On the social platform TikTok, anything can hit on the recommended videos on a user’s page. Most of these trends are harmless dance moves, but occasionally, there are some that are dangerous. The devious lick trend was a movement on TikTok where students would go into their school’s bathrooms and steal toilets, paper towel dispensers, and other bathroom amenities causing school property damage. Recently, a “beauty hack” has gone viral on TikTok claiming that calamine lotion helps dry out oily skin, repair acne scars and keep their makeup in place for hours on end.
Some are using sponge pads or brushes to apply the lotion while others pour the pink lotion directly on their faces. “I cannot see my pores anywhere,” one TikToker said in approval, claiming the product made her skin appear “super matter” The hashtag
#calamineprimer
has about 3.5 million views on the platform, but dermatologists and makeup experts are warning that the lotion can cause harmful long-term effects.
“It just doesn’t make sense to use calamine lotion and risk drying out the skin and damaging the skin barrier,” says dermatologist Azadeh Shirazi. “Calamine lotion is made up of zinc oxide, ferric oxide, and phenol. Zinc oxide is an astringent that can help absorb excess oil and have a mortifying effect.” Shirazi adds that the lotion is generally recommended to treat oozing wounds from bacteria and soothe insect bites, pimples, rashes, and poison ivy.
These harmful trends are increasingly becoming worse. It first began in late December 2017 when people ate Tide Pods – laundry detergent pods- causing many deaths and harmful effects. With TikTok’s low age demographic, the audience is more likely to follow what the “Popular Creators” do. TikTok used to be a social platform for young inspiring creators to upload content, but it has now turned into an additive of physical and bodily harm. Many creators have raised this issue, but to no avail, it still remains a problem.
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Some are using sponge pads or brushes to apply the lotion while others pour the pink lotion directly on their faces. “I cannot see my pores anywhere,” one TikToker said in approval, claiming the product made her skin appear “super matter” The hashtag
#calamineprimer
has about 3.5 million views on the platform, but dermatologists and makeup experts are warning that the lotion can cause harmful long-term effects.
“It just doesn’t make sense to use calamine lotion and risk drying out the skin and damaging the skin barrier,” says dermatologist Azadeh Shirazi. “Calamine lotion is made up of zinc oxide, ferric oxide, and phenol. Zinc oxide is an astringent that can help absorb excess oil and have a mortifying effect.” Shirazi adds that the lotion is generally recommended to treat oozing wounds from bacteria and soothe insect bites, pimples, rashes, and poison ivy.
These harmful trends are increasingly becoming worse. It first began in late December 2017 when people ate Tide Pods – laundry detergent pods- causing many deaths and harmful effects. With TikTok’s low age demographic, the audience is more likely to follow what the “Popular Creators” do. TikTok used to be a social platform for young inspiring creators to upload content, but it has now turned into an additive of physical and bodily harm. Many creators have raised this issue, but to no avail, it still remains a problem.
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