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== Health Hazards and Injury Recovery ==

The stunt leaves behind an [[Frostbite|ice burn]] that increases in severity the longer the chemical reaction is occurring on the skin. In the ice burn that occurs from this reaction, the [[Ice crystal|ice crystals]] that form have the potential to burn and scar the skin permanently the longer the reaction occurs. [[Blistering]] at the site of injury is often common in more severe cases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sachs |first=Cristoph |last2=Lehenhardt |first2=Marcus |last3=Daigeler |first3=Adrien |last4=Goertz |first4=Ole |date=October 30, 2015 |title=The Triaging and Treatment of Cold-Induced Injuries |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4650908/ |access-date=November 17, 2014 |website=National Library of Medicine}}</ref>  The freezing of tissue between the [[Dermis|dermal]] and [[Epidermis|epidermal]] levels of the skin lead to a disruption in circulation initially causing frost nip.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Iii |first=William B. Long |last2=Edlich |first2=Richard |last3=Winters |first3=Kathryne L. |last4=Britt |first4=L. D. |date=2005 |title=Cold Injuries |url=https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/1bef42082d7a0fdf,2ed3f1eb04c82575,08a591dc670a33fb.html |journal=Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants |language=English |volume=15 |issue=1 |doi=10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v15.i1.80 |issn=1050-6934}}</ref> After a few days from a salt and ice challenge, depending on the severity and duration of the burn, regeneration of [[Epithelium|epithelial cells]] should slowly occur along with scarring and surface disruption. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Isozaki |first=Shotaro |last2=Tanaka |first2=Hiroki |last3=Horioka |first3=Kie |last4=Konishi |first4=Hiroaki |last5=Kashima |first5=Shin |last6=Takauji |first6=Shuhei |last7=Fujiya |first7=Mikihiro |last8=Druid |first8=Henrik |date=2022-06-01 |title=Hypoxia-induced nuclear translocation of β-catenin in the healing process of frostbite |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443922000485?via=ihub |journal=Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease |volume=1868 |issue=6 |pages=166385 |doi=10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166385 |issn=0925-4439}}</ref>

== In Popular Culture ==

The salt and ice challenge was popularized on [[YouTube]] and other [[social media]] in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The first documented video of the salt and ice challenge was posted to YouTube in 2006 by user OxZmoran. They performed the stunt and garnered over 100,000 views. <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-0--1VjoGM |title=ice plus salt=bad |date=2006-07-12 |last=OxZmoran |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The first viral salt and ice challenge was posted to the entertainment site [[eBaum's World]], in which a group of teenagers attempted the challenge and garnered almost 500,000 views.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ebaum |title=Ice And Salt |url=https://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/ice-and-salt/6234/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=www.ebaumsworld.com |language=en}}</ref> This virality led to other popular influencers, YouTubers, and online personalities attempting the salt and ice challenge and posting the results online.

== YouTube Virality ==

* Famous YouTube personality [[GloZell|GloZell Green]] attempted the challenge in 2012. Although deleted from her original channel, it was reuploaded on YouTube that same year. GloZell made multiple followup videos about the challenge and how it affected her skin. These videos garnered millions of views. <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Jq9wo4tqg&rco=1 |title=Salt and Ice Challenge W Lipstick on her teeth GloZell YouTube2 |date=2012-06-28 |last=mskitty3001 |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMUOyyQNJ8k |title=After the Salt and Ice Challenge ... GloZell |date=2012-03-28 |last=GloZell Green |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJqcf_II0zA&t=39s |title=My burnt arm 8 Days after GloZell's Salt and Ice Challenge |date=2012-04-05 |last=GloMamaG |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

* The popular challenge YouTuber [[L.A. Beast|LA Beast]] attempted the challenge in 2012, burning himself by squeezing ice and salt between his hands. His video received almost 2 million views. <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua6C4FViRDc&rco=1 |title=Salt and Ice Challenge |date=2012-12-14 |last=skippy62able |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

* YouTuber [[Deji Olatunji]] posted a video of him attempting the challenge on his YouTube channel in 2017, gaining over 5 million views.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1WPI-LCXEM&pp=ygUWc2FsdCBhbmQgaWNlIGNoYWxsZW5nZQ== |title=DEADLY SALT AND ICE CHALLENGE |date=2014-07-19 |last=Deji |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

* Online entertainer [[Chunkz]] burned himself trying the challenge on his YouTube channel in 2017. His video garnered almost 3 million views.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJBX5FHu9yU&pp=ygUWc2FsdCBhbmQgaWNlIGNoYWxsZW5nZQ== |title=EXTREME SALT AND ICE CHALLENGE (GONE WRONG) |date=2017-09-06 |last=Chunkz |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

* Famous gaming YouTuber [[CoryxKenshin]] attempted the challenge during a video in 2014, gaining almost 2 million views. <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDjGZtsHwo |title=SALT AND ICE CHALLENGE {{!}} #CKADay [10] |date=2014-10-17 |last=CoryxKenshin |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

* In 2012, a young Australian singer and actor [[Troye Sivan]] attempted the challenge, gaining almost 1 million views on his YouTube video.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPiR7AirRio |title=SALT & ICE CHALLENGE WIN {{!}} Troye Sivan |date=2012-09-01 |last=Troye Sivan |access-date=2024-11-29 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

== See also ==