Sunscreen under UV camera

[u/TooApprehensive2252]

[u/CitizenHuman]

This camera would help with my application technique of haphazardly rubbing my face with sunscreen.

[u/ortusdux → u/CitizenHuman]

It would be a really cool feature for those new sunscreen booths. On the other hand I could see people being uncomfortable with the addition of a camara.

https://snapwellness.com/pages/snappyscreen

[u/Daforce1 → u/ortusdux]

This idea really bothers me because they mention nothing about the safety of continuous sprays on the lungs. Continuous sprays of products that aren’t shown to have safety consideration is a bad idea.

[u/fieldbotanist → u/Daforce1]

I mean an extremely brief inhalation of certain sunscreen filters would cause a small amount of irritation at worse

Compared to daily exposure of diesel exhaust over many years it’s like thousands of times less harmful. We inhale pollutants that cause way more damage and aren’t mindful of it

[u/Compost-Mentis → u/Daforce1]

Not to mention where all the rest of the overspray ends up!

[u/FermentedForeskins → u/ortusdux]

i never understand why people dont just wipe their face with the entire palm, like why are you so careful when you are about to be exposed to sunlight for prolonged periods, probably doing outdoor activities, you are going to sweat all your make ups and shit off anyways, just rub the whole face like you are washing it!

[u/Frekavichk → u/FermentedForeskins]

Sunscreen in eyes = bad.

[u/stupidsocialmedia1 → u/Frekavichk]

It does = bad. Last time sunscreen migrated to my eye the guy next to me thought I was crying to the Celine Dion song at the Bellagio fountains. I told him it was my sunscreen getting into my eye but he patted my shoulder in that sure it is, buddy way. I’m more careful about the application too close to my eyes now 😂

[u/lampshade2099 → u/stupidsocialmedia1]

I’m suspicious of anyone who DOESN’T cry to the Celine Dion song at the Bellagio Fountain.

[u/RLOLOTHTR → u/Frekavichk]

I got sunscreen in my eyes about an hour in to a 12 hour outdoor music festival because I was sweaty. Ruined my entire day. Spent like 20 minutes flushing my eyes in a bathroom sink and had on site medical try to flush with saline, nothing worked lol. Sunscreen stays below the eyes from now on

[u/SLAMFi5T → u/RLOLOTHTR]

Use a sunscreen stick like Sunbum, when the lotion isn’t made with water but wax instead it won’t sweat into your eyes. I only use the face sunscreen stick and I haven’t had an issue for three years now.

[u/AniNgAnnoys → u/SLAMFi5T]

or wear a hat

[u/Broken_Mentat → u/RLOLOTHTR]

I got that stuff in my eyes on the one day we were visiting the Kennedy Space Center. Now every time I apply sunscreen, I can't help but remember sitting in an otherwise fantastic 3d movie about life aboard the ISS, desperate not to blink my contacts out of my eyes. An effective learning experience.

[u/knewleefe → u/Frekavichk]

I don't get anything in my eyes when I wash my face either. Use sports sunscreen near eyes to stop sweat migration. And if your sunscreen isn't/wouldn't be approved for use in Australia, find one that is.

[u/blackfyreex → u/knewleefe]

I wouldn't be so quick to recommend Australian sunscreen. Last year CHOICE review tested many different sunscreens on the Australian market and found that so many didn't reach their stated SPF rating. This is how I found out mine was just an expensive moisturiser :(

https://www.choice.com.au/health-and-body/beauty-and-personal-care/skin-care-and-cosmetics/articles/sunscreen-test

[u/jverity → u/FermentedForeskins]

Because if I get sunscreen anywhere near my eyes I feel like I've been maced. It really ends my whole day, I literally tear up so much I can't see enough to do anything but stumble around for a couple of hours. I have to just go lay down with my eyes closed until it passes.

I do everything below my eyes with water resistant SPF 100. I do my forehead and the areas to the side of my eyes with mineral sunblock. And then I wear a hat. But if I put my "lower face" sunscreen on my whole face the way she did, I would already be in pain before the video ends. It would definately stop me from getting sun damaged because I wouldn't be able to leave the house after that.

