TikTokers are squirting coffee syrups and flavoured powders into their water in a bizarre new trend
A new food craze is sweeping TikTok and it's arguably one of the most bizarre and disgusting trends to date.
'Watertok' has been taking the video-sharing platform by storm with the hashtag already amassing over 130 million views under the hashtag.
At its very core, Watertek is a community of people who hate the taste of water or wish to consume more water but want to make it more enjoyable.
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TikTokers are adding syrups and powders into their waters to elevate the taste. TikTok
How do they do this you ask? By adding a tonne of syrups and powders to iced water to make them into 'drinkable' mocktails.
This content usually begins with someone filling up a tumbler or a large glass with water and ice chips. Then, they make a flavour with a combination of syrups and powders.
WaterTok enthusiasts usually post videos of their "water of the day" where they share a recipe they have come up with so their viewers can create their own, all the while still referring to it as just "water".
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The flavoured water trend has blown up with hundreds of millions of views under the dedicated hashtag. TikTok
These mixologists suggest combinations of powder packets and sugar syrups in order to create a flavour reminiscent of popular foods, desserts or alcoholic beverages such as Pina Colada, birthday cake and banana split.
In one video from a prolific 'Watertoker', @takingmylifebackat42 aka Tonya, shows her making 'pink wedding cake' flavoured water.
The TikToker takes her viewers over to her 'water bar' which consists of a number of 'Skinny Syrup' flavours.
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One particular TikToker, Tonya, is known for crazy water concoctions using sugar-free syrup and flavoured powders. TikTok
She pumps in coconut and vanilla almond flavours into a cup with ice before filling up the cup with water.
"Just like that you have wedding cake water," Tonya says, taking a sip.
She then says she wants to add a twist to the water and proceeds to show off her array of flavoured powders from Starburst, Skittles, Sunkist and Nerds.
Tonya then adds a packet of pink Starburst powder to make the drink pink and strawberry flavoured.
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TikTok users are generally horrified by the 'water' trend. TikTok
"What's prettier than pink water right?"
Whilst it appears lots of people are hopping on the trend using sugar-free syrups and powders to elevate their waters, the majority of viewers find the trend utterly disturbing.
"When does this stop being water," one commenter questioned. "That isn't water, that's juice."
"There is no way people actually drink water like this," a third added. "Cordial. You made cordial."
The addition of food colourings, flavours and syrups has others questioning how healthy and safe the trend is.
"In a perfect world, [people] would be drinking just regular water, but we know some people just don't like it or don't don't drink enough," obesity medicine specialist and medical director of diabetes reversal company Virta Health, Jeff Stanley, told Forbes. "So, adding in a bit of [flavouring] can be helpful."
However, another professional dubbed the trend as a "long-term, old-school eating disorder behaviour" and a dentist added that flavourings could potentially "erode tooth enamel and cause tooth decay."
