Maybe you are aware of this because you've had personal experience with it, but most who do have personal experience find out about it the hard way. During spring and summer, we tend to indulge in our light and refreshing beverages and meals; however, it's important to take necessary precautions when preparing them. Limes, lemons, and other citrus fruits can cause a condition called phytophotodermatitis. Most people discover this after squeezing lemons to make cocktails or cutting fruit for a meal. The citrus juice gets on the hands, then once the person is exposed to UV light from the sun, the toxic chemical reaction first looks like a sunburn then quickly worsens into blisters and skin discoloration.
Morgan Moore got her first taste of the skin decision while making drinks for a barbecue. For two weeks she was unable to use her hands, and it will take three to six weeks for her them to fully heal.
“I went under the sink and kind of rinsed it off but I didn’t thoroughly wash it off and then I went out in the sun and I didn’t put any sunscreen on anywhere cause I was only out for 30 minutes,” Morgan told CBS. “It was probably one of the worst pains I’ve ever felt. It was bad.”
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