# The Real Life Blue Man Medicine Turns Man Blue By Cowbag | Published 2009-04-18 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-real-life-blue-man-medicine-turns-man-blue References: [bizarremag](http://www.bizarremag.com/weird-news/latest-news/6384/blue_face.html)  This is an incredible story. A 57-year-old man American called Paul Karason has permanent blue skin. This is the colour of his skin with no make up or other effects. He previously used a substance called colloidal silver as a general cure for all aliments - I will stick to hot lemon and honey. No one is quite sure why he turned blue. He did rub the substance into his face but rather unreasonably insists this is not to blame. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Paint-On Gold Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/24-carat-body-painting-mythbusting-painted-bodies.md) - [Extreme Body Painting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/world-body-painting-competition-3d-examples-of-body-painting.md) - [Body Painting Editorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artistic-painting-editorials-paint-box-in-muse.md) - [International Skin Art Competitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/international-skin-art-fever-stockholm-body-painting-contest.md)