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A woman is planning to take legal action against Meghan Markle for $10 million (£8 million) due to alleged ‘catastrophic burns’ she experienced from testing out a homemade bath salts recipe from the Duchess’ Netflix show, it was revealed recently.
Robin Patrick has shared distressing images of her legs to support her claim that the recipe featured on With Love, Meghan is ‘flawed and dangerous’, stating that it should have been accompanied by a warning label.
The Maryland resident, who is diabetic, asserts that she sustained 18 burns, continues to suffer from ulcers, and describes an ongoing sensation of internal burning after trying out Meghan’s recipe in March.
It came after the former Suits star’s DIY bath salt recipe sparked concerns from health experts who told MailOnline it could burn users’ skin if done incorrectly.
They also said they were worried because the former Suits star appeared not to measure out the ingredients, other than saying her recipe needed ‘quite a bit’ of salt.
Robin Patrick has sent a letter to the Duchess, Netflix and Archewell Productions where she outlined suffering serious injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder after a warm bath.
She is demanding a ‘minimum’ of $75,000 (£55,000) to cover medical expenses related to treatments of her alleged injuries as well as $10million (£8million), accusing Meghan and the show’s makers of ‘reckless disregard for public safety’.
But Meghan’s lawyer hit back saying she should have known the risks of diabetic people using Epsom salts, declaring: ‘There can be no negligence claim against anyone involved in the production or distribution of the series’.
Meghan Markle making her bath salt mixture on her Netflix show With Love, Meghan
Robin Patrick has shared horrific pictures claiming that she was badly burned when she tried Meghan’s recipe
Robin claims that she suffered 18 burns and they are still not fully healed, leaving her vulnerable to infection
Robin Patrick says the show should have had a nut allergy-style warning.
Robin has claimed that she made Meghan’s bath salts recipe when the series came out in March.
She claims that Meghan failed in her ‘duty of care’ to provide ‘adequate warnings’ to viewers.
Robin claims she watched Meghan making bath salts to leave in her make-up artist friend Daniel Martin’s room on With Love, Meghan, using Epsom salt, Himalayan salt, arnica oil and lavender oil.
She alleged that ‘burning’ on her legs and bottom began soon after getting the warm bath with it.
She quickly got out but the pain didn’t stop and she developed ulcers on her lower body, she claims.
‘I experienced a mild tingling sensation without discomfort. However, as the water level rose to cover my legs and reached my buttocks, I began to feel burning and significant discomfort in those areas’, she said.
Speaking to Radar she went on: ‘I immediately exited the tub, stopped the water, and later stirred the bathwater with my right hand and arm to assess the mixture.
‘This resulted in additional burning sensations on my hand and arm.
‘After draining the tub, I applied Gold Bond lotion, which provided no relief followed by lidocaine sprays which temporarily alleviated the pain.
‘That evening, while showering, I experienced intense burning as water contacted the affected areas, which had developed into ulcers’.
Ms Patrick claims that she still has injuries,
She told Radar: ‘The burns are still not healed and are quite uncomfortable. The others are just sore as heck to touch.
‘Since the incident, I have endured persistent burning, discomfort, and the emergence of new blister-like sores and ulcers daily.
‘These symptoms have disrupted my daily and nightly routines, preventing me from taking warm showers or wearing clothing over the affected areas.
‘As an individual with an autoimmune condition and compromised immune system, compounded by diabetes-related dry skin on my legs and feet, I am deeply concerned about the risk of infection, sepsis, or other complications.
‘The pain feels as though it is burning from within.’
Ms Markle poured her mixture into the large jar she had handy for her makeup artist friend to mix into his bath that she wanted him to take at her house. But experts claimed later that they were worried it could bun if not done correctly
Meghan failed to measure the ingredients of her bath salt recipe, prompting one of her crew members to ask from off-camera, ‘Is there a certain amount of salt that I’m dealing with here?’
She added Epsom salt, Himalayan salt, arnica oil and lavender oil to the mixture. Epsom salt can be dangerous for diabetics
Robin Patrick has said that she is willing to settle out of court.
But Meghan’s lawyer has responded by saying she has no claim at all.
He wrote in a letter dated April 22: ‘The use of Epsom salts is contraindicated for individuals with diabetes except on the advice of a physician.
‘As your letter recognizes, a duty of care requires a ‘foreseeable’ injury.
‘It was not foreseeable that you would disregard the instructions on the Epsom salt packaging in attempting to make and use your own bath salts.
‘For this separate reason, there can be no negligence claim against anyone involved in the production or distribution of the series.’
MailOnline has asked a spokesman for the Duchess of Sussex and Netflix to comment.