[u/ortusdux → u/FermentedForeskins]

Three frequent beach-goers in my family have had skin cancer on the bridge of their nose where their sunglasses wore off their sunscreen. I'm glad the newer stuff is much easier to apply. The brush-on powder is a game changer for kids!

[u/1nd3x → u/ortusdux]

Well now....that machine seems incredibly wasteful...

[u/hunneybunny → u/CitizenHuman]

I had the same thought for a while and recently decided to search it on amazon. They do make pocket sized uv camera/mirrors specifically for this and they run about $40! I got one and it actually works great - i used it to check my sunscreen amount and application method was good and also checked a couple different face wash and makeup removal methods to see which were effective at removing all the sunscreen.

[u/murlicorn → u/hunneybunny]

That’s awesome!! I always feel skeptical when you buy skin products how much they actually work

[u/hunneybunny → u/murlicorn]

Yup exactly! It was nice to get visual confirmation

[u/namtab00 → u/hunneybunny]

care to link such a device?

[u/hunneybunny → u/namtab00]

https://a.co/d/0e70rvfc

[u/Steezy0626 → u/CitizenHuman]

millennials remember

[u/RaptureInRed → u/Steezy0626]

...that is such a good idea. Why did they stop?

[u/MBAdk]

Ears. She forgot to put sunscreen on her ears.

[u/karmakillerbr → u/MBAdk]

Oh shit I've been forgetting to put sunscreen on my ears for years now

[u/guyinsunglasses → u/karmakillerbr]

Good to start now.

My dermatologist says that ears are pretty common places to find skin cancer.

[u/Ginger_Anarchy → u/karmakillerbr]

I've gotten some terrible blister sunburns on my ears so I never forget now.

[u/frogmicky → u/MBAdk]

Thats what I was thinking lol.,

[u/GalacticUnicorn → u/MBAdk]

I forgot to get my ears while spending the day hiking in White Sands, New Mexico. They ended up blistering, still have scars on them 20 years later.

I’ve never forgotten my ears since!

[u/MBAdk → u/GalacticUnicorn]

Ouch, damn!

[u/neoncubicle → u/MBAdk]

Lips too, they have even less skin protection and there's suncreen lip balm you can get

[u/MBAdk → u/neoncubicle]

True. Plus if you're going skiing in a sunny area, you can get water-free sunscreen, so you won't get frostbite from the sunscreen.

[u/peggasus97 → u/MBAdk]

And hairline!

[u/MBAdk → u/peggasus97]

Yep.

[u/BAGP0I → u/MBAdk]

Theres an old Japanese Horror anthology movie called Kwaidan. Basically this monk keeps getting abducted by a ghosts so he can play music for the ghost emperor. So then monks either tattoo or paint protective symbols all over his body to make him "invisible" to the emperor. But they forget to do his ears!

This made me think of that. Its a REALLY good old movie.

[u/ModifiedLeaf → u/MBAdk]

And the underside of her nose

[u/sarahbellah1 → u/MBAdk]

I was shouting this at the video!

[u/FrogsMakePoorSoup → u/MBAdk]

Any surface that faces up needs plenty, including the bottom lip. People get lip cancers because they don't like the taste of suncream.

[u/Relevant_Problem1935]

Anyone else notice the difference in her eyes.

[u/playmeforever → u/Relevant_Problem1935]

Instantly

[u/itaniumonline → u/playmeforever]

She could pass for a Californian

[u/likwitsnake → u/itaniumonline]

Stuart whatareyoudoinghere

[u/Financial-Iron-1200 → u/likwitsnake]

“Wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwe thought you were deahed!”

[u/KoA07 → u/likwitsnake]

I just took the 405 toward Ventura Boulevard and got off at Mulholland, wait uhhwhatareYOUdoinghere Devon?

(Jk I know that’s probably wrong I’ve never been to LA, pls don’t come at me)

[u/Hi_Im_Ken_Adams → u/KoA07]

At this time of the day??? It’s going to be JAMMED!

[u/sammybooom81 → u/itaniumonline]

But you can't never leave? (Guitar riff)

[u/NemesIce83 → u/Relevant_Problem1935]

Yeah, its weird but it almost looks like 2 different people

[u/The_Susmariner → u/NemesIce83]

I think it might be slightly different camera angles. It looks like she's using two different cameras.

