Sun Safety Alliance

Warner Bros. The Hangover , or what Eleanor Marrow of ThisRecording.com calls, "The Docile American Bachelor Party", enjoyed a good three weeks at number one in the box office this past month. You can watch the B Roll for the film here.

In "The Hangover" Justin Bartha's character, Doug Billings, is left on a Las Vegas roof for an entire day. He sits up there and absolutely roasts to the point that he suffers from what appears to be erythema, or sunburn.

From Sun Safety Alliance Photos

Justin explains, "In the movie, I get a real bad sunburn, so I do it for real". And Justin really burns himself up there on the roof of Cesar's Palace... (sorry for the spoiler).

From Sun Safety Alliance Photos

Had Doug Billings followed the Sun Safety Alliance blog and learned sun safety tips such as

• Reapplying sunscreen often, especially after perspiring.
  
• Wearing wide brimmed hats in warm temperatures
• Staying in the shade

then he wouldn't have gotten the massive sunburn and showed up to his wedding totally red faced. Sunburn, though hilarious in "The Hangover", is actually incredibly dangerous. Skincare.toknow.com explains the logistics behind sunburn and what the actual dangers are:

• Premature and accelerated skin aging: age spots, wrinkles
• Aggravation of existing or underlying skin disorders: eczema, rosacea, psoriasis
• Dehydration
• Photosensitivity / photoreactions
• Second-degree burns
• Secondary infection
  
• Shock (such as from massive fluid loss)
• Death

Long-term complications may include:

• Pre-cancerous growths
• Skin cancer

Additional studies show UV rays' connection to:

• Cataracts, corneal burns, macular degeneration, and other ocular disorders

In the end, always apply sunscreen, even if it's your bachelor party and you're wasted beyond comprehension and have been drugged by Rohypnol...



remember to apply sunscreen and then reapply to prevent skin cancer.