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Protective
Clothing |
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Back
To
Prevention |
Sunscreen
is an essential part of protecting your skin from the sun. But there are areas
of the body that are difficult, if not impossible to apply sunscreen to. You
can greatly reduce your chances of skin cancer and photoaging by following these
simple rules when it comes to having fun in the sun. |
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Wear
Clothing to Protect as Much Skin as Possible |
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- Long-sleeved shirts,
long pants, or long skirts are the most protective.
- Dark colors provide
more protection than light colors by preventing more UV rays from reaching
your skin.
- A tightly woven fabric
provides greater protection than loosely woven clothing. If you can see
light through a fabric, UV rays can get through, too.
- Dry fabric is generally
more protective than wet fabric.
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Wear
a Hat |
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A
hat with at least a three- to four-inch brim all around is ideal because it
protects areas often exposed to the sun, such as the neck, ears, eyes, forehead,
nose, and scalp. |
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A
shade cap, which looks like a baseball cap with about 7 inches of material draping
down the sides and back, is also good |
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A
baseball cap provides some protection for the front and top of the head but
not the back of the neck or the ears, where skin cancers commonly develop. Be
sure to use sunscreen on those areas. |
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Wear
Sunglasses |
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Research
has shown that long hours in the sun without adequate eye protection increase
the chances of developing eye disease. UV-absorbent sunglasses can help protect
your eyes from sun damage. |
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The
ideal sunglasses do not have to be expensive, but they should block 99 to 100
percent of UVA and UVB radiation. Ideally, all types of eyewear, including prescription
glasses and contact lenses should absorb the entire UV spectrum. When purchasing
eyewear be sure to ask for a lens that will protect your eye from UV light.
Read the label and look for the amount of UV protection provided. If there is
no label, don't buy the sunglasses. |
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Tips
for Buying Sunglasses |
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- Darker glasses are
not necessarily better. UV protection comes from achemical applied to the
lenses, not the darkness of the lenses.
- Large-framed wraparound
sunglasses protect your eyes from all angles.
- Children need smaller
versions of real, protective adult sunglasses - not toy sunglasses.
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