How about a shot of clean air?
For Southern Californians repulsed by smoggy air, plans are in the works to open three oxygen bars where they can relax, inhale and pay through the nose - 20-minute doses of oxygen will run $16.Proponents say recreational oxygen blasts, plain or fruit-scented, can ease headaches, boost alertness, fight fatigue and reduce stress.
Actor Woody Harrelson plans to open a Hollywood oxygen bar in June, and a Canadian entrepreneur plans two more this fall with $70 oxygen facials and $125 oxygen body wraps.
"It's an experience designed to recharge you before you go out into a smog-and traffic-ridden state," Harrelson said.
Fire officials were concerned about the potential for fire, and some medical experts were skeptical about the value of recreational oxygen.