A mum has issued a warning to parents across the UK after her daughter attempted a TikTok challenge that could have left her scarred for life. Emma-Louise Owen is warning other parents about the dangers of the 'tanghulu challenge', as it turned into ‘prison napalm’ in the microwave. Emma’s 12-year-old daughter Sophie-Rosie was left with burn blisters after attempting the craze.
The challenge involves heating up sugar and water to make a sugar syrup, which is then glazed over fruit skewers before dipping in cold water to create a hard, crunchy surface. Emma’s 12-year-old daughter Sophie-Rosie was left with burn blisters after attempting the TikTok craze. (Image: Kennedy News) Emma said her daughter asked her whether she could do the tanghulu challenge last month after spotting the trend on TikTok.
The 34-year-old agreed as she had seen the trend on other social media platforms too herself and warned Sophie to be careful but soon heard a piercing scream come from the kitchen. Emma, who lives in Cardiff, said her daughter had heated the syrup using a plastic jug in the microwave - but the boiling hot sauce had melted through the container onto Sophie's foot and hand. The mum-of-two submerged Sophie's foot and hand in cold water - noticing huge blisters were appearing across the youngster's skin.
Concerned, Emma rushed Sophie to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where doctors told the family they were 'lucky' the burns were not more severe. Insurance handler Emma fe.
