Sunburn victims share images of their skin on social media

tunisante July 20, 2016 Health

Such high temperatures mean one thing: sunburn
Brits are talented at letting their skin get utterly fried in the rare sun
Photos show some of the most painful-looking examples on social media

Kate Samuelson For Mailonline

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05:12 EST, 20 July 2016

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05:23 EST, 20 July 2016

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Yesterday, Britain basked in a sweltering heatwave with temperatures surpassing 33C as the nation enjoyed one of the hottest July days ever.

If there’s one thing we Brits are better at than complaining about the weather being too hot, then it’s letting our skin get utterly fried – and gloating about it on social media.

As yesterday drew to a close, Twitter was awash with pictures of painful examples of sunburn – from bright red chests to raw wrists.

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AngeTRA was ‘lobster red’ and in pain and said she should get an award for the most ridiculous tan lines

Fortunate sun-worshippers who had the day off headed to parks and beaches to enjoy the heat as the mercury soared towards 35C.

Meanwhile other people took advantage of their lunch breaks to desert their stuffy offices and grab some fresh air.

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And those who forgot to bring the sunscreen with them ended up with unsightly tan lines and painful red skin which certainly made for some amusing Twitter pictures.

Several people compared themselves to Squashies – chewy pink and white sweets by Swizzels.

Natasha Straughan declared she hated summer after ending up with unsightly tan lines on the hottest day of the year

Ough! Lila Clements shared this photo of some very sore looking feet and toes after a day in the sun in Truro

Maiken P Rais reminded others not to forget their sunscreen and was clearly in pain after leaving hers at home

However, sunburn is certainly no laughing matter as it increases the risk of melanoma.

According to Cancer Research UK people who have had sunburn are more than twice as likely to get melanoma than those who have not.

The risk is higher if you have had sunburn several times in your life – at any time – not just in childhood.

Mollyvincentttt was probably regretting her choice of a racer back top after ending up burned

Twitter user Jemma Broadway has blamed her sunburn on playing Pokemon Go, using the hashtag #PokemonGoProblems

Mantiger summed up her feelings with the word ‘ouch’ after failing to slather on enough sun protection

The charity recommends using sunscreen with at least SPF 15 and a UV rating of at least four stars.

Avoiding the sun when it’s at its hottest and covering up with a hat and sunglasses can also reduce your risk of burning.

However, it may not be a concern for too much longer as thunderstorms are predicted to bring a month’s worth of rain in the coming days.

Hannah Stonier ended up looking like Squashies pink and white sweets

Wee_kezza warned that everyone who was off work on the hottest day of the year would end up looking like Squashies

Lauryn Foley tweeted a picture of her very burnt looking stomach, legs and chest, captioning it: ‘Should stay out the sun tomorrow’

Rachel was another victim of the dreaded tan lines after spending time outdoors

Trudi Curtis shared this picture of herself looking incredibly burnt in her face and chest regions

Is he joking? Twitter user Tyler tweeted ‘Not even sunburnt mate…’ but the horrific picture tells a different story

Roan clearly forgot to put suncream on his feet – as he has acquired a pretty unique ‘right angled sunburn’

Annie Golesworthy tweeted that her sunburn game was ‘strong’, showing off a picture of her burnt hand and arm

Poor Cameron Lewis is no match for the sun. He tweeted this selfie with the caption ‘Ginger problems’

Twitter user Chris Whitaker showed off his extremely red chest in this selfie – reminding his following to ‘apply that suncream’

This Twitter user has attempted to make the best of a very bad situation by slathering on the makeup. She tweeted: ‘Me – trying to make this awful sunburn a look’

Twitter user Sophie shared these three pictures of her unforgiving and painful-looking sunburn

Benj shared this amusing photo of his father’s ‘socks’ – a result of him getting his legs but not feet very badly sunburnt

This Twitter user almost looks as though they’re wearing a T-shirt – as their shoulders and arms are such a different colour from their back

Laney shared this photo of her sore shoulders, chest and neck, admitting: ‘It wouldn’t have been a hot summer’s day in England without the obligatory sunburn’