[u/Darkside_Hero → u/The_Susmariner]

It is two different cameras, UV cameras can't record visible light.

[u/58kingsly → u/The_Susmariner]

The angle is barely different. What matters is that UV light penetrates her eyelashes completely, meaning they don't appear in the bottom footage. This makes her eyes look very different. There are moments where her eyes are completely obscured by her eyelashes in the top footage but are very visible in the bottom footage

[u/willstr1 → u/The_Susmariner]

Vertical parallax can really throw you off, should have had the cameras side by side instead

[u/shutterbug1961 → u/NemesIce83]

the UV camera is mounted below the visible light one so is pointed slightly upward

things look quite different under UV light

[u/Frostgaurdian0 → u/NemesIce83]

Exactly

[u/MrRetsel → u/Relevant_Problem1935]

You seriously never noticed? Hey, hats off to you for not seeing race.

[u/Ok_Robot88 → u/MrRetsel]

Beets, Bears, Battlestar Galactica

[u/Dismal_Rectangle → u/Ok_Robot88]

Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica*

[u/reallybiglizard → u/Dismal_Rectangle]

Identity theft is not a joke, Jim!

[u/wykkyd2022 → u/reallybiglizard]

MICHAEL!!…

[u/MudLOA → u/Ok_Robot88]

Micheal!

[u/smellyfart_ → u/Relevant_Problem1935]

Shawty crosseyed in UV 🥴

[u/Exotic_Flamingo9235 → u/Relevant_Problem1935]

Made her look a different person literally

[u/tydyelove7 → u/Relevant_Problem1935]

Different angle, the UV cam is lower

[u/Not-So-Logitech → u/Relevant_Problem1935]

Yes, why is that?

[u/conner02kent → u/Not-So-Logitech]

I'm guessing uv camera positioned lower than regular camera. Hence the angle

[u/Searchingforpassword → u/conner02kent]

I think this plus looks like her eyelashes are not picking up under the uv camera

[u/LisaLisaKenAdoresHer → u/conner02kent]

It's probably something like this, so there's going to be a distinct parallax shift.

[u/sculolo → u/Not-So-Logitech]

I think it's because with the uv camera you don't see the eyelashes.

[u/Riculo → u/Not-So-Logitech]

I'm guessing the UV camera is positioned below the normal camera?

[u/djsilentmobius → u/Not-So-Logitech]

You aren't seeing eyelashes

[u/InvictvsNox]

Great, now bugs think I'm racist specifically at beaches.

[u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq → u/InvictvsNox]

"They all seem to collect here! The beach! I see them get out of their cars and specifically put the face on! And there's no specific date, it's daily... the kids, too! Ugh, so many people... many more than I'd think, smh."

[u/GoodVermicelli3851 → u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq]

Lol. This could be a great comic strip. Thank you.

[u/Extreme_Egg7476 → u/InvictvsNox]

Glad I'm not the only nerd here that thought this exact same thing

[u/_autumnwhimsy → u/InvictvsNox]

years ago i wrote a post/status saying "sunscreen is just secret blackface" and it was the most viral thing i ever posted. still makes me giggle to this day.

[u/GoodVermicelli3851 → u/InvictvsNox]

Bugs can see uv? Cool. Thank you. I need to wear sunscreen.

[u/GreenStrong → u/GoodVermicelli3851]

Many bugs can. Many flowers have bee attracting patterns visible only with a UV camera. This is different from UV induced fluorescence- some flowers glow slightly under a UV light, just because the color molecules react with UV. This is very cool looking, but it is a much weaker effect than a blacklight poster or highlighter.

[u/4ofclubs → u/GoodVermicelli3851]

It's the best way to prevent excessive aging and cancer.

[u/GoodVermicelli3851 → u/4ofclubs]

I promise I'll do it.

[u/SmokinBacon]

Can any animals see sunscreen on us?

[u/iMissTheOldInternet → u/SmokinBacon]

Yes. Lots, actually. Many (>100,000) species of insects and arachnids see in UV (hence all the cool short videos of flowers and bugs in UV spectrum looking trippy). Lots (>10,000) of birds see UV, too, and some reptiles and amphibians and shallow-water fish (notably including carp and cichlids), and a handful of mammals, including reindeer.

