The prevalence of skin cancer is growing yet it is one of the most preventable cancers around. Sun protection clothing is starting to gain awareness, which is great because it could potentially save a lot of lives. Here we look at the benefit of using UPF clothing when you will be outdoors and exposed to the sun for extended periods of time.
Many people cannot stand to wear sunscreen because of the oily feeling it leaves on their skin. Some are just sick of getting sunblock in their eyes and suffering that extreme burning that comes with this. It just always seems to leave an icky mess whenever you have to apply sunscreen. And it always has to be reapplied a few times per day after going into water or sweating.
Whereas sunscreen or sunblock is rated on a SPF scale, sun protection clothing is rated on a UPF scale. SPF measures only UVB (shortwave rays) protection but UPF measures both the UVA (longwave rays) and UVB (shortwave rays). UPF is a measure of how much ultraviolet radiation is blocked by the fabric used to make the clothing.
A garment with a UPF of 50 only allows 1/50th of the UV radiation falling on the surface of the garment to pass through it. In other words, it blocks 49/50ths or 98% of the UV radiation.
One of the main benefits of sun protection clothing over sunscreen is that once you're wearing it you're covered, whereas, with the sunscreen, reapplication has to take place for proper coverage during the time of exposure.
Sun protection clothing comes in shirts as in t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts, long sleeve fashion shirts, hats, long pants, short pants, shirts for swimming, pants for swimming,scarves and bandanas and a whole lot more so there is no excuse for getting a bad sunburn anymore.
The sun protection clothes are made from very durable and comfortable fabrics and are very fashionable as well so you will not only be protecting your self from the harmful exposure to the sun's rays but will also be looking stylish as well.
The problem with getting a bad sunburn is that the effects of your sun exposure throughout your life are cumulative so that bad sunburn you may get when you are 16 or 17 years old may become skin cancer when you turn 40.
Do yourself a favor and invest in some sun protection clothing for you and your loved ones today.
