As the weather continues to heat up, "sun protection" has become the focus of public attention. In addition to parasols, sunscreens and other summer sunscreen essential items, in recent years, all kinds of sun protection clothing has also won the favor of consumers. Recently, the reporter visited the market and found that sun protection clothing is of various styles. The price range ranges from a few tens of yuan to a few thousand dollars, but most of them do not mark the sun protection index on the label, and the sun protection effect is worrying.

Sun Protection Index No Label

It is understood that the hot objects of sun protection clothing are mainly concentrated on young women and men with long-term outdoor sports needs. The reporter visited the market and learned that the sun protection clothing currently on the market is divided into three categories: low, medium and high. From the wholesale market, street shops to Wanda Plaza, Xinhua Department Store, etc. are all sold, made of polyester fiber, nylon, cotton, spandex, etc., with various styles, prices ranging from tens of dollars to several thousand dollars.

Quanzhou Wanda FILA sportswear's sun protection clothing sells for more than 1,000 yuan, the fabric composition is 100% nylon, and the material content is 100% polyester fiber. The DKNY JEANS Wanda store's sun protection clothing prices as high as 2150 yuan, 100% fabric composition for the nylon, UPF (UV protection factor) of 30+; CAMEL sun protection clothing price of 928 yuan, the reporter found that well-known sports brand Sun protection clothing prices over 500 yuan, mostly light, transparent or translucent windbreaker, sunscreen, waterproof, breathable and other functions, the price is more expensive than ordinary brand sun protection clothing.

In the clothes shop near the East Street, the price of sun protection clothing seems to be more affordable, from tens of dollars to two hundred dollars, the style is more varied, in addition to similar to the "raincoat" sun protection clothing, there are more affordable prices Cotton sun protection clothing. The owner of a clothing store said: “Younger girls buy sun protection clothing is more emphasis on style, followed by the price, they can accept the price of sun protection clothing will not be high.” When a reporter asked the sun protection clothing sun protection index, the owner said no Too sensible, "surely it can be UV-resistant, and it can be a bit more useful to wear. The average consumer will not ask for such details."

It is worth noting that although the styles of sun protection clothing sold are various, most of the product names marked are "skin suits" and "thin windbreakers," and the words "sun protection clothing" are rarely seen on the product labels. There is also no sun protection mark and UV protection index. Many sales staff said that there is no sun protection clothing on the market. This type of “lightweight windbreaker” is the “sun protection clothing” in the mouth of consumers. For groups that do not have special operations, the effect of sun protection is sufficient.

Choose sun protection clothing skills

It is understood that the current national textile anti-ultraviolet radiation standard is “evaluation of textile anti-ultraviolet radiation performance,” and the evaluation standard clearly states that only when the UPF of the product is greater than 30 and the UVA transmittance is less than 5%, can it be called “defense. UV products." UVA refers to the part of the UV that has the greatest harm to the human body. UPF refers to the degree of UV transmission. The greater the value, the lower the degree of transmission, the better the sunscreen performance. Therefore, if it is a qualified sun protection clothing, you should indicate the material of the garment on the tag, the implementation of the standard GB/T18830-2009, and UPF value and other information. When consumers buy sun protection clothing, they can observe whether the product tag has such information, and relevant experts provide tips for consumers.

First, look at the ultraviolet protection factor (UPF). UPF <15, can not be marked as sunscreen or UV clothing; UPF is 15-24, clothing has good UV protection; UPF is 25-39, clothing has a very good UV protection; UPF ≥ 40, clothing has very good The UV protection performance; UPF>50, the impact on human radiation is completely negligible. Therefore, the clothes marked with UPF50 and above have the best UV protection performance.

Second, look at the material. Many clothing's fabrics themselves have the function of blocking ultraviolet rays: polyester has better UV protection than silk, and the latter is better than cotton, nylon, and acrylic. When consumers buy sun protection clothing, polyester materials can be given priority.

Third, look at the color of clothes. Dark red and navy blue sunscreen better than other colors, it is worth reminding that light-colored clothing is very poor protection of ultraviolet light, especially the kind of white dazzling cotton clothing, which often contains fluorescent brightener, it Will reflect harmful light to unprotected faces.

Experts also said that unless the long-term outdoor sports, the general population using traditional sun protection methods, such as sunscreen, sun umbrellas, etc., can guarantee the effect of sun protection.

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