Margarita Burn Warning After NYC Woman’s Blistered Hands

An NYC woman is warning summer drinkers about margarita burn after a sunny afternoon making cocktails left her with painful second-degree burns on both hands. Haley Peacock, a Brooklyn-based designer, said the injury came after she squeezed a large batch of limes and then spent the day outside by a pool.

Peacock shared her experience on TikTok, where the clip quickly spread as viewers reacted to the severity of the burns. In a follow-up video, she urged people not to squeeze citrus and then head into the sun. She also told viewers to wash their hands carefully if they do, stressing that a quick rinse is not enough.

According to Peacock, the incident happened while she was hosting a birthday celebration for her boyfriend upstate. She hand-squeezed about 30 limes to make cocktails for 25 guests, then thought washing her hands under the sink was enough before joining the poolside festivities. At the time, she said her hands did not feel sticky and the risk did not cross her mind.

The next day, the damage was hard to ignore. Peacock said her hands turned red, swelled up, and became intensely painful. After she returned to Brooklyn, fluid-filled blisters developed and some grew to what she described as the size of golf balls. She later received treatment at urgent care for the second-degree burns and had to keep her hands heavily bandaged.