A four-year-old girl suffered horrifying "chemical burns" on her tongue from eating sour lollies.
Willow Wright, from Melbourne, Australia, got a painful chemical reaction after she ate around 10 Warheads lollies.
Her mother, Kirsty Wright, wants to warn of the dangers of the highly acidic candy that left her child with peeling skin from her tongue.
"I burst into tears because I was really worried," she said, explaining the moment she saw her child's burn, to 9news.
"I've never seen this before."
Ms Wright called her GP who suggested that ice and Panadol would help her child.
Dental Association of Australia's Jonathon Teo said the lollies contained high levels of acid.
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"The sour warhead lollies, in particular, can be very dangerous," he said.
"Products with this level of acid or PH can cause chemical burns to cheeks and tongue."
Warhead lollies have a similar PH level to hydrochloric acid and have a warning sign on the packaging stating they should only be consumed by children aged four and above.
Ms Wright has since thrown out all the lollies in her house and Willow has said she won't be eating them again.
"I just wanted to make aware to parents how dangerous these lollies are," Ms Wright said.
Dentists also warn that the high acidic content in sour candy can damage your tooth enamel faster than other types of candy.
In August 2016, a study by Choice uncovered that lollies like Warheads and TNT Mega Sour Grenade have an acidity rating dangerously close to that of the stomach.
Choice tested 20 different sour lolly products and each was found to include between one to four different food acids and 18 of the products were more acidic than vinegar.