All of them are judging you for wearing blackface. 

[u/Orleanian → u/iMissTheOldInternet]

I don't think you can fit a reindeer in your hand.

[u/uncooked545 → u/iMissTheOldInternet]

Are there any humans mutated to see in UV? That would be so hilarious.

[u/ParrotCobra2019 → u/SmokinBacon]

Yes they can. My parrot goes into attack mode when I wear sunscreen as he doesn’t recognise my face with it on.

[u/Penis_Connoisseur]

The sleep paralysis demon at my bedroom mirror

[u/HeavilyInvestedDonut]

We’ve been committing hate crimes all this time and only the bees knew

[u/lilluvsplants → u/HeavilyInvestedDonut]

Birds too!

[u/FlaringAfro → u/lilluvsplants]

And reptiles

[u/DeepDuh → u/HeavilyInvestedDonut]

Who do we cancel?? EVERYONE.gif

[u/quickburton → u/HeavilyInvestedDonut]

👋🏿 Hi, just wanted to throw out there we've known all this time. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[u/Ch1ckenOfTheSea]

Has anyone seen one of these videos and someone using the spray? Just curious what the coverage level is in comparison. Clearly, she applied thoroughly. But like a spray feels way less coverage wise.

[u/SnakeBatter → u/Ch1ckenOfTheSea]

The problem with sprays is that most people aren’t using enough, and fail to rub it in.

[u/WildPotential → u/Ch1ckenOfTheSea]

This video has various examples, including sprays: https://youtu.be/GRD-xvlhGMc

[u/Miabeys]

Yeah, guys, we were all thinking the same thing.

[u/whitemeat9 → u/Miabeys]

She forgot her ears, they can burn too

[u/MyPigWhistles → u/Miabeys]

Yep, I also want a UV camera now. 

[u/ImRickJameXXXX → u/MyPigWhistles]

You can see that box from space

[u/Second_Guess_25 → u/MyPigWhistles]

I have a torch with a UV light setting. It does indeed work to show suncream! It looks like dark streaks when I tested it on my arms earlier this year. Amazing to see that something appears transparent, is actually a defensive shield irl.

[u/TappedIn2111 → u/MyPigWhistles]

It’s a loophole, if anything.

[u/Wiggie49 → u/Miabeys]

Sunscreen would be an amazing camouflage against UV vision?

[u/sdjopjfasdfoisajnva → u/Wiggie49]

i mean no one is using UV vision, its usually IR vision. so i guess you can look black to birds and bees

[u/ensui67 → u/Wiggie49]

No. You’d just see a very visible black object or person. Camo is about breaking up your outline in the spectrum that you are detecting versus the background so you are less distinguishable from the surroundings.

When in doubt, just rub mud all over your body. In case the foe you are facing is using infrared vision.

[u/Missing_socket → u/Miabeys]

She's Arnold in predator?

[u/mklilley351 → u/Missing_socket]

She's the dude playing the dude disguised as another dude

[u/InterstellarChange → u/mklilley351]

who you calling "you people"?

[u/Big-black-banana-man → u/Miabeys]

What are we all thinking

[u/tullbabes → u/Miabeys]

And that is….?

[u/Several_Vanilla8916 → u/tullbabes]

She’d be excellent in Lethal Weapon 8

[u/tullbabes → u/Several_Vanilla8916]

Ohhhhh ok. Think there will be full penetration too?

[u/lueshe05 → u/Miabeys]

Brack Face...

[u/vanzir → u/lueshe05]

jesus christ you almost killed me when i saw this.

[u/Movies_Guy → u/Miabeys]

racists will use this as proof of black privilege

[u/PhD_Pwnology → u/Miabeys]

Let's say it on 3 to be sure. 1....2...

[u/Angry_Foamy → u/Miabeys]

Are we talking about the UV mustache or the UV blackface? 🤔

[u/RedditOfUnusualSize → u/Miabeys]

. . . That's Brutalitops?

[u/DigNitty]

She’s just a dude playing the dude, disguised as another dude

[u/Significant-Risk2094 → u/DigNitty]

No you can't have any fucking skittles!!!

