A famous TikToker and Instagram Influencer Beasteater also known as Stephanie Margarucci recently became quite popular due to her humorous but kind of scary reasons for sudden facial burns. On March 24, she filmed herself on TikTok joking that she wanted to throw herself into a vat of acid, whereas her words were far from the reality. The redness and inflammation that could be seen on her face were not due to a dreadful accident which claimed eight lives but chemical burns and a bacterial skin infection caused by a expired beauty products. On March 23, she started posting disturbing videos of her face where she had been burned on her cheeks, nose, and chin which got her a lot of attention with people getting worried for her.
In fact, the marks on her face – which some alleged were bruises, were in fact chemical burns and bacterial infection resulting from using an expired product as highlighted by Distractify. The report insists that the woman first applied a facial product to her face that has expired, and as a result, she suffered burns. She later applied a steamer on the burns and the infection advanced to the bloodstream and nearly killed her. She did not indicate which product she utilized but the report depicted that it expired in the year 2020.
Moreover, the social media influencer wrapped it up with one ultimate video where she described that she got the bruises due to jumping on a barrel of acid. speaking to her 20 million followers on TikTok, she announced that she was at a chemical plant with a lover who said to her that if he loved her he would jump into the vat. Carrying on what seemed like quite overtly the backstory of Joker and Harley Quinn, the two DC comic book figures, she informed her followers that as soon as she leaped into the acid, the man followed her.
“I dived into, like a front backflip, dolphin dive, flip – Straight into the acid,” she said. Then he jumped in and after me. So we’re both just sitting in the acid, and he kissed me. That’s why I look like this!” She says.
This light-hearted attitude of showing Margarucci’s injuries has initiated debates on the safety concerns regarding cosmetics products and the harms which can occur by using products which may be expired. People were interested not only in her effectiveness in answering jokes but also in the level of concern, because many followers shared their problems and stated that they faced similar issues. This leads to the core of social media messaging in the modern era; humorous posts which can go viral in a matter of days are ideal for catching the attention of the audience but at the same time may not necessarily and effectively relay important health communication messages.
The steps that Beasteater, a once beautiful lady, taken can therefore be a lesson to all ladies out there in the society with a passion in beauty. While cosmetic users are still in a pursuit of the expansive ranges of products, the case of Margarucci points to the fact that it is necessary for users to remain informed, enlightening spectators on ways of being safe while attending their beauty needs.
