A woman issued a stark warning for anyone wearing a sanitary napkin and using a heated blanket – after suffering an unfortunate accident.
TikTok user Hannah Davies recently re-shared the video after it originally went viral in 2023.
In the clip, she explained she was getting ready for her office Christmas party, sitting on a heated blanket to keep warm when she realized the heat from the blanket had melted the sanitary pad.
In the clip, she told the story from an unfortunate evening, issuing it as a warning.
‘The highest setting on your electric blanket is hot enough to melt the plastic in your sanitary pads,’ she shared.
‘Don’t ask me how I know that because I would rather not share that story,’ she quipped.
At the time, the Birmingham-based woman gave an interview describing what happened, explaining the blanket was on the highest heat setting.
‘Ours has three settings, so you wouldn’t think it would be that high. They’re beautiful, I love them. I did not think it was as hot as it was, obviously,’ she shared.
A woman issued a stark warning for anyone wearing a sanitary napkin and using a heated blanket – after suffering an unfortunate accident
Hannah said the part of the sanitary pad that sticks to the underwear had melted into it after sitting on the blanket.
‘Not into me, thankfully,’ she assured viewers. ‘Everyone on TikTok said, ‘I bet that hurt. I bet you’ve been burned and waxed and everything.”
She added the ‘biggest causality’ was her underwear.
‘It was my favorite period pants, gone forever,’ she shared. ‘The comfy ones that you have for specifically when you’re in pain.’
Hannah admitted she felt ‘a bit like an idiot’ because she hadn’t thought about the heat melting plastic, adding her boyfriend wasn’t surprised when she told him.
‘I thought, I’m not having that. I can’t be the only one,’ she declared. ‘So if I put it on TikTok other people will be shocked and I can prove I’m not an idiot.’
Users flooded the comments section of the reposted video with their thoughts, many pointing out the dangers of sleeping with a heated blanket on.
‘If you want a more helpful fact, you’re supposed to pre warm the bed with the blanket and then turn it off. You should NEVER sleep with an electric blanket on,’ a user berated.
In the clip, she explained she was getting ready for her office Christmas party, sitting on a heated blanket to keep warm when she realized the heat from the blanket had melted the sanitary napkin (stock image)
Users flooded the comments section of the reposted video with their thoughts, many pointing out the dangers of sleeping with a heated blanket on
‘Me literally laying in bed rn with my electric blanket with a pad on, na girl,’ wrote another.
‘ADDITIONAL PSA the highest heat setting could also be hotter than 130F which is the recommended max heat to be against skin which could lead to burns!!!’ urged another.
‘This is also something to keep in mind for period pants! Where they’re recommended not to tumble dry or use heat on them, electric blankets may render period pants unusable to,’ chimed in another.
As cold weather arrives, many people turn to heated blankets for comfort and warmth.
However, a doctor is warning of how a wintertime staple can lead to permanent skin damage.
Dr Heather Kornmehl, a Texas-based dermatologist, told her 106,000 followers in a TikTok that heated blankets can cause an irreversible rash known as erythema ab igne (derived from Latin and translated as ‘redness from fire’).
The rash is caused by the long-term use of heat directly against the skin, it leads to a red or brown rash with a distinct net-like pattern in appearance, as well as itchiness.
It can happen to anyone who is exposed to chronic low-level heat, such as a heated blanket, but also from using a hot water bottle, resting a laptop on your legs or leaning against a radiator.
The heat is usually not enough to cause a burn, but it is enough to damage or cause changes to superficial blood vessels under the skin, as well as the collagen and elastin protein fibers of the skin, which leads to the distinct appearance and discoloration.
