A SUNBURNT mum claims a 34-second clip of coconut oil melting on her leg, which she shared on social media, may have saved her life. Bre Sheffield suffered severe sunburn after falling asleep on the beach for 45 minutes last month without wearing any suncream. The mum-of-four shared a shocking clip showing just how burnt she was - with her thighs bright scarlet and so hot that a lump of coconut butter can be seen melting into a puddle on her skin.
The light-hearted post, captioned "when you're so burned you can melt coconut oil on your leg" went viral, racking up a whopping 4.2million views. The video focuses on the skincare product rapidly vanishing into the skin on the 35-year-old's right thigh, but TikTok was quick to notice a jagged nickel-sized mole —a mark she's had for a decade but admits has been "growing".
Social media users flooded into the comments section of her 34-second clip suggesting she get the sinister-looking mark checked by a doctor - with many brazenly declaring that it is melanoma . Melanoma is the most severe form of skin cancer that has a tendency to spread around the body. I dismissed the comments at first.
It [the mole] is something I've had all my life, so I never really paid attention to it. The worried X-ray technician booked a dermatologist appointment and is getting the mole removed. She admits that while doctors didn't think it was anything to worry about, she is nervously hoping tests will prove it is non-cancerous, thanks to what TikTokers .