aio because colleague used my sunscreen?
A couple of days ago I went swimming with a colleague who'd forgotten his sunscreen. I never leave the house without mine, so when he saw me pull mine out he asked if he could use some.
I said sure, cause I wasn't about to let the man go home sunburnt. Only, he rubbed it into about every nook of his body, all the way from the top of his head down to between his toes and my bottle's content had been reduced by half. My impression was that he was only going to slather it on the bits that would get exposed to the sun. We spent about 40 minutes total in the water, then immediately got out, got dressed and went back to work. All in all, the lower part of his body was exposed a negligible amount as he wrapped himself in a towel as soon as he got out and headed towards the changing rooms.
I use La Roche Posay Anthelios 50+ SPF, because it's about the only one that doesn't irritate my skin nor does it leave me sticky, but it comes at a steeper price.
The part that bothers me is him using it on areas that weren't in harm's way. If it's your own sunscreen, by all means, slap it on whatever part you deem necessary, but when you use someone else's just maybe be considerate about how much you use?
It makes me want to say 'no' next time someone asks me for sunscreen, or maybe bring a 'decoy' sunscreen with me. But idk am I just being a summer Grinch? I feel like I'm being stingy.
Reddit consensus: OVERREACTING (YOR) (73% confidence)
Top comment: “YOR if you make a big deal about it.
He asked if he could use your sunscreen. You said yes. He put on sunscreen - maybe more than you expected, but I believe it's actually recommended to put it on all areas because the sun's uv rays can and do reach your skin through the water. I get that it was an expensive/nice sunscreen, but you didn't make it clear to him that there was a limit to how much he could use, or that he'd have to pay you back for it. So, just accept that this happened and if you don't want it to happen again, just tell him no next time, or communicate more clearly that it's actually expensive special sunscreen and if he uses it you'd need him to pay you back for it.”
Notable comment: “Yeah you are kind of overreacting. You offered for him to use your sunscreen and when he took you up on your offer, you got annoyed he did. So yeah kind of overreacting. I get it’s frustrating he used a lot of what might be an expensive sunscreen but when you offer for someone to use something of yours, and then they do, getting annoyed about the situation is kind of on you.”
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Originally shared by JulesDestrooperBisc on r/AmIOverreacting on July 12th, 2026 at 11:31 AM UTC. Credit to u/Nicolabear9653 and u/DontPanic-1988 for the quoted comments.
