Guide: About UV and UV clothing
Now that summer is here, many children want to be outside, splashing and swimming all day long. That’s wonderful but remember to protect the kid's sensitive skin from the sun's harmful rays. Our UV guide and our protective UV clothing, is what you need for your child to be able to enjoy the bath without being harmed by the sun.
How UV rays work
UV, ultraviolet radiation including UVA and UVB radiation, can, as we all know, burn the skin and make it red. How strong the sun is, depends on where you are, because the thickness of the protective ozone layer varies in different places. The closer you are to the equator, the stronger the sun is.
However, it’s when the sun is at its highest that it’s at its strongest, which occurs between 11 AM and 3 PM. UV rays can also burn the skin on cloudy days. Therefore, it is important to always protect your skin in the summer. Children under 1 year should never stay in direct sunlight regardless.
UV-remember:
- Between 11 am and 3 pm, the sun is strongest.
- The sun rays burn the skin even on cloudy days.
- Covering UV clothing provides the best protection for the kid's skin during bathing.
- Always use sunscreen where the clothes do not cover.
How to protect the children from the rays during bath
Hands up for covering UV garment! We have a wide range of UV clothing in the form of tops, shorts and UV suits. All of these garments have a sun protection factor of 50+, are comfortable to wear and cover a large part of the sensitive skin. The fact that our UV garments also come in happy, Swedish-designed patterns and colors does not make matters worse.
Remember to use sunscreen where the skin is not covered by the UV garments and do not forget to put on a sun hat!
See our range of UV clothing here
Washing UV clothes properly is easy
- If you take care of the UV garments correctly, their good sun protection will be preserved longer. It's easy as pie:
- Rinse the garments thoroughly in cold water after use.
- Then let them dry in the shade, not in the sun or in the dryer.
- When washing UV clothes, turn them inside out.
- Do not use bleach or rinse aid and follow the garments' washing instructions.
