Hi! As heatwave scorches Europe, the second problem I’m a little afraid of (especially as someone without any melanin in my skin) is the sun. I’ve seen someone mentioning a sun shirt but trying to find real information online is very confusing, especially with EU in mind ( I see US has something called UPF) and if you are not looking for ads. Maybe someone knows something about it?
While looking to see if they mention what those shirts are made of (doesn’t seem like they mention it anywhere, unless I’m missing it), I did notice one of the pictures says it’s treated to be water resistant, which unfortunately could mean they’ve been coated with a PFAS containing repellent, which from what this test showed, appears to come off and potentially contaminate the environment somewhat :(
Could be they use something else, but I think PFAS containing stuff is still the most common.
Here is the garment tag from one of my shirts:
Cheers for taking the time to do that, nocturne :)
Surprised it’s not a blend, since full polyester I would’ve thought to be uncomfortable in high heat, but I guess those little holes throughout the fabric really do allow it to breathe and negate that effect?
The material is so thin, i am unsure that my caliper would even register a thickness.
I did finally order one in black, because well, i am one of those people that only wears black until something darker comes along, but when I am working in the sun, or hiking with the dogs i do wear these in the light colors… But I really want a black one to wear when I am out and about.
I am not a fan of the water repellent nature of them. But other than that they are the best sun shirts I have found otherwise.