TikTok lifehacks might be the next big movement that can change how we, as people, live our lives on a day-to-day basis. Some life hacks can really change our daily routines by saving us time or inconvenience, but some might just save our reputation.
For example, TikToker @mads.larocque's hack to make any outstanding hickeys disappear from visible areas. All you need is a whisk, and you're ready to rock.
Don't believe her? Check it out:
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In order to get rid of any hickey, all you have to do is rub the metal of the whisk against the mark, and voila! In an instant, it will disappear and leave minimal evidence.
And the scientists agree that this method is, in fact, effective.
How to remove a hickey \nStep 1: get a metal whisk \nStep 2: massage hickey area with the top of the metal whisk for 5 minutes.pic.twitter.com/XxNhVa8RsF— \ud835\udd77\ud835\udd86 \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd87\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd98\ud835\udd98\ud835\udd8a (@\ud835\udd77\ud835\udd86 \ud835\udd6f\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd87\ud835\udd91\ud835\udd8a\ud835\udd98\ud835\udd98\ud835\udd8a) 1611715557
Because of that dumb tiktok I got a hickey i need a whisk now— \u2601\ufe0f (@\u2601\ufe0f) 1611943894
you GUYS... a whisk for a HICKEY WORKS JUST FYI— hi i'm lindsay lohan from the parent trap (@hi i'm lindsay lohan from the parent trap) 1613250454
I learnt something new today : You can get rid of hickey with a whisk— honey \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@honey \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8) 1615720878
I need a round two Throwback to when I was coming back to my ma\u2019s house with a hickey. That plane ride was so stressful. I was thinking of every excuse to give her. Also the whisk method is a life save pic.twitter.com/e2ZtYaXX38— gabriel \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udde8 (@gabriel \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udde8) 1617409228
When you take a whisk to the affected area of a hickey, you are essentially spreading old pockets of blood around so that they no longer coagulate at the surface of the skin.
However, though effective, this way comes with certain risks, according to dermatologist Dr. Beth Goldstein.
Goldstein, talking to Insider, said that she'd recommend "time and coverup makeup" to deal with the hickey rather than "create more injury." The injury risk comes when the person applies the pressure of the whisk too greatly, potentially damaging major blood vessels.
Not tik tok teaching me to use a metal whisk to get rid of a hickey and it working— \ud835\udcbd\u212f\ud835\udcce\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udcbe\u212f (@\ud835\udcbd\u212f\ud835\udcce\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udcc1\ud835\udcbe\u212f) 1611710721
Whoever found out that a whisk removes a hickey, THANK YOU SO MUCH— whore on the bathroom floor (@whore on the bathroom floor) 1612081265
I\u2019m sure by now a lot of you have seen that tiktok where the girl gets rid of a hickey by rubbing a whisk on it. I\u2019m not sure if I believe it, if only there was a handsome man who could test that with me— Katie \ud83e\udd8b (@Katie \ud83e\udd8b) 1612072888
so here\u2019s a before and after with 5 min of whisking. not totally gone but reduced drastically. you literally just put the head of the whisk on the hickey and twist back and forth for 5 min or until it\u2019s gone. it does take some pressure but definitely reduces the bruising.pic.twitter.com/7uzPeXppAd— sawah (@sawah) 1612202071
You\u2019re not true friends until one of you has tried to whisk a hickey off the other\u2019s boob— \ud835\udd65\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd64 \ud835\udd5e\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd5f \ud835\udd5e\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd5e \u2661 (@\ud835\udd65\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd64 \ud835\udd5e\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd5f \ud835\udd5e\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd5e \u2661) 1614380448
The hack has now gone completely viral and is saving the lives of teenagers and professionals everywhere--teens, from their parents, and professionals, from their workplaces.
Though some people did report the hack did not exactly work for them, but others were reminiscing on their old-timey tactics for hiding and getting rid of hickeys:
Hickey's are basically blood clots using yuh mammy whisk not going to do anythinghttps://twitter.com/Kaliipso_/status/1354259321366974465\u00a0\u2026— ZhannaVictoria (@ZhannaVictoria) 1611723968
Discovered you can twist a whisk into a hickey like yall couldn\u2019t make content like this for 90s babies too, I wore a summer scarf for a week— Divine (@Divine) 1627295331
me just watching these stupid teenagers on tiktok try to use a whisk to remove hickeys knowing full well they\u2019re just making it worse if anythingpic.twitter.com/IC8kxQr4FQ— lua \u200e\u2d35 (@lua \u200e\u2d35) 1632383196
nightly reminder: don\u2019t do the hickey whisk thing, it doesn\u2019t work....— soph \u02b2 is ia (@soph \u02b2 is ia) 1614573766
Panicked today because I had to come into work with a hickey. THE WHISK DID NOT WORK.— Ross (@Ross) 1626705498
So though it doesn't seem to be a universal fix, the whisk-hickey trick might just save you the next time you need it--so keep one handy, and thank TikTok for constantly changing our lives.
