OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A growing number of teenagers are applying a thin layer of Burt’s Bees lip balm wax on their eyelids to add to the experience of being drunk or high, and to help stay alert.
WKRC reports the ‘beezin’ trend is likely popular due to a specific ingredient in the balm.
“It’s the peppermint oil that’s causing the burning sensation, and I suppose some people that is kind of funny,” Dr. Brett Cauthen of Today Clinic in Oklahoma City told WKRC. He also warned that it’s an irritant that can cause inflammation, redness and swelling of eyes.
Although it’s picking up steam at the moment, it’s nothing new. ‘Beezin’ was added to Urban Dictionary in 2010 and a New Jersey “comedian musician” even made this rap video about it: