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130 Times People Forgot To Wear Sunscreen And Ended Up Learning How Painful And Embarrassing Sunburns Are (New Pics)
Always wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, and try to avoid direct sunlight when it’s super hot outside. It’s the middle of the summer right now and one of the biggest joys for many folks is soaking up some rays and stocking up on vitamin D. Sunlight is important for our physical and mental health, but too much ultraviolet light can be harmful, painful, and… embarrassing.
To remind you to prioritize your health when it’s sunny (and to give you a hearty laugh), our team here at Bored Panda has collected some of the biggest sunburn fails from all over the net. The photos show what happens when you forget to put on sunscreen, miss a spot, or if you wear hats and clothing with cut-out shapes in the fabric.
Scroll down, upvote the pics that you found the funniest, and tell us about the worst sunburn you’ve ever gotten in the comments. Meanwhile, you’ll find Bored Panda’s earlier list about the most hilarious sunburns over here.
Just remember: stay safe; don’t be lazy, don’t be stubborn, and put on some darn sunscreen!
Dr. Andrew Carroll, the CEO/Medical Director of Atembis LLC and Family Physician, was kind enough to share his expertise with Bored Panda. He explained why it's important to get daily sunlight, how we can tell when we're going overboard, and how to convince someone to protect themselves from the sun's rays. You'll find the expert's insights as you scroll down.
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#1
My Brother Works Outdoors, And Wears The Same Hat Every Day
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#2
I Bought Some New Shorts That Are Shorter Than My Other Shorts For Work. Now My Leg Looks Like Neapolitan Ice Cream
#3
Is There A Chemist Open This Evening In Abersock Or Pythelly?
#4
My Dad Is Two Different People
Dillon Brown 4 years ago
My legs are always like that. Even when wearing shorts I never tan on my legs at all!
#5
This Patch On My Skin Never Tans/Burns. I’ve Had It Since I Was Born
#6
Went Out On A Boat Without Sunscreen Today And Now I Have What I Am Calling “The Bib Of Pain”
#7
Tan Lines Are Hot, Right? When You Forget To Put Sunscreen On Your Feet
#8
PSA: If You’re Using Spray Sunscreen, Rub It In
#9
My And My Coworkers' Tan
#10
I Had To Sit For Two And A Half Hours In Direct Sunlight For My Brother's Graduation
#11
My Tan Lines Make Me Look Like I’m Wearing Necro-Pants
#12
At My School This Skiing Goggles Tan Line Was A Status Symbol
#13
Got A New Job Where I Have To Wear A Uniform And Gloves While Working Outside, Now I Look Like This
#14
Our Tan Lines After Cycling Across The United States
#15
I Got A Temp Tattoo, Got A Sunburn, And Got This Imprint
#16
I Managed To Make Almost A Perfect Straight Edged Rectangle On My Back With My Haphazard Sunscreen Application. I Am Not Accepting Hugs At This Time
#17
Working In An Outdoor Vaccine Clinic. Didn't Think About Sunscreen... Now I Have A Mask-Shaped Sunburn, But Only On Half My Face
#18
"I Don't Need Sunscreen, I'll Just Wear A Hat"
#19
My Crocs Tan
#20
Leave It To A Ginger To Get Sunburnt Fishing Off The Bank When It's In The High 50's
OhnoI’vebeencensored 4 years ago
Right but it should be common knowledge that the temperature doesn't affect how easily you get sunburned. It's the intensity of UV light. And how ginger you are.
#21
I Have One Small But Gross Blister On My Back And My Whole Body Aches
Debbie Barnes 4 years ago (edited)
"Aches"? That's layers of skin burnt. I honestly don't know why people do this. To get this sunburned, there must have been a point when he started to hurt,yet he didn't cover up?
#22
Fishnets Turned Me Into A Human/Snake Hybrid
#23
Tanned A Bit Too Much While Wearing Shoes. Kids Call Them My Chimp Feet
#24
I Wore A Mesh Hat On A 30 Mile Hike. Feeling Like Aang Today
#25
I Didn’t Wear My Watch To The Beach And Got A Strip Of Sunburn
#26
My Dad's White Feet And Tanned Legs. He Wears The Same Shoes Everyday
#27
When You Forget To Put Sunscreen On Your Face But At Least Your Sunglasses Work
#28
Be Careful When Applying Spray-On Sunscreen
#29
My Wife Helped Me Sunscreen My Back At Beach Day Today (Twice)
#30
Less Than An Hour In The Sun, With Factor 50 And Factor 70 All Over Me
#31
I Probably Should Have Covered His Whole Back In Sunscreen And Not Just His Moles
#32
That Helmet Strap Tan Line Though
#33
Got A Nice Tan
#34
Throwback To That Time My Backwards Hat And Lack Of Sun Cream Resulted In A Hat Imprint Being Burnt Onto My Forehead
#35
I’m A Solar Roofer, And We Are Required To Wear Gloves While We Work... It’s Only May
#36
Sunscreen Is Very Effective, But I Can’t Reach The Middle Of My Back
#37
Ran The London Marathon A Couple Of Years Back. Think I Missed A Bit With The Sunscreen
#38
The Tan Lines On My Feet
#39
I Got Sunburn Yesterday
#40
First Day At The Beach And My Wife Made Sure I Was Protected From Sunburn By Spraying My Back With Sunscreen. I Can’t See Back There - Did She Do A Good Job?
