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Will My Venu SQ Work with Sunscreen On My Arm?

I'm applying sunscreen on my arms and legs before going out for a bike ride. I'm wondering if the sunscreen will interfere with the watch measuring my health stats, or whether the sunscreen might damage the watch. Does anyone have experience with this?

0 CindiL over 4 years ago

I try and not put sunscreen on my wrist where the watch is sitting as it will put a coating on the sensors and I would think would make them less accurate. I don’t know if it would damage them but I try and avoid lotions and sunscreen.

0 colin-campbell over 4 years ago in reply to CindiL

Thanks for the reply. I decided not to wear the watch while riding, since I have a Garmin Edge 1030 Plus computer to tell me about my ride. Besides, I'd end up with a pale spot on my arm after a few rides!

0 Garmin-AmberD over 4 years ago

Hello! It could cause a film like substance to stick to the HR sensor and this will affect the HR readings.