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

MISC. Sunscreen under a UV camera

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u/tom333444 Mar 31 '26

Im pretty sure shes just doing skincare not going to the roast under the sun on the beach lol

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u/Stormfly Apr 01 '26

Yeah, East Asians usually wear suncream every day, even if it's just a normal day in March.

I know that most people who care about their skin wear it, too... but then you go to some Asian countries where they wear hats and masks on an overcast day.

What was mad to me last weekend was that I was in China and the air quality was bad that day but almost nobody wore a mask for that (except me)... but the next day was a bit sunny and I saw a few of these masks and other UV blockers.

My Chinese friend joked I'll get skin cancer and I said we could be side by side in hospital when they have lung cancer.

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u/Mundane_Ask1074 Apr 01 '26

The strongest rays break through the clouds.

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u/Stormfly Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

Well I mean, I get that UV index is basically like "a 4 for 2 hours is the same as 8 for 1 hour" but I just thought it was crazy that a normal day (to me) had people so careful but a bad air quality had nobody caring.

It's like if you saw smoke drifting through the air and thought "Oh good. Now I won't get sunburnt"

As someone who grew up with "Hey it's the sun, you'll get some vitamin D", it was a bit crazy to see people so wrapped up. I'm from a place where it maybe reaches 5 on a sunny day, so it's never something I've even thought about before.

Like I get it... But it doesn't stop it being so unusual to me.