Get Your Temporary Tattoos

We partnered up with the lovely people behind Young & Smitten and made a set of 3 Spot the Dot themed temporary tattoos! We hope these fake tattoos remind you and your loved ones to spot your dots! Even though we hope you love our designs as much as we do they will wear off again after a few days…

You can buy the temporary tattoo in a set of 3 via www.youngandsmitten.com or send us an email via contact@spotthedot.org

Calling All Photographers, Influencers, and Tattoo Studios

We believe in the power of community and storytelling. If you’re a photographer or influencer, we’d love for you to help spread awareness by showcasing our tattoos and sharing their message. Likewise, if you run a tattoo studio, we’d be happy to send you some of these temporary tattoos, along with other giveaways, to help educate your clients on the importance of skin cancer prevention. Why tattoo artists, you ask? Well, who better to champion this cause than those who work intimately with skin every single day? Their keen eye and understanding of skin’s intricacies make them perfect advocates for skin cancer prevention.

More Than Just Ink

These tattoos aren’t just about aesthetics—they’re conversation starters. Whether seen in a tattoo parlor or shared online, they create an opportunity to talk about the importance of early detection and sun safety. After all, who better to highlight the significance of skin health than those who work with skin every day?

Safe to use

The tattoos are printed with a special combination of offset and serigraphy print technology. They are conform with the strict European standard EN 71T3 and all colours and glues are scientifically developed ingredients for the use on skin. As such, they are 100% skin friendly and safe. Read more about our quality standards as well as the ingredients of our temporary tattoos here

Young & Smitten support Spot the Dot

“At Young & Smitten, we’ve been creating temporary tattoos for various purposes for quite some time. But a tattoo as a reminder for regular skin checks? That’s a first! We love that our medium can also be used to raise awareness about health-related topics. After all, healthy skin is the canvas for our creative work. That’s why we’re thrilled to support Marije’s important initiative, which promotes prevention and education in the fight against skin cancer.” – Team Young&Smitten

Together, let’s use creativity to shine a light on melanoma awareness—one tattoo at a time.Spot your dots. Protect your skin. Make a difference.

Der Beitrag Ink to Think: Spot the Dot Temporary Tattoos erschien zuerst auf Spot The Dot.

We started this new campaign with a group of cyclists and an interesting discussion about what is the right thing to do concerning sun protection and enjoying your sports.  We found out there are still many misconceptions around the topic of skin cancer. This conversation was the motivation that led us to start a sports-related skin cancer awareness campaign which goes beyond cycling…. the campaign “Faster Than Skincancer” was born.

We don’t tell you to stay indoors

“We love nothing more than being outdoors and enjoying the sun, whether cycling, running, surfing, skiing or any other type of outdoor pursuit but we want to ensure that people can experience this joy without problems down the line; I launched the foundation after treatment on melanoma myself so I know the risks very well.” – Marije Kruis, Founder of Spot the Dot

We want you all to keep enjoying sports, indoor and outdoor. Nobody wants to spend the entire summer indoors, and indeed some sunshine, below sunburn level, can be good for us, helping the body to create vitamin D and giving many of us a feeling of general wellbeing as we enjoy outdoor summer activities. However, all too often we over-do our sun exposure which can lead to a range of skin problems, the most serious of which include skin cancer. Too much UV radiation from the sun can damage the genetic material (the DNA) in your skin cells. If enough DNA damage builds up over time, it can cause cells to start growing out of control, which can lead to skin cancer.

We do ask you to spot your dots

We ALL have to keep an eye on changes on our skin. Each year more and more people globally are diagnosed with skin cancer. With early detection, the chance of survival is almost 100%, but a melanoma spreads relatively quickly and survival with metastatic melanoma is very limited.

Regular (self) check of the skin is important, but there is still a lot of ignorance about melanoma and especially among young people. They underestimate the dangers of unprotected sunbathing, getting sunburns while doing sports outside and the use tanning beds. They also often do not realize that the skin damage they now incur increases their chances of melanoma and other forms of skin cancer in later life. Make sure you do a regular skin check with a dermatologist or your general practitioner.

Now go and have a look at our campaign website:

www.fasterthanskincancer.org

Photo by Oliver Toman

Der Beitrag 「皮膚がんよりも速く」キャンペーン erschien zuerst auf Spot The Dot.

Der Beitrag レティーロ公園でのSpot the Dot erschien zuerst auf Spot The Dot.

写真によるMonika Ciepłucha

Der Beitrag Spot the Dot w Polsce erschien zuerst auf Spot The Dot.

Skin cancer does not just appear out of the blue (sky), but our Faster Than Skincancer & Melanoompunt paratroopers sure did last weekend, reminding you that prevention and early detection is key!

The Belgian patient organization Melanoompunt and  Spot the Dot joined forces to launch the Belgian edition of the Faster Than Skincancer  (FTS) campaign.  On September 2nd, they presented the first Faster Than Skincancer: beach & skydive festival in which (young) people were challenged to think about the importance of prevention and detection of skin cancer.

This Faster Than Skincancer event was free for all. All day long people could enjoy the parachutists landing right in front of them on the beach. On the ground, there were all kinds of sports and cultural entertainment such as a skate workshop and live music.

About Spot the Dot

Spot the Dot is a non-profit foundation working with artists and athletes from around the world to raise awareness of melanoma and other types of skin cancer. The main aim of the projects is to encourage people to start a conversation with their loved ones (and their physician) about the importance of prevention and detection of skin cancer.

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A big thanks to

Melanoompunt, Skydive Antwerp, Royal West Aviation Club, Surfclub Windekind, Skateorganisatie Stoked Board Academy , all bands, our sponsors Novartis, Pierre Fabre, MSD, Sundo, Sanofi en Bristol Myers Squibb, and the many lovely volunteers!

Photography by Ivo Bogaerts
Video by Kevin van der Marliere
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Der Beitrag 皮膚がんよりも速く: ベルギーでのスカイダイビング＆ビーチイベント erschien zuerst auf Spot The Dot.