Doctors are warning people to avoid a dangerous TikTok trend that encourages people to avoid using sunscreen in order to get a 'healthy boost' or 'burn off' acne
Doctors are urgently warning people to ignore a bizarre TikTok trend that encourages people to avoid using sunscreen in order to get an intentional "healthy boost" or "burn off" acne.
Dr Claire Merrifield, GP and medical director at Selph, is horrified by the dangerous advice being spread on social media. "This is yet another TikTok trend that is incredibly dangerous and misleading," she warns. "It is completely false that exposing acne to sunlight 'burns' spots away. UV rays directly damage the DNA in skin cells, which can lead to mutations that cause skin cancer.
Some influencers are even encouraging users to make their own "natural" sunscreen from ingredients like beef fat, falsely claiming it has "all kinds of vitamins" and can "prevent sunburn". But Dr Merrifield is quick to shut down this advice: "Commercial sunscreens are carefully formulated and rigorously safety-tested to ensure they provide effective UV protection. When you make your own, there's no way of knowing if it provides any SPF at all.
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