A new prototype device called the Sunscreenr is designed to make sunscreen immediately visible, allowing the user to quickly see if full coverage has been obtained and when it is time to reapply because sweat, sun, or toweling-off has worn away protection.
The Sunscreenr campaign recently launched on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding website in which companies raise funds to further develop their products. Products are typically available a few months after the campaign has been funded. Suncreenr's crowdfunding campaign runs through late June.
“We designed Sunscreenr to protect our own families,” said Dave Cohen and Jon Meyer, founders of Voxelight, In Raleigh, NC. “Each of us has watched family members struggle with skin cancer. We wanted to create a way to better protect our children and ourselves from sun damage.”
“While sunscreen can significantly reduce our chances of getting skin cancer, most people only apply about 25 to 50% of the sunscreen they need, and because sunscreen is clear after application, there hasn’t been an easy way to know when to reapply it…until now,” said Mr Cohen. “With Sunscreenr, we’ve taken powerful imaging technology used by scientists and re-imagined it in a simple device that makes it easy to see if your skin is protected.”
After applying sunscreen, a person looking through Sunscreenr will see dark areas that are covered—along with light areas that aren’t covered and are still vulnerable to sunburns, sunspots and other forms of sun damage.
“Sunscreenr not only shows you where you have missed a spot when applying sunscreen to yourself or your kids, more importantly it shows where sunscreen has worn off or faded after swimming, hiking, running or any outdoor activities,” he said.
Louise Twiselton, MD, a Greensboro, NC pediatrician, said: “We all know that UV rays are harmful to skin, in any exposure. Sunscreenr appears to be a great potential solution to help parents ensure their children are well protected from the sun. I will tell my patients’ parents to consider Sunscreenr as a complement to their sun care regimen.”
The compact device is 3x2 inches in size, is water- and sand-proof, and has a long battery life. If a user applies sunscreen to themselves, Sunscreenr also allows them to record a short video, and then replay it, to see if any areas have been missed.
Mr Cohen says Sunscreenr will be made available in other color options, beyond its original purple. The company also plans to offer for a full Sunscreenr SUN KIT that will feature Sunscreenr along with a beach bag, beach mat, sunscreen, lip balm, and water bottle.
“With Suncreenr being so easy to use, and sun protection so important, we expect that people everywhere will support our product launch to further protect themselves from skin damage with Sunscreenr,” Mr Cohen said.
Sunscreenr is available now for pre-order on Kickstarter. For more information and to pre-order visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sunscreenr/sunscreenrtm-is-your-skin-protected
For more information about the company, visit https://www.voxelight.com
A new prototype device called the Sunscreenr is designed to make sunscreen immediately visible, allowing the user to quickly see if full coverage has been obtained and when it is time to reapply because sweat, sun, or toweling-off has worn away protection.
The Sunscreenr campaign recently launched on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding website in which companies raise funds to further develop their products. Products are typically available a few months after the campaign has been funded. Suncreenr's crowdfunding campaign runs through late June.
“We designed Sunscreenr to protect our own families,” said Dave Cohen and Jon Meyer, founders of Voxelight, In Raleigh, NC. “Each of us has watched family members struggle with skin cancer. We wanted to create a way to better protect our children and ourselves from sun damage.”
“While sunscreen can significantly reduce our chances of getting skin cancer, most people only apply about 25 to 50% of the sunscreen they need, and because sunscreen is clear after application, there hasn’t been an easy way to know when to reapply it…until now,” said Mr Cohen. “With Sunscreenr, we’ve taken powerful imaging technology used by scientists and re-imagined it in a simple device that makes it easy to see if your skin is protected.”
After applying sunscreen, a person looking through Sunscreenr will see dark areas that are covered—along with light areas that aren’t covered and are still vulnerable to sunburns, sunspots and other forms of sun damage.
