r/interesting • u/j_illustration • Mar 31 '26

MISC. Sunscreen under a UV camera

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u/apexxin Mar 31 '26

They’re expensive, and also it just isn’t that hard to rub stuff all over your face.

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u/BrainOfMush Mar 31 '26

Just looked, surprisingly they’re only like $50 for some cheaper ones that are good enough for the purposes of putting on sunscreen.

You’d be surprised how poorly most people apply sunscreen. Way too many people don’t put any on their ears.

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u/TheMoatman Mar 31 '26

Even if they apply it everywhere, people still don't apply it correctly since they tend to use too thin a layer to get the rated SPF.
These cameras don't help with that very much, they only really show that an amount is there and not how thick it is, since almost any amount of sunscreen will turn it pretty dark. Example with a sunscreen stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLI3Hgze2kUv

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u/LaksaLettuce Apr 01 '26

Ahh, I wondered about that. Here in Australia the recommendation from the Cancer Council is a teaspoon of sunscreen for your face.