A SunSpot is a small sticker that is applied directly to the skin. This tells the person who s wearing it, or the mother of the person who s wearing it, to get out of the sun or apply additional sunscreen. In other words, the SunSpots sticker indicates when the user is reaching the danger point of UVB rays, which can cause sunburn, one of the leading causes of skin cancer later in life. With 900,000 new cases of skin cancer this year, SunSpots impact on safe sun exposure could greatly reduce that statistic. We think it s a very promising product, one whose time has come.
Skin cancer is a very prominent problem.
It s a leading cancer killer worldwide. And the danger starts in childhood. So we ve designed this particular product to be marketed mainly to mothers of small children who are concerned about overexposure to the sun causing damage to their child s skin. UVA rays also exist, but they can come from other sources other than the sun. UVB however, is specific to the sun and the color changes in the SunSpots sticker are dramatic and specific to UVB radiation.