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Beware of the painful "Margarita burns" this summer's party season

If you think Margarita's greatest risk on a hot summer day is a terrifying hangover, think again. Drinking a cocktail with the wrong hand (or on) can result. Severe burns at .

TikTok user Shana@theglutenfreetravelagentholds a video warning lime-based cocktail lovers about the hidden dangers behind popular drinks. Posted.

"PSA, don't cut the lime before entering the sun," Shana warns with a 5-second clip that has been viewed over 380,000 times.

"I had two and three burns and blisters on her hand," she wrote, showing a picture of her bandaged hand.

Shana posted her follow-up TikTok a few days later. As a result of her lime juice splattering, her hands peeled red and there were signs of "burns" on her stomach. "I've never made a mojito on the beach."

TikTok user Shana holding limes.
TikToker says that the combination of lime juice and the sun causes a chemical reaction on her skin. I said that.
She said her lime juice burned her skin after making a cocktail on the beach.
Screengrab hand peeling.
A few days later, Shana's hands were still peeling red.

She "rinsed her hands and washed them with soap and water, but unfortunately it can still happen," Shana said, saying the condition is called plant photodermatitis. She added.

Plant photodermatitis is a surprisingly common skin reaction, ranging from painless pigmentation to intolerable blisters. Dr. Clarissayan, MD, director of dermatology at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston, previously told thepost.

Yang has brown spots where lime juice may have run off his arm or some juice may have splattered. He said some reactions look like stripes. The lime reaction is the most common food that causes the reaction, but other foods that may react include parsley, carrots, celery, and mango rind.

"Applying light or UV sensitive substances to the skin causes a phototoxic reaction after exposure to sunlight. Its severity is proportional to the amount of the drug in contact with the skin. "Yan said.