Links

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Skin Cancer and Sun Protection Information

National Cancer Institute http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/

The Skin Cancer Foundation http://skincancer.org/

Melanoma Patient’s Information Page http://mpip.org/

American Academy of Dermatology http://aad.org/public

American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org

Melanoma Education Fund http://skincheck.com

Sun Protection Foundation http://www.sunprotectionfoundation.org

Skin Cancer Prevention

Federal Trade Commission

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/sun.htm

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/sunalt.htm

The National Skin Cancer Prevention Education Program

http://www.cdc.gov/

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nscpep/skinpdfs/sknaag00.pdf

Office of Safety and Health Administration

http://www.osha-slc.gov/Publications/osha3166.pdf

Fact Sheets at Your Finger Tips

http://fact-sheets.com/health/sun_protective_clothing/

Consumer Products to Enhance UPF of Fabric

Rit Sunguard®is a laundry additive for adding UV protection to garments made from cotton and cotton-blend fabrics). http://www.sunguardsunprotection.com

Puraderm® is a product intended to be sprayed onto garments to enhance UV protection capability. http://www.puraderm.com/products_sunsafe.htm

U-V Block by Atsko is a spray to apply to clothes to improve sun protection for you skin

http://www.atsko.com/products.html#uvprotection

Retailers Whose Focus is Selling Labeled Solar UV Protective Garments

The names and links below are provided solely to make the search for labeled UV protective garments easier. No endorsement or certification of any product is being given. Please use Google or other web browsers using the phrases ultraviolet protective clothing or sun protective clothing to add to this listing of labeled ultraviolet protective clothing.

Alex & Me http://alexandme.com

Anti-Cancer Council Shop http://www.cancervic.org.au/store/new/browse.asp?ContainerID=2172

B UV Free http://www.buvfree.com/

By Body Guard http://bybodyguard.com

(cover-up styles but fabric not UPF labeled)

Cabana Life http://www.cabanalife.com

Coolibar http://www.coolibar.com\

Caruso and Freeland UV Protection http://www.carusofreeland.com

Koala Konnection http://www.koalakon.com does not work

Masque Rays Sun Proof Fashions http://www.sunproof.com

Skin Savers http://sunprotection.com

Seriously Shady http://www.seriouslyshady.com

Sharksuit http://www.sharksuit.com

Solar Eclipse Active Wear http://solareclipse.com

Solar Gear Inc. http://solargearinc.com

Solar Protective Factory http://www.spffabrics.com

SolarTex Sun Gear http://www.solartex.com

Solarwear http://funinthesunwear.com

Solarveil America http://www.solarveil.com/

SunBerry Design http://www.sunberrydesign.com [does not work]

Sun Chasers http://www.sun-chasers.com

Sun Friendly Products http://www.sunfriendlyproducts.com

Sun Grubbies http://sungrubbies.com

Sun Precautions http://sunprecautions.com

SunProtected http://sunprotected.com

Sun Protective Clothing http://www.sunprotectiveclothing.com

Sun Safe, Inc. http://sunsafe.com

Sun Skins www.sunskins.com.au/

Catalog P.O. Box 44321, Rio Rancho NM 87174-4321

Sun Stoppers http://www.sunstoppers.com

Sun Togs http://www.sun-togs.com

SunWise Swimwear http://www.sunwiseswimwear.com

Tuga Sunwear http://www.tugasunwear.com

Triple J Sportswear http://www.triplejsportswear.com/

UV Sun Gear http://www.uvsungear.com/

Catalog retailers offering some sun protective garments

The names below are provided solely to make the search for labeled UV protective garments easier. No endorsement or certification of any product is being given.

Adult and Children

Children

Adidas

Cabella’s

Exofficio

LL Bean

Nike

Orvis

Patagonia

Royal Robbins

Sportif USA

Tilley Endurables

Travel Smith

Stork

Purchase documents about testing and labeling of sunburn protective fabrics and garments from standard-setting organizations

ASTM D6544-00, Standard test method for the preparation of textiles prior to ultraviolet transmission testing from ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials: http://www.astm.org/

ASTM D6603-00, Standard guide for labeling of UV-protective textiles from ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials: http://www.astm.org/

AATCC 183 (2000) Transmittance or blocking of erythemally weighted ultraviolet radiation through fabrics from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. http://www.aatcc.org/

AS/NZS 4399:(1996), Sun protective clothing evaluation and classification from either the Australian Standards Organization http://www.standards.com.au/

or the New Zealand Standards Organization http://www.standards.co.nz/

EN 13758-1 (2001) Textiles – Solar UV protective properties – Part 1: Method of test for apparel fabrics from European Committee for Standardization http://www.cenorm.be/

EN 13758-2 (2003), Solar UV protective properties – Classification and marking of apparel from European Committee for Standardization http://www.cenorm.be/

Sources of UV-absorbing Finishing Chemicals

Ciba Specialty Chemicals http://www.cibasc.com

Cut, UVP, CEL

Solar Provisions of Washington State’s SolarEclipse)???

Cascade BioPhotonics’ Reflecton®

Clariant’s Rayosan C http://www.clariant.com NO

SwissEschler’s Reozon http://reozon.com

UV Fiber Manufacturers

BASF’s Ultramid fiber (BS416N), a BASF nylon fiber that reflects UV because of the addition of nanometer-sized titanium dioxide particles during fiber production. http://basf.de/

Akzo Nobel’s fiber Enka Sun???

Wholesale Fabric Sources

BFX Textiles http://bfxtextiles.com/clothing

Burlington Industries

Invista’s Solarmax http://solarmax.invista.com

Mile High Textile’s SunRePel fabric

http://www.milehightextile.com/ ???

Milliken & Co.

Solar Gear Inc. http://solargearinc.com

Solar Protective Factory’s Solar Weave http://www.spffabrics.com

Xymid? UV Stretch Fabrics http://www.xymidllc.com

Testing Laboratories