These photos of a man's swollen, sunburned head will remind you wear sunscreen even in the winte
- Twitter user Cade Huckaby posted photos of his sunburned head.
- The photos show Huckaby poking his forehead, and leaving a shocking finger-sized imprint.
- Huckaby told INSIDER that although he finds the internet's reaction to his photos funny, he hopes people won't skimp on the sunscreen.
Getting sunburned isn't something that typically comes to mind in the winter time — but it's definitely a concern for Cade Huckaby.
On Monday, Huckaby posted four photos on Twitter of his bald and extremely sunburned head. The pictures, which show Huckaby poking his forehead and leaving a deep indent, have since gone viral.
—Cade Huckabay (@CadeHuckabay) December 5, 2017"One time I shaved my head, got severely sunburned, & swelled up just a little bit," Huckaby wrote in the tweet.
The Tweet currently has more than 300,000 likes and almost 100,000 retweets. Some people replied to the tweet with concern for Huckaby, while others shared their own experience with swelling.
"I really feel for you dude, this is day 4 of sun poising when I finally could open one eye," Twitter user ashlie5sos wrote.
—jingle bASH (@ashlie5sos) December 6, 2017Twitter user ahmilyahmily simply wrote, "same."
—mildred (@ahmilyahmily) December 6, 2017Still, a few Twitter users responded with lighthearted jokes and photos regarding the indent.
—katelin chapwoman (@KatelinChapman) December 5, 2017—impeachdonaldtrump (@Maggie4R) December 6, 2017—Lit Gallagher (@BasQuiatSmoke) December 5, 2017Huckaby told INSIDER in an e-mail that he finds most of the reactions online hilarious.
"I keep getting compared to other big-headed people and characters, and it's so funny to see what people will come up with next," he said. "Some close friends of mine have asked if I'm embarrassed at all about it, but I think it's just funny."
He said that he got the sunburn five to six months ago while mowing a field. Huckaby wrote on Twitter that he shaved his head because he wanted to see "what he would look like at basic."
"This was my first time ever getting burned even nearly this bad," he told INSIDER. "I believe it's because my scalp had basically never seen [the] sun before it got so burnt."
Huckaby hopes that even though people are laughing at these pictures, they will take wearing sunscreen and protective clothing seriously. Although high SPF products won't necessarily give you more protection, you should still be wearing sunscreen — even in the wintertime. Huckaby also want's people to know that he has made a full recovery, and won't make his non-sunscreen mistake again.
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