“Sunscreenr not only shows you where you have missed a spot when applying sunscreen to yourself or your kids, more importantly it shows where sunscreen has worn off or faded after swimming, hiking, running or any outdoor activities,” he said.
Louise Twiselton, MD, a Greensboro, NC pediatrician, said: “We all know that UV rays are harmful to skin, in any exposure. Sunscreenr appears to be a great potential solution to help parents ensure their children are well protected from the sun. I will tell my patients’ parents to consider Sunscreenr as a complement to their sun care regimen.”
The compact device is 3x2 inches in size, is water- and sand-proof, and has a long battery life. If a user applies sunscreen to themselves, Sunscreenr also allows them to record a short video, and then replay it, to see if any areas have been missed.
Mr Cohen says Sunscreenr will be made available in other color options, beyond its original purple. The company also plans to offer for a full Sunscreenr SUN KIT that will feature Sunscreenr along with a beach bag, beach mat, sunscreen, lip balm, and water bottle.
“With Suncreenr being so easy to use, and sun protection so important, we expect that people everywhere will support our product launch to further protect themselves from skin damage with Sunscreenr,” Mr Cohen said.
Sunscreenr is available now for pre-order on Kickstarter. For more information and to pre-order visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sunscreenr/sunscreenrtm-is-your-skin-protected
For more information about the company, visit https://www.voxelight.com
A new prototype device called the Sunscreenr is designed to make sunscreen immediately visible, allowing the user to quickly see if full coverage has been obtained and when it is time to reapply because sweat, sun, or toweling-off has worn away protection.
The Sunscreenr campaign recently launched on Kickstarter, a crowdfunding website in which companies raise funds to further develop their products. Products are typically available a few months after the campaign has been funded. Suncreenr's crowdfunding campaign runs through late June.
“We designed Sunscreenr to protect our own families,” said Dave Cohen and Jon Meyer, founders of Voxelight, In Raleigh, NC. “Each of us has watched family members struggle with skin cancer. We wanted to create a way to better protect our children and ourselves from sun damage.”
“While sunscreen can significantly reduce our chances of getting skin cancer, most people only apply about 25 to 50% of the sunscreen they need, and because sunscreen is clear after application, there hasn’t been an easy way to know when to reapply it…until now,” said Mr Cohen. “With Sunscreenr, we’ve taken powerful imaging technology used by scientists and re-imagined it in a simple device that makes it easy to see if your skin is protected.”
After applying sunscreen, a person looking through Sunscreenr will see dark areas that are covered—along with light areas that aren’t covered and are still vulnerable to sunburns, sunspots and other forms of sun damage.
“Sunscreenr not only shows you where you have missed a spot when applying sunscreen to yourself or your kids, more importantly it shows where sunscreen has worn off or faded after swimming, hiking, running or any outdoor activities,” he said.
Louise Twiselton, MD, a Greensboro, NC pediatrician, said: “We all know that UV rays are harmful to skin, in any exposure. Sunscreenr appears to be a great potential solution to help parents ensure their children are well protected from the sun. I will tell my patients’ parents to consider Sunscreenr as a complement to their sun care regimen.”
The compact device is 3x2 inches in size, is water- and sand-proof, and has a long battery life. If a user applies sunscreen to themselves, Sunscreenr also allows them to record a short video, and then replay it, to see if any areas have been missed.
Mr Cohen says Sunscreenr will be made available in other color options, beyond its original purple. The company also plans to offer for a full Sunscreenr SUN KIT that will feature Sunscreenr along with a beach bag, beach mat, sunscreen, lip balm, and water bottle.
“With Suncreenr being so easy to use, and sun protection so important, we expect that people everywhere will support our product launch to further protect themselves from skin damage with Sunscreenr,” Mr Cohen said.
Sunscreenr is available now for pre-order on Kickstarter. For more information and to pre-order visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sunscreenr/sunscreenrtm-is-your-skin-protected
For more information about the company, visit https://www.voxelight.com
