- A new Tik-Tok challenge has many parents concerned
- The challenge has people putting dangerous chemicals in a bag near their eyes
- The idea is that the chemicals can change the color of your eye visually
- The concern comes from putting these chemicals near your eyes
TikTok is one of the most popular smartphone apps worldwide, especially among teenagers. However, it's also been known to encourage some really bad ideas. Earlier this week, The app was banned by the Indian Supreme Court after a 19-year-old shot and killed his friend while filming a TikTok video.
This new viral challenge asks users to grab “jelly, hand sanitizer, bleach, and shaving cream,” put it in a plastic Ziploc bag and then hold that bag against your eye for at least a minute. Users claim that this will change the color of a single eye, optically. Putting a chlorine-based chemical like bleach near your eye can potentially lead to skin and eye damage, as well as vision loss, if the bag ruptures and that's what has people uneasy about the challenge.