Ever suddenly found a hickey (or love bite) on your neck, which you need to get rid of before work or an important meeting?
Well, it seems as if TikTok has the answer – thanks to a trend which appeared a few years back and is still raising eyebrows on the app even now.
The trend, which appeared in 2021, involves a whisk – with Doctor’s saying that it could well be an effective way to reduce the signs of a hickey, provided the user is careful not to cause injury.
Here’s how to get rid of a hickey using a kitchen whisk…
How Does a Whisk Get Rid of a Hickey?
The trend sees users rolling a whisk around the skin on top of the hickey, gradually dispersing the vibrant red mark until it starts to fade from the skin completely.
By the end of the example video, which was originally posted by a user called Madisson Larocque, all that’s left is a very light bruise from the manipulation of the skin – which can be concealed using foundation.
The technique takes around 5 minutes to work, consistently rubbing the whisk over the skin and watching ass the hickey fades. It is believed that what this technique does is disperse the accumulated blood under the surface of the skin, so that the mark fades and accelerates the reabsorption of the blood as a result.
Is this something that you’ve tried yourself, or are keen to try? Let us know how you get on!
