What kind of fabric is good for sunscreen?

Good polyester fiber material.

The main function of sunscreen clothing is to block ultraviolet rays, which is similar to that of a sunshade. Most sunscreen clothing is an anti-ultraviolet fabric with sunscreen additives added to the fabric, and a layer of sunscreen coating is applied to the inner layer of the clothes to make it have a sunscreen effect.

The sunscreen effect of sunscreen clothing is related to the tightness of its material and light transmission performance. Among them, high-quality sunscreen clothing cannot be polyester fiber. Polyester fiber has the advantages of strong durability, good air permeability, good elasticity, easy to clean and air-dry, etc. After the sunscreen auxiliary is added, it can enhance the blocking of the sunscreen clothing against ultraviolet rays and sunlight, prevent the skin from being sunburned, and at the same time have a good sunscreen effect.

There are several types of sunscreen fabrics

In addition to polyester fibers, sunscreen clothing is also commonly used in the following types:

Nylon

Like polyester fiber, nylon has poor air permeability and is easy to wrinkle and deform, but nylon has good wear resistance and moisture absorption. If you are a person who is prone to sweating, you can choose a sunscreen made of nylon material, so that you can always feel refreshed when wearing it in summer.

cotton

The sunscreen clothing made of cotton fabric has good moisture absorption, and the upper body is very ventilated and breathable, soft and comfortable, suitable for some sensitive skin. However, cotton also has many shortcomings, such as easy wrinkle and shrinkage, etc., and if it is still more prone to sticky hair.

Ice silk

Ice silk fabric has good hygroscopicity, heat resistance and air permeability. It is soft and comfortable to wear on the body, very light and thin, and does not feel bound and hot; but ice silk has poor light resistance and is exposed to sunlight for a long time. , it will destroy the silk fibers, so the sunscreen performance of silk sunscreen clothing is also relatively poor.

Is ice silk sunscreen really sunscreen?

A high-quality ice silk sunscreen can protect you from the sun.

Although ice silk has poor light resistance, long-term exposure to sunlight will damage the silk fibers; but it also has a certain effect of absorbing ultraviolet rays and has a certain sunscreen effect.

However, the ice silk sunscreen clothing is more difficult to take care of, and its material is relatively special, so it is not recommended to wear it for a long time, otherwise the life of the ice silk sunscreen clothing will be shortened, and the second is the poor sun protection effect.

What is the sun protection standard of sun protection clothing?

"Evaluation of Anti-ultraviolet Performance of Textiles" stipulates that only when the upf (that is, the ultraviolet protection factor) of the product is greater than 40, and the transmittance of uva long-wave ultraviolet light is less than 5%, it can be called "anti-ultraviolet product". These two conditions are indispensable. This is a measure of whether a product is a "UV-protected product".

Anti-ultraviolet products should be marked with three aspects on the label: the number of this standard, namely GB/T 18830-2009; upf value: 40+ or 50+; long-term use and in the case of stretching or humidity, the product The protective performance provided may be reduced.