17 People Who Purposely Burned Themselves For A #SunburnTattoo

    This is a huge problem.

    Augusta Falletta
    by Augusta Falletta

    BuzzFeed Staff

    People are posting pictures of themselves with the trending hashtag #SunburnTattoo to show off their skin-damaging "tattoos" from the sun.

    OF COURSE, baking art into your skin is NOT a healthy thing to do, and sunburns can cause skin cancer! We don't recommend trying this on yourself.

    This gentleman burned a bicycle into the flesh on his chest.

    This person seared their skin for a ~floral~ back piece.

    This girl threw caution to the wind in the name of fashion.

    This guy set fire to his epidermis for a laugh.

    This loving soul wanted to show that their love burned with the fire of a thousand suns.

    And this guy asked for skin damage so he could have some arm stars.

    This girl doesn't even know how ironic this is.

    This girl burned her legs to get these flowers.

    And this guy refused sunscreen in favor of this crest.

    This thug's stomach is burned to a crisp.

    This pair didn't fight off the sun in the name of fighting crime.

    Batman is popular among the sunburn crowd.

    This person's heart was on fire.

    This girl said "no" to sunscreen but "yes" to a hibiscus flower.

    This girl wanted to burn a geometric pattern into her arm.

    This person may know the potential danger of this skull 'n' crossbones.

    And this person's fiery love of "art" was taken a bit too far.

    PLEASE remember to wear sunscreen over all of your skin, especially when you're exposed to the sun. Sunburn tattoos can cause major damage.