Tennis GOAT Shares Unique Secret
Typically, the face of Serena Willaims is plastered over the internet following a major tennis victory.
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However, the retired 42-year-old, who gave birth to her second daughter this past August, is making headlines for her unorthodox way of healing sunburn.
Serena Shares Tips On TikTok
The former athlete recently shared a video on her TikTok account explaining why she began using breast milk as a remedy.
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In the video, Serena explains that she got burned under her eyes. So, in order to reduce the redness, the grand slam winner said, “I’m trying some breast milk.”
Breast Milk Can Heal Wounds
Williams explains that she had heard that breast milk had a variety of medical benefits.
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The tennis star says she had heard breast milk could help heal her children’s cuts and scrapes. So, she then questioned whether or not it could help with sunburns.
Williams Shows Off Her Remedy
As the video continues, viewers can see Serena shaking a bottle of breast milk before applying it directly under her eyes with a rag.
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“It works for my kid. They say put breast milk on everything, and I have a lot extra, so I’m gonna try it for a week or so under my eye and see how it goes,” she said.
Pain-Free In 24 Hours
Serena reported terrific results after only a day of applying the breast milk to the sunburn under her eyes.
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She claims that the sunburn was gone just a few days later, and she was completely pain-free.
Serena Shares The News With Fans
The former athlete added a caption under her video explaining how shocked she was that the breastmilk actually worked.
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“Ok, is this totally weird??? I have to say, after a week of using MY breast milk under my eye – it worked!”
Serena Goes Viral
Serena shared the video with her vast audience of over 1.5 million followers, and the video quickly went viral.
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As of December 8th, the video reached nearly 65 thousand views and prompted her fans to share their own sunburn remedies.
Fans Share Their Unique Remedies
Many of Serena’s followers gave their own recommendations to ease the redness and pain from sunburn. While others admitted to using breastmilk to help with sensitive skin issues.
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“Put organic castor oil. Takes away dark circles and heals at the same time,” one wrote.
The Healing Properties of Breastmilk
TikTok users came forth with various health benefits of using breastmilk in their everyday lives. One even claimed it healed her son’s skin problems.
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“I gave a friend some of my breast milk to make bar soap for me to use on my son’s eczema. It Was a wild concept to get my head around, but it worked,” she said.
Not As Glamorous As You Think
Last month, Serena shared another video to TikTok where she spoke about motherhood. The video then switched to a shot of the former Tennis star pumping breast milk.
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“What my life is really like. It’s not as glamorous as you think,” she wrote in the caption.
Welcome to the Family
In August, Serena took to social media to welcome her second child to the world.
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According to the Grand Slam winner, this is why she’s had so much extra breast milk, enabling her to exterminate with its healing properties.