Nasty But Expensive Product

Whale Vomit ($70,000)

Ambergris, otherwise known as whale vomit, is used by perfumers to make scents last longer and can fetch very high prices because of its rarity. The 1.57kg lump of the substance found by the couple could be worth around £50,000 ($70,000).

Ambergris is secreted in the bile duct and intestines of sperm whales and is thought to be produced to ease the passage of hard, sharp objects that the whale might have eaten. And, no, it doesn't smell great. It has a distinctive scent, like a cross between squid and farmyard manure.

Casu Marzu (approx $100 per lb)

Casu Marzu— a putrefied cheese infested with live, wriggling maggots. To craft this noxious specialty, Sardinian cheese makers encourage the cheese fly to lay eggs in their pecorino cheeses. Maggots then release an enzyme during their digestion that causes the cheese's fat to putrefy. This unique fermentation process yields a sticky, gluey, gummy mass, still teeming with the worms, and ready to be eaten.
It is advisable when taking a bite of Casu Marzu to cover your eyes to protect them from the maggots, who can and do leap up to six inches off the cheese, with malevolent precision.

Sheep Placenta Facial ($500)

Celebs from Kim Kardashian and Harry Styles to Victoria Beckham flock to skincare expert Louise Deschamps for her $500 sheep placenta facial, which she claims boosts skin immunity and helps fight inflammation. The science behind the serum argues that stem cells in the animal's afterbirth encourage new tissue growth and regeneration. While it's been said to smell "like sweat mixed with vinegar," it's also been rumored to yield positive results.

Kopi Luwak Coffee ($90 per serving)

Kopi Luwak is the world's priciest coffee. The drink is brewed from beans swallowed and excreted by Indonesian civet cats, small mammals that look something like a cross between cats and weasels. The coffee sells for as much as $90 per cup.
Civets once roamed free on plantations, feeding on coffee cherries at night. After the animals eat the flesh of the ripe coffee cherries, their digestive system apparently imparts a smooth body and aroma to the beans, which emerge whole on the other side. Their droppings are then collected, cleaned, roasted and brewed. But these days, the vast majority of civet farms cage their animals to maximize production.

Bird Poop Facial ($180)

Both sexes flock to Shizuka New York skin care salon each month to get the treatment, which is promoted as a way to keep the face soft and smooth using an enzyme in the poop to gently exfoliate the skin. While relatively rare in the United States, it is popular in Japan where actors and geishas first employed it in the 1600s.
If the price is too hard on your wallet, you can buy the ingredients online for a lot less and do it yourself. Also, a common misconception is that any old bird poop will do, but only droppings from the nightingale will work—the species lives on seeds, producing the natural enzyme that is the active ingredient.

Elephant Dung Beer ($100 per bottle)

In 2013, Japanese based brewery Sankt Gallen decided to make their beer a special kind of way—using coffee beans made of elephant dung. Un, Kono Kuro, a play on the Japanese word for "crap," sold out in minutes despite its high price, which can be attributed to the cost to make it.
Originating from the digestive system of animals in Thailand's Golden Triangle Elephant Foundation, the beans cost £65 ($99) for 35g. While it sounds gross initially, those who've tasted it give Un, Kono Kuro rave reviews.

The Vampire Facelift ($950 to $1,400)

In 2013, Kim Kardashian tweeted a shot of her blood-spattered face after a gruesome $1,500 spa treatment that promises younger, firmer-looking skin.
The Vampire Facelift, trademarked by Alabama doctor Charles Runels, draws blood from the patient's arm and separates the platelets into a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) using a centrifuge. The plasma is then combined with Restylane or Juvederm and injected into the face to stimulate collagen production, and to remove fine lines and acne scars. The 45-minute facelift was such a hit in Hollywood that a gift certificate for the painful procedure was included in that year's Academy Awards gift bag.

Human Feces ($13,000 per year)

Frozen stool is administered to patients who are very sick with an illness called C. difficile. The bacteria in C. difficile can cause extreme gastrointestinal distress, leaving some sufferers housebound. By introducing healthy fecal matter into the gut of a patient (by way of endoscopy, nasal tubes, or swallowed capsules) doctors can abolish the disease for good.
Finding a donor is tough, and some patients grow so desperate that they treat themselves with fecal matter from friends and family. That's what happened to a friend of OpenBiome's founders, inspiring them to open up the first nationwide bank. So far, they've shipped about 2,000 treatments to 185 hospitals around the country.
You can cash in to the tune of $13,000 a year by selling your poop, and save lives while you're at it.
It's not easy money, however. You don't just have to be healthy; you have to be really healthy.

Bird's Nest Soup ($40-$60 bowl)

Birds nest soup is made from the nest of a few particular types of swiftlets. This nest is composed entirely of the bird's saliva.
The saliva in question has a glue-like, stringy consistency, and is a mucoglycoprotein (a protein coupled with a carbohydrate). It contains high levels of calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. The soup is made by soaking or steaming the nest in water, and serving it after it has dissolved into a gelatinous texture. When dry, has a consistency of a petrified sponge.
Birds nest soup has been considered a delicacy in China since the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Chinese MDs have been prescribing the soup to treat asthma, bronchitis, skin ailments, and to boost energy. It costs a whopping $40-$60 per bowl and $2,000 per kilo.


From: http://leenks.com