Today, I'm on vacation and stupidly bought the cheapest sunblock I could find. Instead of protecting my skin, the sunblock acted as a damn lightning rod for the sun, and I now look like I just spent a few hours on a spit-roast. FML
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Today, I was really badly sunburnt, so I put on some after-sun. The only type we have has glitter in it, and now I look like a sparkling tomato. FML
Today, I was badly sunburnt even after making it a point to apply a lot of sunscreen. My coworkers thought it amusing to slap me every chance they get. FML
Today, I went to the beach. After applying sunscreen liberally and doing my best to stay out of the sun, I came home with the worst sunburn I have ever had. I almost needed to go to the hospital. I am officially too pale to be allowed outside in summer. FML
Today, I went on a camping trip with my friends, but forgot to bring sunscreen. I spent the entire day outside and ended up with a severe sunburn all over my body. The pain is unbearable and I can't even move without yelping as if I was slowly being cooked in an air fryer. FML
Today, I used sunscreen on my face. Said sunscreen was expired and I had an allergic reaction. FML
Today, my new bikini must be cheap as shit because I tanned nicely where I put on sunscreen, but where I didn’t apply it under the bikini I’ve gotten super red sunburn on my butt, my lady bits, and my boobs. My nipples look like the ends of red felt tip pens. FML
Today, I went to an amusement park with my family. I was the only one who put on sunblock, and the only one who got a sunburn. FML
Today, after applying sunscreen to myself every two hours, I still got sunburned. Through my clothes. FML
Today, I got sunburnt to a crisp on the first day of my holidays away. Only 5 more days to go now, spent inside, trying not to burn more. FML
Today, I went to the store and bought some cream to help with a sunburn I'd gotten a few days ago. What's worse than having red, peeling, and painful skin? An allergic reaction on top of it. FML
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Ruskiy_Cherep 18
U sure it was sunblock you bought and not tanning lotion?
Magnoxidans 19
That's really dangerous - even though a product is cheap it should still do the job it claims to do, may just not have fragrances, nice texture, etc. I'd report it to the relative governing body!
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Comments (51)
im_teekay 7
Piece of advice I found out the hard way: do not mix sunscreen brands, if you run out half way through application make sure the new bottle is the same brand. This also applies to putting on sunscreen over moisturiser (just use the sunscreen). Mixing brands can cause chemical burns
skunkstripes 6
Was it out of date? A friend of mine got third degree burns from used expired sun screen.
maybay13 8
Pretty sure that's not how sunscreen works. Must have bought tanning lotion instead of sunblock. Udi
cedarpoint4ever 7
That happened to me. I used store brand sunscreen while I was in Oahu last summer, and I ended up with a blistered red sunburn. It really hurt. Try ibuprofen to take the pain and swelling down, use aloe lotion instead of gel to soothe your skin, and drink lots of water to rehydrate yourself. You'll heal faster. :)
bratty_sub 4
sounds like you bought sun oil not sunscreen.
uhohitslisa2 20
I have to say you definitely deserve it for not reapplying or paying attention. Reason being I just lost someone to skin cancer. Never buy the cheap stuff when it comes to sunscreen. Think of your health.
KnivesDrache 5
Just to let you know for future reference about sunscreen. When I took a traffic control flagger certification class I learned that if you take the SPF level off the bottle and multiply it by twenty you will get how many minutes it will protect you. Then you just divide that by sixty to find how many hours it will protect you before needing another application. Don't know if this will help but I felt you might want to know. Sorry if you did know and I just made myself look like an ass.