A mum wants to warn other parents about a TikTok trend that left her daughter with serious burns.
The 10-year-old was having a sleepover at a friend's house when they both decided to try out the trend that they'd heard about on the social media platform, which involved using a deodorant can to make your hand feel ice cold.
The year five pupil held the can just an inch from her skin and sprayed it for around 10 seconds, leaving her with serious burns. Her horrified mum, who did not want to be named, told the Mirror Online: "Ten seconds of stupidity has left her with two years of pain."
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The family tried to deal with the burn and pain themselves at home for the first 24 hours, but ended up at hospital the next day. The doctor referred them to a plastics team and said the wounds are likely to take 18-months to two years to heal completely, adding the girl could need plastic surgery.
The mum-of-three said: "They were just messing about with the deodorant can. I couldn't believe it when I saw her hands, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"She's basically given herself frostbite. Her friend did it first, but not for as long and then she gave it a go.
"It was such a shock, because she is such a sensible little girl normally, she never gets in trouble, she's not one you need to tell off all the time. She just had a lapse of common sense."
The 39-year-old mum added that her daughter's summer is ruined as she can't go out in the sunshine with her burnt hands or jump into a swimming pool. She added: "She has been very quiet since, she has been in a lot of pain, but has gone straight back to school."
In a warning to other parents, the mum said: "Just keep reminding them not to take part in idiotic trends like this, those 10 seconds have ruined her next few years."
A TikTok spokeswoman said: "We care deeply about the safety and wellbeing of our community.
"We actively remove content that depicts dangerous challenges and prompt people who search for it to visit our Safety Centre, where they can find an in-app guide for engaging with an online challenge, developed with leading youth safety experts."
