Solar-Ultraviolet-Radiation Protective Garments
Covering one’s skin with fabric is an effective way to reduce the amount of solar ultraviolet radiation that strikes your skin when you are outside. Therefore, fabric slows sun-burning, the development of cancerous skin lesions, and premature aging of the skin. Learn here about how fabrics provide ultraviolet protection to your skin and how you can select garments that provide the protection for your needs and budget.
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This young lady’s back shows sunburning on her arms and shoulders and also under section of her bathing suit fabric that was white polka dots. However, her skin is not sun burnt where the swimsuit fabric was dark blue. |
This man’s back is sun burnt and has pre-cancerous skin in the areas where the cowboy shirts he wore daily on the range were a single layer of fabric. In contrast, his skin under the shirt yoke which was made with two fabric layers (over the shoulders and center back) is much less tanned and has no lesions. |
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Source: Reinert, et al., Textile Chemist & Colorist 29(2),36. |
Source: O’Quinn et al., CUTIS 61(5): 1998. |
KL Hatch, Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson AZ USA klhatch@email.arizona.edu Posted December 2005
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