SUN-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, HATS, SUNSHADES & OTHER DEVICES

SUNHATS/SWIMSUITS/UV PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

 

Biobottoms (primarily little kids swimsuits/hats) 1-800-766-1254

 

Childrens Wear Digest (kids swimsuits) 1-800-242-5437

 

Coolibar (adult and kids clothing, swimwear and hats)

 

Cwear (kids/adults swimwear/hats/clothing)

Australian-they started the trend

Uses C-tex fabric, one of the first UV rated fabrics

 

DaRiMikidz (stroller covers, kids swimwear and hats)

 

EARLY MORNINGS (adult shirts/hats)

Sun-protective material is two-ply Supplex

 

Exofficio (clothing and hats-adults) 1-800-644-7303

Uses Rayosan fabric

 

Landsend (starting to carry sun protective swimwear for kids)

 

Leaps and Bounds (kids swimsuits/hats, kids UV tents) 1-800-477-2189

 

LLBean (starting to carry sun protective swimwear for kids)

 

PLANGEA  (Tuga line of sun protective hats and swimwear for children)

 

RADICOOL Australia (kids/adults swimwear)

local Davis source for this line

Kelly Clothing Collection 140 B Suite 2  530-756-4443

 

Safe in the Sun (adult and kids UV protective clothing and swimwear)

 

Sensational Beginnings (kids swimsuits/hats) 1-800-444-2147

 

Solartex (kids/adults swimwear,hats, some clothing items)

Also uses C-tex

 

Splashskins by Mad Max (UV protective kids swimwear)

 

Sun Precautions (hats, swimwear, clothing-all ages) 1-800-882-7860

Uses Solumbra fabric

 

Sunday Afternoons (infants, kids and adult hats) 1-888-874-2642

Has Derma-safe line

 

Sun Friendly Products

 for use in sun protection and outdoor fun

954-725-8639 866-SAFESUN 954-725-0045(fax)

 

SunGrubbies (kids/adults sun hats/protective clothing, bike shirts, UV kids tents)

Uses Solarweave, Supplex, Solarknit and MCS Blocker

 Website has nice discussion of sun protective fabric types

 

SunProtected (kids/adults swimwear/hats/clothing/sleeves)

Australian made Solarsuits

 

Sunsense (kids clothing/hats, stroller covers, car seat covers, uses Solarweave)

 

Sunstoppers swimwear (kids/adults swimwear, swimhats) 1-561-558-0407

 

Watership Trading Companie (mostly adult hats, some kids) 1-800-646-4305

Fabric UV-rated by lab at Cal Poly      

 

Other Sun Protection Related Items

Llumar UV Shield
lightweight clear window film, designed to absorb 99% of UV radiation from 320-380 nm when installed on automobile or flat glass. Recommended by The Skin Cancer Foundation. Llumar UVShield Patient Protection Program 1-888-288-7443

The Right Start
Catalog and retail store for younger children. Some swimwear, car window protectors, stroller sunshields and kids play/beach tents.

For older kids see Leaps and Bounds catalog offshoot of The Right Start, generally for older kids. Have kids UV tents, backyard pool with UV “tent cover”, swimsuits.

Sensational Beginnings
Kids catalog with kids UV tents, toddler swimfloats with sunshades, some swimsuits
1-800-444-2147

Rit SunGuard
Colorless laundry detergent which washes UV protection into clothing. Makes clothing such as white Tee shirts more resistant to ultraviolet rays. Has UPF of 30 Lasts on garment for 20 washes Safe for sensitive skin Available at Longs, Safeway, some WalMarts, and Albertsons

SPWIPES
Sunscreen impregnated towelettes

Excalibur Ultraviolet pop-up sunshelter (No web access)
Pop-up tent with UV protection; folds to 36” Diameter x 2”
Good for beach, park, camping or pool

Excalibur Electronics, Inc., 1550 NW 96th St., Miami, FL 33172
phone 305-477-8080