This one's really bizarre: I read recently that if you rub a garlic clove on the bottom of your foot, you can taste it in your mouth 15 minutes later. This supposedly demonstrates how sponge-like our skin (the largest organ in the body!) is, but does it work? I tried it ...

Did I look weird rubbing a clove of garlic on the back of my foot? Yes I did. But, in the name of research, I gave this experiment a whirl. I read about it on Simple Mom the other day, and was entirely fascinated. The concept was written about in Greg Horn's book Living Green. He says if you rub fresh garlic on the bottom of your foot, you will taste the garlic in your mouth within 15 minutes, demonstrating the fact that what you put on your skin circulates through your body--everywhere.

So, did it work?

YES!

I tasted a light, but distinct, garlic taste in my mouth minutes later. Perhaps it was all in my head (placebo effect?), but it's still fascinating (and a tad frightening--am I "eating" my body lotion, too?).

Have you ever heard of this? Does it make you think a little more about the products you put on your skin?

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