#41
Ripped Jeans Sunburn
#42
Boyfriend Only Put Sunscreen On His Tattoo While Hiking And This Really Showed How Useful Sunscreen Is Compared To Socks
#43
Like An Idiot, I Chose To Not Wear Sunscreen
#44
Attempt To Put On Sunscreen Was Made
#45
“I’m Not Gonna Be In The Pool That Long, I Won’t Need Sunscreen”
Whitefox 4 years ago
When we were younger, mom left us with our uncle in Palm Springs, Ca. They have a pool. We did apply sunscreen before getting in the pool. but did not reapply at all in the 8 more hours we were out there. I am Hawaiian and usually don't burn. I was burnt to a crisp. Had to wear my swim suit for a few days because anything else was pure agony. and I don't care what "they" say.. do NOT EVER put Noxema on a sunburn.. I almost passed out!
#46
Leigh Left His Sunglasses On
Felice Coles 4 years ago
Well, the sunglasses reduced the harmful rays a bit. JUST NOT ON THE EYES, LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO!
#47
Last Summer When My Wife "Sprayed" Sunscreen All Over My Back
Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
I think it’s safe to conclude that spray sunscreen can give you a false sense of protection
#48
Sunburn Socks
#49
Very Sunburned
#50
Asked My Friend To Spray Sunscreen On My Back... Not The Most Even Coat
#51
Someone Asked Me What Was Wrong With My Hands. Nothing Is Wrong With Them. Just Some Motorcycle Riding Tan Lines
#52
Didn't Take Off My Calculator Watch At The Beach
#53
I See Your Tans And Raise You A Fry
#54
This Classy Tan
#55
Walked Downtown For Drinks Last Night, You Know It's Bad When People Think You're Wearing Socks With Boat Shoes
#56
Drank 10 Beers In The Sun Yesterday, Thank God I Had A Hat
#58
It Was Cloudy And The UV Index Was 4… Didn’t Even Occur To Me To Apply Sunscreen
#59
Tan Line From The Time I Was Living In Vietnam
#61
I Raise You My Sunburn From When I Built My Deck
#62
My Fiancée Was In Charge Of Getting My Back
#63
This Sunburn I Got While Working On Top Of A Greenhouse All Day
foofoofloofy 4 years ago
That's a new level of sunburn. Maybe one of those things you should see a doctor about (if you live in a country with socialized healthcare, of course).
#64
When You Put Sunscreen On Every Other Part Of Your Body Bedsides The Legs
#65
When You Thought Your Sunscreen Application Was Thorough Enough. An Outdoor Graduation Ceremony In Georgia Will Put Your In Your Place
#66
So You Thought The Roofer's Hand Tan Was Bad
#67
The Result Of 15 Minutes In The Australian Sun Without Sunscreen. Currently On Day 3 Post Burn And While Some Of It Is Improving, Other Parts Look Purple And Are Blistering
#68
Had To Unexpectedly Sit Outside For Parent Information Pick Up And Didn’t Put On Sunscreen
#69
My Husband Started A New Job Outside, He Wore His Hat For The First Week, Resulting In His New Tan Line
#70
Throwback To 2011 On Exactly Why I Should Not Be Allowed In The Sun. Even With Sunscreen I Can't Escape The Burn
Collette McRobert 4 years ago
This is actually really stupid! Burnt layers of skin, one bad sunburn can give you skin cancer
#71
My Dad's Lovely Summer Croc Tan
#72
Please Remember To Re-Apply Sunscreen. I've Never Felt Crispier
#73
So Skye Was Wearing Factor 50 And Still Got Burnt
Talitha Jansen 4 years ago
You have to reapply it often of you're in direct sun, and if it has been open for longer than a year, it starts working less and less.
#74
This Is Why We Reapply Sunscreen (I Was Pretty Much Stuck In Bed For About 3 Days)
#76
Starting To Really Understand The Reasoning Behind The Whole Socks And Sandals Thing
Felice Coles 4 years ago
Just add frilly socks to the sandals so you look cute. A pop of color in the socks would be fun too.
