‘Get a lawyer’: Woman buys new Bath & Body works candle. She ends up with second-degree burns on her face
A TikTok user has gone viral after sharing the surprising consequence of her new Bath & Body Works candle. In response, commenters are telling her to lawyer up. In the clip, which has amassed 120,100 views, Eris (@erislenay_) showed viewers her burnt and scarred face. Her caption read: “A Bath & Body Works candle gave me 2nd degree burn.”
She then shared footage of the badly-singed candle, followed by a clip of her seemingly on a hospital bed. Then, she shared a picture of the Gummy Candies Bath & Body Works candle, seemingly specifying that this is the candle she used.
“If you have a Bath and Body Works candle with plastic around it please throw it away!” she urged viewers via the video description. “The candle caught fire off the plastic and burnt me in the face and gave me 2nd degree burn.”
We reached out to Eris via TikTok comment and Instagram direct message. We also reached out to Bath & Body Works via email.
@erislenay_ If you have a Bath and Body works candle with plastic around it please throw it away! The candle caught fire off the plastic and burnt me in the face and gave me 2nd degree burn ?! @Bath & Body Works #fyp #explorepage #bathandbodyworks #burningcandle #burnvictimawareness ♬ original sound – Thomasina
Some commenters advised legal action
In response to this shocking tale, many commenters advised Eris to consider taking legal action. “Girl sue them immediately get a lawyer,” one wrote. “It’s time to sue,” another echoed, while a third urged, “Go get your money!”
Others shared their own similar stories. “Mine exploded in front of my face I was about to blow it out,” a fourth recounted. While a fifth shared, “This happened to me too but by the time I got home from the hospital my roommate threw out the candle and all evidence.”
There has been a lawsuit for a similar issue
In 2023, Renita Francois launched a lawsuit against Bath & Body Works. In the litigation papers, as quoted by the New York Post, it was said that her life was “irrevocably changed” after the ‘Sweater Weather’ candle exploded on her face after she leaned in to smell it.
Like Eris, the explosion left her with second-degree burns on her face. The “shockwave of fire and debris” also burnt both her eyelashes and eyebrows off. The legal papers added that the scars, for Francois, sparked “an emotional and psychological battle, an assault on her self-perception, and a daily reminder of a tragedy that could have been prevented.”
The papers also claim that the candle in question was made with “with substandard materials, improper safety measures, and inadequate testing, creating an unreasonable risk of explosion.” In addition to this, the litigation alleges that Bath & Body Works has known about this risk since 2016.
“Before the explosion, Renita was bold, fearless, and effortless in commanding an audience. Today, she walks into public meetings, panel discussions, and leadership summits knowing that her scars speak before she does,” the paper adds.
“This lawsuit is not just about compensation—it is about accountability. It is about ensuring that corporations that prioritize profit over consumer safety do not escape responsibility for the harm they cause.”
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