Whenever you’ll be in the sun, you need sunscreen. Those hot summer days are the worst on your skin if you’re not prepared. All of these people either forgot their sunscreen at home or chose to forego it. Either way, the fun in the sun had some dire consequences.
Pretty Red
In some situations, you should always wear sunscreen. While it’s great to have SPF coverage if you’re spending a day out on a boat.
That’s one lesson this person learned the hard way. The result was that everything their clothes didn’t cover ended up with a painful burn. They mention that they dubbed it the “bib of pain” and we can see why — that doesn’t look like fun!
Improper Application
You have quite a few options when it comes to the type of sunscreen you want. From strength to application style, it’s a lot of choices.
If you’re going to opt for spray-on sunscreen, you’ll want to make sure you actually cover your whole body. Otherwise, you might end up with results like these. It seems like this person forgot to hold the spray bottle far enough away from them or rub it in enough. To be fair, it’s much easier to see what you’ve missed after you have a sunburn.
Asking for Help
Sunscreen only helps completely if it’s applied regularly and thoroughly. Unfortunately, most people can’t reach every part of their body on their own. One area that’s particularly hard to reach is the middle of your back.
That’s a lesson you’ve probably learned when you have an itch you just can’t reach! For this person, they learned the limits of their reach when they had a sunscreen-less patch marked in sunburn the next day.
Facing the Sun
This person was working outside and wearing a mask when they realized they’d forgotten sunscreen. The only downside was that they realized it too late.
The results? The next day they woke up to a sunburnt face save for the area their mask had covered. Since they were standing in the same spot working for most of the day, they only had a sunburn on one side too! We hope they grabbed some sunscreen before their next shift.
That’s Not Enough
Once again, sunscreen only works if you apply it thoroughly. However, we’ve all been guilty of rushing through our morning routine when we’re excited to head out.
As this person learned, you might not want to rush the sunscreen part, at least. If you do, you might end up with a result like the one this person had to contend with. Looking at those handprints, though, it seems like their sunscreen is definitely effective.
Don’t Forget Your Feet
When you apply sunscreen, you have to make sure you get it everywhere your skin is exposed. There are some spots people tend to forget, though.
For one, you might forget to put sunscreen behind your ears, the back of your neck — or, like this person, on your feet. The good news is their shoes protected most of their feet. The bad news is that those sunburnt dots are going to make wearing any shoes a bit uncomfortable.
They Tried to Wear Sunscreen
This blistering red back would probably lead you to believe this person forgot sunscreen altogether. The real story is much more frustrating. They shared that leading up to this image, they were wearing sunscreen.
They even reapplied it frequently — about every half-hour to 45 minutes. It didn’t seem to work, though. They said not only does it look painful, but they also wound up dealing with second-degree burns for their time in the sun.
Is He Okay?
There are some sunburns you see and you just know that they’re painful. In those moments, you can’t help but sympathize with this person. Just from looking at this picture, it’s easy to see they’re not having a good time.
Given the bright red sunburn on their torso, we can’t say it’s hard to see the source of their discomfort. Even worse, they noted that their back was even blistering from the burns.
Those Socks Look Painful
As we’ve already seen, you can’t forget your feet when applying sunscreen. Well, you can forget but the consequences are rather dire. For this person, it resulted in the most painful pair of socks we’ve ever seen.
A sunburn on your feet seems even worse since you have to walk on them as they heal. We don’t even want to imagine throwing on a pair of shoes with a sunburn like this.
At Least They Wore a Hat
A hat can really help you keep the sun off of your head, face, and neck. Some hats do still let the sunlight through, though. This person spent a lot of time in the sun for work.
If it wasn’t already obvious, he also has a favorite hat that he wears every day. The result of so much time in the sun with this uneven protection is a tan line that matches the hat he prefers so much.
The Downfall of Spray Sunscreen
Spray-on sunscreen is such a good idea in theory. The idea of quick, even coverage at the press of a button is really tempting! At this point, we have to wonder if that coverage is really all that total.
At the very least, the way some people are applying it isn’t working out for them. This sunburn seems like it would be frustrating almost as much as it seems painful if you put your faith in some spray-on sunscreen.
Fashion Hazards
When you wear pants, you probably don’t think about wearing sunscreen on your legs. After all, you’re covered there, right? Well, that depends. If you’re wearing full-coverage pants, yes.
On the other hand, if you’re wearing jeans with holes in them like this person, you probably aren’t going to get the full protection from the sun that you’re looking for. The resulting sunburn looks rather uncomfortable to say the least.
Happy Graduation
When you’re going to an outdoor event, you should probably make sure to wear sunscreen. You never know what you’ll seats will be like. You’d think that an outdoor event with come with at least some shade.
This person wasn’t quite so lucky. When they attended their brother’s graduation, they were seated in direct sunlight with nothing to protect their legs from the sun beating down on them. The results were rather painful.
This Is Just Unlucky
Some people have a particularly hard time with the sun. Even when they carefully slather on sunscreen, it seems like it just doesn’t work sometimes. This person did all they could to avoid this result.
In case SPF 50 wasn’t enough, they even followed it up with a layer of SPF 70. To make matters even more unfair, they only spent an hour in the sun before their skin started to take on a bright red hue.
A Painful Pattern
When you choose a bathing suit or top for a day in the great outdoors, you have a lot of options. You can stay cool and stylish.
If you forget to regularly apply your sunscreen, you might even carry that pattern with you for a while. Once this person changed shirts, they realized they had a zig-zagging pattern of protection from the sunburn across their chest.
Change of Shoes
When you wear the same shoes every day, it starts to show. Most people think of the wear that starts to show on the shoes first. If you work outside, though, you might see signs of your work habits in other ways.
Over time, this person’s shorts allowed their legs to tan. However, the shoes they wore every day didn’t allow their feet to tan the same. As a result, they rocked an interesting tan line.
Sharing Something Interesting
At first glance, you might think that this person may have spilled some sunscreen on their arm, leading to an interesting shape in their sunburn. The reality is that this is a natural tan-line of sorts!
The person posting the picture shared this was something that happened their whole life, every time they got a sunburn or tan. This part of their arm wouldn’t have the same reaction.