Following the events of Addendum SCP-2858-1, a public number 
has been set up under the guise of a companion marketing 
campaign for the "horror special" which aired during the incident. 
Those possessing SCP-2858 instances have been encouraged to 
call the number for a monetary reward — should they possess 
knowledge of SCP-2858's anomalous properties, B-Class amnestics 
are to be administered. 


Description: SCP-2858 instances are generic PVC soap pump 
bottles, with their only distinguishing features being the label on the 
front of the bottle and the composition of the "soap". 


SCP-2858 instances do not appear to have any real-world source, 
despite their labelling (see below for further details). Civilians who 
receive SCP-2858 instances report them being delivered by an 
anonymous sender — Foundation tracking of the packages reveal 
that they are inevitably sent from one of many Foundation front 
companies, despite no records of such deliveries existing. 


The Department of Meta-Analysis has determined that the frequency 
of SCP-2858 appearance is directly proportional to: 


¢ the local population of wasps 


formation toward 


5:03 PM: All personnel exit containment 
chamber. The “head” retracts back into 
SCP-337, dissolving again into shapeless hair. 
After a moment, it retrieves the shampoo bottle 
from the floor and begins to lather itself. 


Note: This incident is troublesome for a number of 
reasons. There is no indication that Dr. was in any 
way “psychically” affected by SCP-337, as some have 
proposed. The man had recently lost a close colleague, 
and psychiatric analysis after the incident revealed he 
was much more bereaved about it than he let on. 
Nevertheless, his reaction to the object’s behavior seems 
illogically severe. It also squandered our first (and so far, 
only) opportunity to engage in communication with the 
object. We are fortunate that SCP-337 returned to its 
former behavior patterns not long after the incident. 


For now, personnel assigned to SCP-337 should 
undergo periodic psychological evaluation until we know 
more. | also recommend rotating handlers for the object 
on a regular basis, so that no one becomes too 
“attached.” —Dr. 


« SCP-336 | SCP-337 | SCP-338 » 


¢ the percentage of the population below the poverty line 
* the number of prison inmates from the area with sentences 
over 20 years. 


SCP-2858 instances are invariably labelled with the words 
"Neutrogena Wasp Cleanser". The label also states that SCP-2858 
is produced by the non-existent "Stanford-Caldwell Pty. Ltd.", and 
provides a list of component chemicals that is always incorrect, 
usually featuring implausible or simply fictitious compounds. 


While such labels usually appear similar to the labels of other 
contemporaneous Neutrogena products, Neutrogena has never 
manufactured a product named "Wasp Cleanser". When questioned, 
Neutrogena representatives stated that they had no intention to 
produce such a product any time in the foreseeable future. 


The contents of SCP-2858 instances (designated SCP-2858-A) 
share few common features between them, aside from the fact that 
they are invariably light blue in colour. A short list of SCP-2858-A 
instances follows: 


instance # Composition’ Physical Properties 
18 Water, benzene, Has a pH of 
disodium laureth approximately 1.5. 
sulfosuccinate, Despite this, when 
Brilliant Blue FCF, applied to human 
acetic acid tissue, it failed to react 


as expected. Subjects 
who used the product 
for extended periods 
of time reported minor 
redness and skin 
irritation. Apparently 
used for dissolving 
foreign matter within 
pores. 
23 Water, citric acid, Although the 

rennet, salt, indigo dyesubstance was able to 
be dispensed by the 
soap bottle as normal 
soap would, it 


2/ Water, ethanol, 
sodium bicarbonate, 
nitric acid, 


otherwise behaves 
like a highly adhesive 
and stretchable solid. 
Appears to be 
intended for use by 
stretching the soap 
over an affected area, 
allowing it to adhere, 
and then removing it 
quickly, dislodging any 
foreign objects within 
the pores. 

When applied to the 
body, an aerated 
solution of blood 


dichlorodiphenyltrichlorolesraacand DDT 


cobalt blue 


erupts at high 
velocities from all 
pores that make 
contact with the 
solution. This has 
been shown to 
continue for up to 3 
hours. D-1239 
reported it was a 
"refreshing" 
experience, despite 
showing symptoms of 
severe hypovolemia. 


31 Milk, lapis lazuli, glycolUpon application, 


distearate, apatite 


pores that made 
contact with it 
expanded to 
approximately 13 
times their previous 
size, before several 
tooth-like structures 
began developing. 
These structures were 
able to grind an 


inserted steel needle 
into fine powder. 
Pores sporadically 
contracted and 
expanded for seven 
hours before the 
dissolution of the 
tooth-like structures, 
during which time the 
subject's body 
returned to normal. 