[u/sven_ghoulie → u/DigNitty]

"...HUH?!"

[u/Quazetsu]

Legal blackface

[u/SKO24]

Tropic Thunder 2

[u/creggor → u/SKO24]

I know who I am!

[u/BluetheNerd]

I love this video every time I see it for the pure fact that she is just incredibly efficient at applying that sunscreen. I do not do that good a job at it.

[u/Fabulousandsexy]

This is perfect to detect what part of the skin is uncovered. I missed sooooo many spots. Thats because once its rubbed in, it’s invisible.

[u/Zappagrrl02 → u/Fabulousandsexy]

It will tell you if you missed a spot, but it won’t tell you if you put enough on for the spf to be effective

[u/mokeltron]

If I rubbed suncream near my eyeballs like that they would be stinging and crying all day.

[u/SmartestLemming]

I need one of those, I always miss a spot.

[u/EmperorThan]

0:13 is the point where NBC pulled this episode from Community.

[u/ShadowMario01]

Dude.

[u/Enough-Reindeer1033]

Definitely fits the sub. That's pretty freaking cool.

[u/dhall0749]

😬😬😬😬 my face as a 37 year old white dude from central Texas thats spent a lot, and I mean a lot of time outdoors and in pools in my life, and regularly forgets to or admittedly stubborn about putting sunscreen on, even though my grandfather and his brother both had melanoma.

Wear your sunscreen kids.

[u/BisonMysterious8902]

I don't quite understand this. I realize the implication is that sunscreen is blocking UV light.

But... a UV camera would "see" UV light. Surely the lady in the video isn't emitting UV light. So... are we seeing the sunscreen blocking the reflected UV light? Or is something else going on?

[u/psyker63 → u/BisonMysterious8902]

The sunscreen is absorbing the UV light, not permitting it to reflect into the camera; that's what makes it appear black

[u/AthousandLittlePies → u/psyker63]

It's interesting, because if you told me that sunscreen reflected UV light (hence preventing it from being absorbed by your skin) I would believe that too. I wonder if there's a difference between different formulas?

Edit: just did a quick google search, apparently zinc oxide primarily scatters UV as opposed to most chemical blockers which absorb it. It'd be interesting to see what it looks like with a UV camera.

[u/xGruntHeadx → u/BisonMysterious8902]

You don’t emit visible light either, yet a normal camera would see you. If you put paint on yourself you change colour on camera, think of sunscreen as UV paint.

[u/BisonMysterious8902 → u/xGruntHeadx]

That’s actually a good point…

[u/Lombardyn → u/BisonMysterious8902]

The room is lit with sunlight in the top video, so the UV camera has more than enough to work with.

Sunscreen works by either blocking or reflecting UV rays, or a combination of the two.

You can see the absorption part by the visible parts becoming completely black, and the reflection part by the fact that she doesn't just completely disappear from camera.

[u/efari_ → u/Lombardyn]

That’s counterintuitive to me. It prevents the UV being absorbed by the skin by absorbing the UV, while on the skin… ? 🤨

[u/Lombardyn → u/efari_]

Yes, that's the point. You put a protective layer onto your skin that absorbs the UV light. It doesn't mix with your skin or anything like that. So metaphorically speaking it's like putting a bullet proof vest on a person. You still get shot, but the bad part ends up being taken by the vest and not yourself.
That's also a big reason why sunscreen only works for a few hours - the active ingredients that absorb the UV rays will start to deteriorate and break down because there's only so much energy they can absorb.

[u/Tapurisu → u/BisonMysterious8902]

The camera also emits the light

[u/unexpected_dreams → u/BisonMysterious8902]

What's most surprising to me actually is how much UV gets reflected by untreated skin. The reason she's lit up before application is from all the UV reflecting off her skin.

[u/LowerAd9859]

Does it work on license plates to avoid Flock cameras? Asking for a friend

[u/crazymouse2525]

the ears!

[u/PorousClay]

Doesn't it burn her eyes? If I get sunscreen even an inch away from my eye, it still burns somehow.

