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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Emmie Norton

Woman requires eye surgery after using social media hack to remove makeup

Story from Jam Press (Eye Surgery) Pictured: Aranza after her eye surgery

A woman has been left needing surgery after using coconut oil to remove her makeup and later using a hack she had allegedly seen on TikTok to fix it – leaving her with a painful eye infection.

Aranza, 22, had been using coconut oil to clean her face for years, after first discovering the method on social media.

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