Addendum SCP-2858-1: On the 25th of March, 2014, a commercial 
advertising SCP-2858 was broadcast on multiple popular American 
television channels from the hours of 4:00 AM to 4:11 AM. When 
questioned, employees of the broadcast station reported no memory 
of the advertisement ever being aired. Due to the low-visibility nature 
of the incident, disinformation protocols were successfully put into 
place and the commercial passed off as a one-off horror special. A 
transcript follows. 


[The commercial begins on a close shot of an 
unidentified woman's face — the text overlay gives her 
name as "Cynthia Durham" — before zooming out to 
reveal her sitting on a stool, wearing a white labcoat.] 


00:00 Durham: Here at Neutrogena, we know when 
wasp infestation strikes, you need to fight back fast. 


[It then cuts to Durham making a punching motion at the 
camera, before returning to the previous shot.] 


00:10 Durham: So when they break out of your body, 
you need to make sure they stay out. 


[Durham produces an SCP-2858 instance from a table 
beside her and shows the label to the camera, which 
zooms in on the label. Notably, her arms are covered in 
multiple red welts. ] 


00:20 Durham: Introducing the new Neutrogena Wasp 


Cleanser. 


[Cut to three ostensible instances of SCP-2858 in center 
frame. Unusually, only one such instance is a pump 
bottle, the others being a small tub of cream and what 
appears to be a spray bottle. The scene then cuts back 
to the previous shot.] 


00:35 Durham: We recognise that wasps don't just go 
away overnight, so we've developed a three-step 
solution to the problem. The first step is the lotion, 
specially designed to counteract the infestation fast. 


[The scene then changes to a view of another woman in 
an orange jumpsuit. The woman has multiple red 
abscesses on her face and is applying SCP-2858-A to 
the affected area by rubbing the welts with the solution. 
As the scene progresses, the abscesses become 
noticeably larger and more swollen.] 


00:51 Durham (V.O.): Get the wasps out of your system 
quickly and painlessly! 


[The abscesses then burst to reveal multiple wasp 
larvae, which the woman then picks out and flicks away. 
The scene then cuts back to Durham sitting on the stool, 
now holding a small tub of cream.] 


01:03 Durham: The next step in the treatment is the 
trademark topical cream. No matter how deep the wasps 
get into your system, | guarantee that Neutrogena's 
patented cream can get them out! 


[Again, the scene cuts back to the abscessed woman, 
currently applying the cream to the rest of her body, 
concentrating on the extremities. ] 


01:12 Durham (V.O.): Within just a few minutes, we can 
root them out in less time than ever before! 


[It is currently believed that the cream displayed on- 


screen has similar effects to SCP-2858-27, as evidenced 
by the emission of large quantities of unidentifiable fluid. 
Said fluid contains small foreign objects, presumed to be 
wasp nymphs. The camera then cuts back to Durham, 
holding the spray bottle. ] 


01:23 Durham: And because you don't want any pesky 
wasp fragments sticking around in your body, we've 
developed the perfect way to get them out with a formula 
— all new and improved with the aid of our helpful test 
subjects! 


[The scene changes to show the unidentified woman 
inhaling the contents of the bottle. After coughing 
heavily, the woman then begins to exhale significant 
quantities of smoke, before then exuding smoke from her 
eyes, ears and nostrils. ] 


01:36 Durham (V.O.): It doesn't just get rid of any loose 
bits of wasp, but also makes sure that they stay out. 


[The woman slowly ceases emitting smoke and shakes 
her head vigorously, dislodging multiple small black 
particles assumed to be fragments of wasp body. She 
then sweeps them off her face and turns to smile at the 
camera, before the scene cuts away to Durham once 
more.] 


01:47 Durham: And now, for some celebrity testimony. 


[A clip of a man identified as popular musician Beck in 
text overlay then appears. His face is similarly 
abscessed, and the welts appear to have spread to his 
hands and wrists. Notably, he appears to be wearing a 
green star pendant, typically associated with members of 
Gol-005 ("Fifth Church").] 


01:59 Beck: Uh, thanks to the Neutrogena Wasp 
Cleanser treatment, | was able to get rid of my wasp 
infection within the first week of beginning treatment. I'd 
been trying for weeks to find an antivespid cream that 


worked fast and was hypoallergenic, so when they came 
to me and offered the chance to try out this product, | 
sprang for it immediately. 


[A before and after image of Beck then appears, showing 
profile images of his face — in the "Before" image, an 
abscess hosting a developing wasp can be seen, 
midway through the process of the wasp breaking out, as 
well as multiple small boil-like growths on his neck and 
cheek. Said growths have mostly disappeared in the 
"After" image, instead being replaced by red blotches of 
skin.] 


02:09 Beck (giving the thumbs up at the camera): No 
other product works better, and remember, because 
wasps die in three easy treatments, the world endorses 
this in fives. 