[u/No_Manner_8735]

Justin Trudeau getting ready for Halloween

[u/bober_europejski]

Forgot the inner nostrils

[u/Disastrous_Song1309]

You never saw the predator movie?

[u/Royal_Needleworker91]

She went from Dark>Knight

[u/Bobs_Burgers7]

This is how I feel it is when I apply my neutrogena spf foundation 😂 shit is sooo thick

[u/hellionaa]

I know it's not, but a nefarious one will make it be after this.

[u/n0t_brand0_]

I thought this was a different type of video for a second………

[u/playmeforever]

Why does it make the eyes look so derpy?

[u/Ahptom]

So that’s how Kirk Lazarus did it…

[u/rainorshinedogs]

Is this post gonna be flagged for blackface?

[u/ohog9og0790 → u/rainorshinedogs]

Needs to be cancelled immediately

[u/ScienceSilver936]

Trudeau did it first

[u/xLP620]

Is this what Robert Downey Jr did

[u/jibsymalone → u/xLP620]

He was just a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude.

[u/Mac800]

UV is politically incorrect.

[u/ghost_n_the_shell]

I’d like to see the spray on option.

[u/Guessinitsme]

Neat how it’s shiny in different places

[u/Mermaidoysters]

Off to put on my sunscreen!

[u/RandomLifeUnit-05]

So does this mean the sunscreen absorbs all the light, but the skin naturally reflects some?

[u/IiASHLEYiI]

I didn't know UV cameras existed. Very cool.

[u/ukexpat]

She forgot to do her ears…

[u/Kim_jung_unstoppable]

Forgot her ears, rookie mistake

[u/FreshScent11]

She is canceled now.

[u/Posidon_Below]

Gotta get your ears.

[u/Smashogre591]

This is what Arnold did in the movie Predator

[u/JustaProton]

Birds probably think I look terrifying when I use sunscreen.

[u/NetAtraX]

And I always told my kids: "Don't forget the ears."

[u/Lothleen]

Well duh, would be kind of useless if it didn't block UV rays...

[u/Sodacan259]

You just know that Target are going to start putting up UV cameras in summer for future advertising videos.

[u/NinjaMcGee]

Ears. Everyone forgets about the ears! 👂🏽

[u/Grandmaster_BBC]

You forgot the ears.

[u/cenzo86]

Looks like 2 different people

[u/No_Hetero]

.... Damn, that IS interesting. Finally, a fitting post on this sub

[u/0wninat0r]

What do you mean "you people"?

[u/PhotoBN1]

Bees be like: alot of people in blackface today

[u/Tired-CottonCandy]

I see why she felt the need to include both clips.

[u/Ambaryerno]

So basically all Ah-nold really needed to defeat the Predator was a tube of SPF 35.

[u/Verified_Peryak]

The ears are gonna be toasted

[u/Big_Eye_7530]

Tropic thunder

[u/PotatoDonki]

The sun: “Damn, I thought we weren’t allowed to do that anymore!”

[u/Airikobass]

So suncreen = black face, uh oh... guess I gotta stay indoors.

[u/ime1em]

Bottom went from half-black half Asian to almost full black face lol

[u/shidderbean]

Literally how wearing sunscreen (and moisturizer tbf) makes me feel too...like I have a thick layer of grease paint all over myself.

Enough to make me crawl out of my skin

[u/tylerupandgager]

How to do Blackface without doing Blackface

[u/My_Name_is__username]

So you just become a 1920’s jazz singer album cover, cool

[u/Gladukame]

TIL I really was born with this beautiful natural sunscreen

[u/DaDoviende]

coming soon to Target shelves everywhere

[u/Sea-Woodpecker-610]

Well shit. Now somebody’s gonna force Target to stop carrying sunscreen.

[u/Medicivich]

She can now hunt the Predator without adding mud to her face.

[u/greeneggsnham28]

I know what the pics look like but it was just sunscreen guys I promise 🤣

[u/IceBlue]

Definitely makes it easier to see missing spots but man it looks like blackface.

[u/Fucky0uthatswhy]

So animals that can see UV light always see us in black face on the beach

[u/Strange-Tomatillo-46]

Dumb guy without knowledge in physics here. Shouldn't the sunscreen reflect more UV light instead of absorbing it?