A new alarming challenge on Tiktok. After the spray for computers’ keyboard, the “Blackout Challenge”, or even “Face Taping”, a new trend not without danger has appeared on the Chinese social network: having “burn lines”.
This new “trend” consists in intentionally provoking burns on the skin to see traces of tanning appear on his body. If most people like to seem tanned, many users, especially young girls, glorify tanning marks and encourage an irresponsible exhibition in the sun to obtain a “burned look”.
A “tanning routine”
To achieve this, they expose the sun irresponsibly when the UV index is high, very often by applying self-tanning oil, while their skin is obviously not prepared. They then do not hesitate to share on Tiktok their “tanning routine”, as exit when the UV index is between 7 and 11, and are satisfied with their sunburns which they call “waiting for waiting”.
Faced with this dangerous phenomenon for the skin, the Foundation des Brusées, a Belgian association, wanted to recall that this practice is not without risk. “Burns are not an art form, but serious injuries to the consequences for life,” warns Stefan Lauwaert, managing director of the Foundation des Brusés quoted by the Libre. “We have to take this behavior seriously and supervise young people before it degenerates,” he continues.
Indeed, an irresponsible sun exposure “causes sunburn, premature aging, allergies and, in the most serious cases, cancers”, alerts the Ministry of Health. “For the eyes, serious lesions can appear in the short term as ophthalmia or in the longer term, such as cataracts or degeneration of the retina,” also recalls the ministry’s site.
Watch out for skin cancer
“This behavior is dangerous because young people are voluntarily exposed to harmful UV rays and are thus exposed to an increased risk of developing skin cancer,” commented to ABC Australian Mark Nevin, CEO of cancer Council, when the trend touched Australia at the start of the year. In this country where culture glorifies tanning, the government has launched a campaign called “End the Trend”, which called on Australians to stop trivializing tanning via this trend.
Indeed, visibility on Tiktok of such a trend promotes its rapid dissemination and exposes the young audience to these dangers by trivializing the phenomenon.
To put an end to this trend, the burnt foundation offers parents concerned children to speak with young people about their online behavior, to activate parental control on Tiktok and to be vigilant about signs of self -use in their children.
