Woman is 'left looking like Quasimodo' after suffering severe sun burn from oil ...

A woman was left 'looking like Quasimodo' after sunbathing using a carrot oil that didn't contain SPF.  

Bethany Mason, 21, hoped she would get a healthy glow while on holiday in Turkey with her boyfriend, Callum Francis, 25.

But the waitress suffered sun poisoning, an extreme case of sun burn in which the skin becomes inflamed when it is in the sun too long.

Miss Mason woke up with her eyes swollen shut and skin that felt 'mushy', horrifying other hotel guests.

She had not realised that Malibu Fast Tanning Oil with Beta Carotene, which her friend had recommended, would not protect her from UVB rays. 

Bethany Mason, 21, hoped she would get a healthy glow while on holiday in Turkey with her boyfriend, Callum Francis, 25 (pictured). But she suffered severe sunburn after using tanning oil

Bethany Mason, 21, hoped she would get a healthy glow while on holiday in Turkey with her boyfriend, Callum Francis, 25 (pictured). But she suffered severe sunburn after using tanning oil

The waitress suffered sun poisoning, an extreme case of sun burn in which the skin becomes inflamed when it is in the sun too long

The waitress suffered sun poisoning, an extreme case of sun burn in which the skin becomes inflamed when it is in the sun too long

Miss Mason felt under the weather before waking up the next day with a swollen face

Miss Mason felt under the weather before waking up the next day with a swollen face

Miss Mason, from Newcastle upon Tyne, said: 'A friend of mine had come back looking so brown - so when I asked her what she'd used, and she'd said carrot oil, I got myself some for the holiday.

'I looked a bit like Quasimodo. Or that creep from the film Wrong Turn. It just didn't look real. My eyes were swollen shut. I didn't look like a person.

'I had to stay under the umbrella, or indoors, for the treatment to work.

'I'd be sitting around the pool and my boyfriend would be like - "Bethany, please put your glasses back on. People are staring!"

'Poor Callum - we'd only been going out two months at that point. He was shocked. Luckily it only lasted a few days.'

Miss Mason had to stay indoors for the rest of her holiday for her treatment to work

Miss Mason had to stay indoors for the rest of her holiday for her treatment to work

Miss Mason, pictured with her boyfriend, said: 'I looked a bit like Quasimodo. Or that creep from the film Wrong Turn. It just didn't look real. I didn't look like a person'

Miss Mason, pictured with her boyfriend, said: 'I looked a bit like Quasimodo. Or that creep from the film Wrong Turn. It just didn't look real. I didn't look like a person'

Miss Mason had a couple of injections and was given tablets to treat the severe swelling

Miss Mason had a couple of injections and was given tablets to treat the severe swelling

WHAT IS SUN POISONING? 

Sun poisoning is the term used for a severe case of sunburn - caused by prolonged exposure to UV rays.

Dermatologists warn it can happen to anyone if they stay in the sun for a long time without protection. 

Wearing sun cream, sunglasses, a hat and protective clothing can protect against the reaction.

Sun poisoning can lead to headaches, fevers, swelling, nausea, dizziness and dehydration.  

It can usually be treated by getting out of the sun, taking a cold shower, drinking extra fluids and using aloe vera.

After the first day by the pool at Grand Pasa Hotel, Miss Mason she said she felt 'really under the weather'.

She even checked her temperature after Mr Francis, a sports coach, said she looked ill - but went out to enjoy the nightlife anyway. 

Miss Mason said her forehead felt 'a little mushy, like it was full of water'.

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