We love the sun, but we don't love sun damage.
Most clothing doesn't provide sufficient sun protection
- Common summer fabrics like linen and cotton don't have high sun protective values, which means you can get burned or get sun damage through your clothing.
- Some Sun® sun protection clothing provides the coverage needed to limit sun exposure, and maintains its sun protective factors for up to two years with proper care.
Sun damage happens year-round, to everyone.
Some sunscreens are damaging to marine life. Sunscreen also needs to be re-applied every two hours.
- Scientists found that oxybenzene, a common chemical in many sunscreen lotions and cosmetics, is highly toxic to juvenile corals and other marine life.
- Oxybenzene enters the environment both through wastewater effluent (for example, showers!) and directly from swimmers wearing sunscreens.
- For sunscreen to maintain its effectiveness, it should be re-applied every two hours as recommended by dermatologists. Our sun protection clothing maintains its sun protectiveness.