#77
When You Fail At Your Wifey Duties Of Applying Sunscreen On Your Husband. I Blame The Spray Sunscreen. Or We Can Just Call It Art
Lillian Swaim 4 years ago
Stop blaming the wives! GEEZ no one uses spray sunscreen correctly it seems
#78
Wife Helped Me Put Sunscreen On
The Fabulous Killjoy 4 years ago
There should be a bigger label on the sunscreen saying “RUB IT IN”
#80
Painted Roof For 6 Hours With Only 1 Leg In The Sun Without Sunscreen
#81
Reapplied Sunscreen Twice, Wore A Hat, Sat In The Shade, Even Had My Mother Help Me Reach Places I Couldn’t Get To. Yet This Still Looks Like I Walked Into Reactor 4 Of Chernobyl
#82
Got A Little Sunburnt On The Kayak Yesterday
#84
My Grandfather’s Two-Toned Feet From Working Outside His Whole Life
Felice Coles 4 years ago
Your grandfather must be pretty young to have such nice looking feet.
#85
Tried To Put Sunscreen On My Back
#89
Fell Asleep On A Beach In Mexico, Woke Up With One Spot Of A Sunburn
Lazy Panda (she/her/hers) 4 years ago
I bet they were drinking tequila shots with lime and got lime juice on that patch. There's a phenomenon where lime or lemon juice plus sun can result in dangerously blistering burns.
#90
Went To The Beach Today. Missed Some Spots With The Ol' Sunscreen
#93
Spray Sunscreen Would Provide Adequate Coverage They Said
#95
The Range Of My Skin Color (My Fully Tanned Arm Across My Tanless Shoulder)
Lazy Panda (she/her/hers) 4 years ago
You can really see how long term sun exposure ages skin. The light bits look like they belong to someone 20 years younger!
#100
Wear Sunscreen My Friends
#102
Got This Nice Little Sunburn Almost 2 Weeks Ago, Really Dark Red Almost Purple So I Think It’s Gonna Be Around For A While
#105
Nice Tan Lines
#106
My Dad Wore A Shirt That Didn’t Fully Coverup His Untanned Sections And Got Really Burnt. His Arm Looks Like A Neapolitan Ice Cream
#107
I Work Outside In A Mask All Day. Forgot Sunscreen. Now I’m Three Shades Of White. Thanks Covid
#110
Neglected To Put On Sunscreen Assuming I Would Be Fine In Black Jeans With Rips On The Knees
#111
I Dozed With My Sunglasses On And This Happened
#115
I Think You Can Imagine How Bad My Sunburn Is Just Based On These Tan Marks That Aren’t Even As Bad As My Other Ones
#116
My Hands Are Turning Purple After Getting Sunburned
Yoga Kitty 4 years ago
They are also swelling with water? Might want to show that to a doctor...
#119
I Guess Sunscreen Would Have Been The Better Option. This Tan Line Will Make All The Dentists Fall Off Their Cervelos
#120
Wife Helped Spray Sunscreen On My Back
#123
Forgot To Put Sunscreen On Before I Hopped On The Motorcycle, And As A Result I Have This Sweet New Tan Line
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Shelli Aderman 4 years ago
Clearly the biggest lesson here is to RUB IN the spray sunscreen. 🤦🏽♀️
KimB 4 years ago
And reapply every 30-60 min. More so if you are sweating or swimming. Also salt water washes away sunscreen twice as fast so if you're at the beach every 20 min
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Alan Green 4 years ago
People spend their youth worshiping the sun trying to get tanned. Then in later life they try all manner of things, even surgery, to look young again. Avoid the first step and you won't need to worry so much about the second part. Sun ages your skin dramatically.
Aaricia 4 years ago
Exactly, if you want a tan; get a professional fake one. Looks just as good and won't give you skin cancer in the long run.
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Shelli Aderman 4 years ago
Clearly the biggest lesson here is to RUB IN the spray sunscreen. 🤦🏽♀️
KimB 4 years ago
And reapply every 30-60 min. More so if you are sweating or swimming. Also salt water washes away sunscreen twice as fast so if you're at the beach every 20 min
Load More Replies... Alan Green 4 years ago
People spend their youth worshiping the sun trying to get tanned. Then in later life they try all manner of things, even surgery, to look young again. Avoid the first step and you won't need to worry so much about the second part. Sun ages your skin dramatically.
Aaricia 4 years ago
Exactly, if you want a tan; get a professional fake one. Looks just as good and won't give you skin cancer in the long run.
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