Skincare hacks are all the rage on TikTok, where beauty lovers share tips and tricks on how to improve your skin. With the cost of living crisis, it’s become even more popular for people to share home DIY treatments to save you from splashing out on expensive skincare brands.
Skincare has over 172 billion views on the social media platform and is full of videos showing you the best hacks for achieving clear skin. ‘DIY skincare’ has started to rise in popularity, with Google searches spiking by 127% since January 2023.
However, it’s safe to say some at home hacks take it too far, and skincare experts are now warning people against a new popular trend which involves pickles. The pickle skincare craze has been rising in popularity and has nearly 80k views on TikTok.
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It turns out that pickle lovers are wanting to reap their benefits in every way possible, which includes getting the most out of their skin-boosting properties.. However, rather than simply consuming the natural probiotics and antioxidants that gherkins boast, skincare addicts on TikTok have been applying the brine directly to their skin as a replacement for toner.
Others are using the brine to create a DIY facemask and letting it soak in for a few minutes like a sheet mask. Toner removes any last traces of dirt, grime and impurities stuck in your pores after you wash your face and can have a positive impact on the appearance and tightness of your pores.
The trend claims to treat acne, tone skin like an acid-based toner and remove dead skin cells to reveal a glowing complexion. Skincare aficionado at Humanery, Thom Watson, says applying pickles to your skin can end up costing you more money in the long run.
“Applying pickles or pickle water directly to the skin is likely going to cause irritation, leave your skin inflamed, and will also leave behind a smell that will linger all day.
“If you’re worried about spending money on skincare in the cost of living crisis, please do not try applying pickle brine directly to your skin because you will definitely end up having to spend money on over-the-counter treatments to remedy the ailments caused by this TikTok trend,” the expert said.
While they advise you not to rub pickles on your face, eating pickles can be very beneficial to your skin's complexion.
Thom adds: “Actually, ingesting pickles and the brine can be very good for you. They are high in lactobacillus, a very powerful probiotic that is highly beneficial to the skin as well as other antioxidants and other goodies that do the gut, body and skin well. So by eating them on a regular basis, you are making your gut happy, which will ultimately help to support your skin, too.”
“If you are trying to get rid of acne scarring or dead skin cells, please look for a suitable toner and put the pickles down.”
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