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Ice Cube Vagina Challenge is a viral TikTok challenge in which women place an ice cube up their vagina to film their reaction. The trend, which began in April 2020, started as a cryotherapy hack and quickly devolved into a reaction video series. Many gynecologists used the #icecubechallenge hashtag to warn women that the trend disrupts the pH balance of the vagina.

Origin

On April 2nd, 2020, TikToker @kendall_angelbaby uploaded a video in which she states that she will be doing cryotherapy for her vagina with an ice cube and films her face while doing it. The video garnered over 333,200 likes in six days (shown below).

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On April 3rd, 2020, hundreds of TikTokers tried the ice cube challenge including @samanthaaf_ who received over 944,900 likes for her video in five days (shown below, left). Many men joined in by posting videos suggesting that they would help. On April 4th, @sewshiii uploaded a video in which he puts an ice cube in his mouth (shown below, right). The video gained over 782,600 likes in four days.

That same day, Dr. Staci Tanouye, MD uploaded a video explaining why the ice cube challenge may be dangerous for feminine health (shown below, left). The video garnered over 317,300 likes in four days. The next day, TikToker @phatcoochdani uploaded a video of an ice cube using a SpongeBob SquarePants sound clip to reference the trend (shown below, right). The video accumulated over 33,800 likes in three days. The Daily Dot^[1] published an article on the trend.

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