Following the conclusion of this advertisement, civilians who had 
received SCP-2858 instances prior to containment received gift 
vouchers for (non-existent) Neutrogena products ostensibly also 
aimed at treatment of wasp-related conditions. Notably, said 
vouchers thanked the recipients for their efforts in "solving the 
shortage", although what this shortage was remains unclear. 


Footnotes 
1. Note that this section covers only identifiable compounds. 


« SCP-2857 | SCP-2858 | SCP-2859 » 


SCP-2859: The Space Serpents 


Item #: SCP-2859 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: All confirmed SCP-2859 events 
are to be immediately reported to appropriate Level 4 research 
personnel and, at their discretion, O5 Command. Foundation 
operatives deployed to areas in which SCP-2859 events have 
occurred are to be equipped with standard issue KU-21 vacuum 
protection suits, which must remain sealed at all times. Any 
personnel who experience suit breaches or equipment malfunctions 
are to be deemed lost should they enter SCP-2859; no rescue 
attempts are to be conducted under any circumstances. 


Due to the nature of SCP-2859, containment protocols dealing with 
civilian personnel are mostly reactionary. Individuals should be 
transported out of the affected zone and administered medical 
assistance, when it is deemed safe to do so. The Foundation is 
currently conducting more intensive study of SCP-2859 to develop 
an early warning system, but such a mechanism remains incomplete 
at this time. Standard operating procedure following site cleanup is 
to attribute civilian deaths to household and workplace accidents, 
and all video or photographs of SCP-2859 are to be destroyed 
immediately. 


Description: SCP-2859 designates a space-time anomaly believed 
to largely mirror Quadrant 4-B of the Solar System, situated just 
outside the Kuiper Belt. The anomaly manifests in enclosed, unused 
space (most often between walls) and gradually breaches the object 
encapsulating it through unknown means. Expeditions conducted 
into SCP-2859 confirm the existence of celestial objects in the solar 
system at their precise locations, indicating that SCP-2859 is either 
a recreation of it or an Einstein-Rosen bridge. Effects of exposure to 
the vacuum, including microradiation and loss of oxygen, do not 
occur until one physically enters SCP-2859; it has no apparent effect 


on anything outside of its threshold. SCP-2859 appears to "pull" 
anything that makes physical contact with its threshold into space; 
on several occasions personnel who have made even slight contact 
with the threshold are rapidly pulled in. SCP-2859 autonomously 
closes after a certain period of time, ranging from an hour to a week. 


SCP-2859-1 designates a large, serpent-like extraterrestrial species 
measuring approximately 80,000 kilometers in length. Information 
regarding its appearance and behavior is incomplete due to its 
infrequent nature, but the entity seems to be directly tied to 
instances of SCP-2859 and uses it as its primary method of locating 
food. SCP-2859-1 has been observed waiting just outside the 
threshhold of SCP-2859 on numerous occasions, feeding upon any 
organism that is "pulled" into space until SCP-2859 closes. The 
species does not exhibit any higher sentience or sapience beyond 
understanding when and where SCP-2859 will appear and are fairly 
solitary, almost never being spotted with another specimen of 
SCP-2859-1 (save for mating, which began in one circumstance just 
as SCP-2859 closed). SCP-2859-1 has not been spotted during 
Foundation solar system expeditions and is believed to only 
manifest simultaneously with SCP-2859. The origins of SCP-2859-1 
are unknown, but they are believed to be paranormal rather than 
have evolved naturally. 


Addendum |: Incident 2859-01 


On 06/24/ , SCP-2859 manifested inside of a wall connecting the 
containment chambers of SCP- and SCP-_. Shortly after 
SCP-2859 began to cause structural collapse in the affected wall, 
SCP-2859-1 manifested and consumed SCP-__, causing immediate 
and profound physiological changes in SCP-2859-1, including 
increased size, the appearance of tendrils, and [REDACTED]. This 
particular specimen of SCP-2859-1 was observed mating with 
another specimen shortly after the incident. Approximately thirteen 
weeks later, a smaller specimen of SCP-2859-1, believed to be a 
juvenile, was observed with many of the same traits that the 
aforementioned adult possessed; it is believed there is now a 
subspecies of SCP-2859-1 carrying SCP-_ 's physiological qualities. 
Further analysis regarding this has been authorized. 


Addendum Il: Incident 2859-02 


Following the appearance of SCP-2859 in , California (which 
resulted in approximately 600 fatalities), a specimen of SCP-2859-1 
with similar traits to the being observed in Incident 2859-01 was 
spotted. Data analysis from each SCP-2859 appearance following 
Incident 2859-01 estimates the size of the SCP- subspecies to be 
35% of the primary species. Further population analysis has been 
authorized and is pending execution. 


Addendum Ill: Incident 2859-03