It’s the most wonderful time of the year: There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and butthole tanning out in the sun.
“Perineum sunning,” the latest craze sweeping Instagram influencers’ feeds, encourages folks to strip, lay down, and throw their legs in the air, exposing their bits and bobs to the brightest star.
In all fairness, your perineum—the super-thin area of skin and tissue between the anus and scrotum or vulva—doesn’t often see the light of day.
But by some accounts, less than a minute of direct UV radiation can energize your body to the extreme.
“In a mere 30 seconds of sunlight on your butthole, you will receive more energy from this electric node than you would in an entire day being outside with your clothes on,” according to practitioner Ra of Earth.
His Instagram video of three nude men sunning their bums in California captured the Internet’s attention in October, two weeks before taint tanner Metaphysical Meagan shared her own experience.
“This is truly more energizing than slamming cups of coffee,” the self-described “ascension wayshower” and healer wrote in an Instagram caption, accompanying a photo of herself fully naked and pointed ass-first toward the sky.
Among other so-called benefits, Meagan claims the “ancient Taoist practice” strengthens the organs, sustains health and longevity, aids in healthy libido and balanced sexual energy, and can promote better sleep.
“My experience with perineum sunning has been profound,” she said in a recent follow-up post. “I no longer rely on coffee for energy to start my day because I am getting my energy from the sun.”
That’s great. Except, maybe don’t do that.
“It’s actually dangerous,” David Bank, of the Center for Dermatology, Cosmetic, & Laser Surgery in Westchester, NY, told Health.com of butthole bronzing. “This skin is particularly sensitive.”
Over time, UV rays could result in increased risk of skin cancer.
“You can get melanoma on the vulva and sunburns there are very painful,” OB/GYN Jennifer Gunter, author of “The Vagina Bible” and New York Times contributor, tweeted on Thursday.
In response to what I can only imagine is some pretty damning backlash, Metaphysical Meagan shared a “disclaimer” video this week, admitting that she “never claimed that these are backed up by scientific studies—at least not yet.”
“Science can’t ‘prove’ this, so this is an experiential thing,” she said. “I’m sharing my journey. I’m sharing what I practice. And what I intuitively know from the wisdom within me.”
“Just go out there and have an experience,” she urged. “See if it works for you.”
Just don’t forget the sunscreen.
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