The Best UPF Clothing for Maximum Sun Protection
glamour.com, you may still be missing a step in your sun-protection routine: UPF clothing. Thanks to specially woven fabric, these pieces act as an extra layer of defense when you’re spending time outside. (And some of them also happen to be really cute.) So before you pack your or hit , it’s worth looking into the best UPF clothing.
Find everything you need to know from a dermatologist below, then shop a few of our favorites.UPF stands for ultraviolet protection factor, which means that it measures a garment’s ability to block your skin from all UV rays.
According to , director of cosmetic and clinical research at Mount Sinai Hospital’s dermatology department in New York, it's a close cousin of your SPF, or sun protection factor, rating.
But there’s one key difference: SPF only applies to UVB rays, while UPF applies to both UVA and UVB rays. (UVA is linked to skin aging, while UVB is associated with sunburns, per the .)Like , UPF represents how much UV light reaches your skin with a numeric value, so a UPF rating of 50 means that only 2% (or 1/50) of the sun’s rays make it through the fabric.
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