In a follow up video<\/a>, she pleads to users \u201cplease, please, please, do not squeeze citrus and then go lay in the sun.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd if you do, please wash your hands with soap like 17 times,\u201d she emphasized, highlighting the necessity of thorough cleaning.<\/p>\n The freak accident occurred while Peacock was hosting a birthday celebration for her boyfriend upstate, during which she hand-squeezed approximately 30 limes to prepare a large batch of cocktails for 25 guests.<\/p>\n Thinking a quick rinse with water was sufficient, she spent the remainder of the day relaxing by the pool, unaware of the chemical reaction beginning on her skin. For the rest of the day, everything seemed normal.<\/p>\n By the following day the consequences were undeniable: her hands had become alarmingly red, swollen, and intensely painful.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter I was finished with squeezing all of the limes, I ran my hands under the sink,\u201d Peacock recalled in the video, explaining the progression of her injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t think much of it \u2014 my hands didn\u2019t feel sticky or anything, and I knew we were just going to be by the pool and in the pool all day, so I just really didn\u2019t think \u2014 I don\u2019t know. It didn\u2019t really cross my mind,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n The day after she got back to Brooklyn, fluid-filled blisters \u2014 some reaching the \u201csize of golf balls\u201d \u2014 engulfed her hands, requiring medical treatment and heavy bandaging.<\/p>\n \u201cMy whole hand is discolored,\u201d she said, after receiving treatment for the second-degree burns at urgent care.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere are blisters the size of golf balls \u2014 one on my thumb and one by my ring finger.\u201d<\/p>\n Margarita burn, or \u201cphytophotodermatitis,\u201d is a severe inflammatory skin reaction that occurs when photosensitizing chemical compounds in plant juices \u2014 such as limes \u2014 interact with UV light from the sun, causing tissue damage and blistering akin to chemical burns.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI commonly see phytophotodermatitis when somebody has been barbecuing on a sunny afternoon and having drinks with limes in them, like margaritas or beers with a lime squeezed in,\u201d Dermatologist Melissa Piliang told the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n While lime juice is the most frequent culprit, dermatologists note that celery, figs, fennel, carrots, and parsley can also trigger the condition when exposed to sunlight.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-08-at-71458-PM.jpg\")
Haley Peacock suffered second-degree burns on her hands after making a cocktail last month at an upstate home. Tiktok\/Haley Peacock<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-08-at-70400-PM.jpg\")
Peacock shared an urgent warning about the ordeal in a now-viral TikTok video. Tiktok\/Haley Peacock<\/p>\n