Sunscreen Clothing: New Pet Or Gimmick?

In recent years, with the improvement of people's awareness of sunscreen, various kinds of

A few days ago, UNIQLO's two sunscreen clothes were not exposed to sun protection function. According to the test, its UPF index was only 16.95, which was far from the national minimum UPF30 SPF. The two products of a branch in Chengdu also exposed the news seized by the industry and Commerce Department.

In the face of more and more sunscreen clothing on the market, people can not help wondering: does these so-called sunscreen clothes really achieve their sunscreen function?

Sunscreen clothing is still a new concept in the minds of our people. "This dress is also divided into sunscreen and sunscreen." many people express this doubt.

The author interviewed 30 consumers in two shopping malls in Xidan, Beijing, of which only 5 heard about sunscreen clothing, and the rest said they knew nothing about it.

Hua Yuechun, a service department of the textile network market, said: "sunscreen clothing first became popular in the US in 2007, and then entered China.

At present, in China, most of the UV resistant fabrics are applied to outdoor products, and the applications in ordinary clothing are relatively few.

In the survey, the author found that in fact, the production principle of sunscreen fabric is very simple.

According to Mr. Chen, Sales Department of Yingjie textile company, which specializes in producing sunscreen fabrics, "anti UV cloth is actually adding sunscreen aids to cloth, and if there is a special need, the cloth will be thicker.

The so-called thick finishing is to make cloth density more large.

According to the author's understanding, in addition to adding auxiliaries to cloth and thickening cloth, ceramic micro powder and fiber are combined to increase the surface's reflection and scattering effect on ultraviolet, and also prevent ultraviolet from damaging human skin through fabric.

In the survey, we found that the vast majority of the domestic production of sunscreen fabrics enterprises are using additives to achieve the effect of UV protection.

Is there any standard to stipulate how cloth is qualified for sunscreen?

In January 1st of this year, China launched the latest assessment standard "textile UV protection performance evaluation".

It is stipulated that only when the UPF of the product is greater than 30 and the UVA pmittance is less than 5% can it be called "anti ultraviolet product"; the anti ultraviolet product should be labeled on the label with the following three aspects: 1. the number of the standard, that is, gb/t18830; 2.UPF value: 30+ or 50+; 3., for long-term use and under tensile or humid condition, the protective performance of the product may be reduced.

In this evaluation standard, UVA refers to the part of the ultraviolet radiation that damages the body most, while UPF refers to the degree of pmission of ultraviolet light, the greater the value, the lower the degree of pmission.

Yingjie textile Chen also introduced: "since most of the sunscreen fabrics are based on the principle of adding auxiliaries, it may result in reduced sunscreen performance after repeated washing, but this does not violate the relevant regulations of the state."

Plain clothes can also protect against sunscreen.

According to industry experts, a plain T-shirt is better than any sunscreen, which can isolate 95% of the ultraviolet light.

As far as color is concerned, the darker the color is, the higher its UV protection performance is, for example, black.

In terms of texture, polyester fiber > nylon > artificial cotton and silk; in natural fiber, linen > cannabis > cotton yarn.

A research report by the British radiation protection committee points out that the worst sunscreen effect is light yellow cotton fabric, whose SPF is only 7, and the sunscreen effect after soaking is reduced to 4.

In addition, the SPF of beige cotton fabrics is 9, while the sunscreen coefficient of white cotton fabrics can reach 33 - 57, but clothing made of this material may still cause sunburn to people with sensitive skin.

Therefore, in daily life, if there is no special need, ordinary clothes can completely help people to avoid ultraviolet attacks.

But for some people who need outdoor activities for a long time or have special requirements for sunscreen because of skin problems, ordinary clothes can not meet the needs of their sunscreen.

Choose sunscreen clothing to see parameters.

According to experts from Guangdong clothing association, the special "anti ultraviolet clothing" can effectively prevent ultraviolet from damaging the skin.

In hot season clothes with UV protection function, sweat will quickly be exported from the skin surface to the fabric surface, and will soon dry, no longer sweat and sweat problems.

This kind of clothing is light and soft, easy to wash, comfortable and comfortable, and has strong water absorption, breathability and certain windproof. It can enable wearers to maintain the best motion state in outdoor activities.

When I visited the clothing counters in shopping malls, I found that many famous outdoor sports brands had products that had anti ultraviolet clothing. The labels on these clothes clearly indicated the relevant parameters of clothing material, UPF index and so on.

In a small number of fashion brands, there are so-called sunscreen clothes, but most of them do not find relevant labels.

In recent two years, some businesses have applied the concept of sunscreen to ordinary clothing. Because of the fact that the public knows little about sunscreen fabrics, there are inevitably some false situations.

Therefore, when people choose to buy sunscreen clothing, do not blindly be attracted by all kinds of fancy propaganda.

Regular clothing made of sunscreen fabrics will have clear sunscreen parameters on their clothing labels. If not, you are advised not to buy them.

In addition, long time washing or stretching may cause the sunscreen performance of clothing to be reduced. At this time, it is necessary to replace or readd clothes to the clothes.