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We tried Chinese cupping therapy and it really wasn’t as scary as we thought

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Chinese cupping. It looks pretty badass. (Picture: Getty)

Chinese cupping therapy has been around for YEARS, but it’s recently been getting loads of attention online.

Why? Because celebrities – from Lena Dunham to (most recently) Aisleyne off Big Brother – keep sharing slightly scary photos of massive red welts on their backs, usually with some variation of ‘ouch’ in the caption.

Turns out they haven’t been engaging in anything too hardcore, but instead the ancient Chinese art of cupping therapy, in which an expert takes specially designed glass cups, heats them up using fire, and then applies them to your skin.


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