# "Miracle" Product Turns Man Into Smurf The Blue Man By cosio55 | Published 2007-12-21 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-karason References: [consumerist](http://consumerist.com/336219/odd-gadget-turns-man-blue) 14 years ago, Paul Karason had [fair skin](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uv-skin-recovery) and freckles. Today, he's a [deep shade of blue](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/is-my-blue-your-blue), all thanks to his infomercial purchase. He bought an apparent cure-all miracle product called colloidal silver, a substance made from mixing water and an electrical current. "The change was so gradual that I didn't perceive it, and the people around me, likewise, it was just so gradual no one really noticed," Karason said. "It wasn't until a friend I hadn't seen in several months came by to my parent's place to see me and he asked, What did you do?'" This is totally real. It's not makeup, [paint a strange tattoo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/color-twister) or dye -- his skin actually IS this color. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 30% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Alternative Health Products:** The use of unconventional items such as colloidal silver can lead to disruptive innovation opportunities in the health industry. - **Permanent Body Modifications:** The trend of permanent body modifications like in colloidal silver can lead to innovative tattoo technologies. - **Infomercial Purchases:** The increasing popularity of infomercial purchases can lead to new marketing strategies and product development. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Health and Wellness:** The health and wellness industry can benefit from the trend of alternative health products like colloidal silver. - **Tattoo Industry:** The tattoo industry can innovate new technologies to create permanent body modifications like colloidal silver. - **Marketing and Advertising Industry:** The marketing and advertising industry can benefit from the trend of infomercial purchases by developing new marketing strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Algae-Tinted Blue Beers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-beers.md) - [Teeth-Whitening Serums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultra-violet-colour-corrector.md) - [High-Frequency Paints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yolo-paint.md) - [Naturally Derived Purple Toothpastes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-toothpaste.md) - [Purple Oral Serums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purple-serum.md) - [Blue Spirulina Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bluwater-beverage.md) - [Blue-Tonal Makeup Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kulfi.md) - [Naturally Blue Absinthe Spirits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/absinthia-absinthe-bleue.md) - [Silver-Powered Skincare Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silverpowered-skincare.md)