12 Sunscreen Fails Almost Too Painful to See (PHOTOS)
Okay, so this is how it works, right? You apply sunscreen everywhere the sun could possibly reach you, then you go out into the sunshine, and then you enjoy your day without getting burned. Simple formula, right? So why are so many of us still getting burned? It's not that difficult. And yet! Look at all the painful ways people get sunscreen terribly, horribly, excruciatingly wrong. OUCH!
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A Blizzard of Blisters
Eww, sunburn blisters -- don't touch them!!!
Drink plenty of fluids and maybe apply a cold compress.
So Close, Yet So Far
Oh right, if you put sunscreen on your shoulders, it might fool the sun into thinking the rest of you is protected! OR NOT.
It's true that the sun can be hardest on points like shoulders and your nose, but if you're getting out the sunscreen, go ahead and put it everywhere.
Spray Sunscreen, Take One
Sunscreen spray betrayal! "Man, I thought we were cool, spray-on sunscreen." "Nah, man, I hate you. Burn like hell."
Doctors don't love spray-on sunscreen for a number of reasons. You can inhale the stuff, for one. But it's also hard to apply enough of it, and evenly.