What does Coke and Mentos do to the skin?
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“Applying it to the skin may lead to a temporary darkening or staining of the skin, but because sodas are acidic, it may exfoliate dead cells, enhancing the ability of UV light penetrate into the skin. Ultimately, this may increase your risk of a sun burn.”
What happens if you bathe in Coke?

Coca Cola is a very weak acid. PH value does not determine how strong an acid is by the way. So if you put a body into a bath tub full of cola, the water in it will evaporate before anything serious happens. Sure the skin will dissolve a bit, but nothing else.
Can Mentos and Coke Burn You?
Is it true that you can die from eating Mentos and drinking Coke at the same time? This is an urban myth. It’s true that putting Mentos into a bottle of Coke will cause an impressive geyser of soda to erupt from the bottle. However, you won’t get the same effect from eating Mentos after drinking Coke.
Does Coke make you darker?
The Suntan Applying a product with this level of acidity to the skin will increase your ability to tan from the sun. However, it increases the rays on your skin because the soda exfoliates dead skin cells, which enhances the UV light penetrability into the skin. So it does get you darker, but with a major risk.

What can you add to Coke to make it explode?
The conventional exploding-Coke viral trend typically uses Mentos as the active catalyst, Mamix and his team used baking soda instead. This triggered a massive chemical reaction, substantially different than the one that comes from Mentos — but the apparent jet stream of soda is the same.
Can you swim in Coke?
Because of the sugar content in the soda, when you got out you would feel sticky until you washed with water. If you swam in Soda Water (club soda) you would not get sticky (no sugar) but would still be more buoyant due to the carbon dioxide forming bubbles around your body.
Is Coke good for skin?
While caffeine can be found in certain skincare products, it’s only good for your skin in limited quantities. If you’re drinking multiple cans of diet soda a day, then chances are you’re harming your skin and increasing the likelihood of developing premature wrinkles.