow, who performed biopsies and ordered extensive testing.
“This is why I’m miserable and depressed,” she admitted last summer. “I don’t socialize. I don’t go out. I’m just spending all my money trying to figure out what’s wrong with me.”
Dubrow has said the diagnosis could take time but called Glanville “brave and tough,” urging people to “give her grace” as she continues her painful journey to find answers.