HOT i-Fit UVA/UVB Protection Armsleeve

Colours - Black, Blue, White in stock. (Please specify in your order) Using Smart Sleeve technology to protect yourself against harmful UVA-99.6% and UVB-99.4%

Ideal for Cycling, Golf, Tennis, Outdoor sports. Do not let the sun damage your skin. Ifit Arm sleeves uses cooling 88% Tactel material. You will not want another type of sleeve

Available at all Speedmatrix Dealers.

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Energy and Skin Damage

The more energetic a ray of light is, the more that light will blast apart the bonds between molecules in skin, damaging cells. These cells have to repair, as they do with a sunburn. The redness of the sunburn is caused by a flush of healing blood close to the surface of the skin through tiny capillaries. Worse though, are energetic light rays that penetrate the nuclei of skin cells, damaging DNA, and potentially causing skin cancer (there are many types of skin cancer).

There are three types of ultraviolet light in reference to skin protection. These are UVA, UVB, and UVC. Of these, UVC is the most damaging, it is the most energetic of the three types. It is also the least common, since it is totally blocked out by the Earth's atmosphere. UVC is present in industrial uses, such as food preparation and sanitation. Adequate protection should be implemented to guard against these sources.

UVB is the wavelength that causes most sun damage on skin. It is blocked completely by glass (not plexi-glass), though other materials can be coated to block UVB rays.

Most sun born ultraviolet is UVA, the longest and least damaging wavelength, though it still does damage. Glass is transparent to UVA rays, so it offers little protection.

For best skin protection, look for products that are made to resist both UVA and UVB rays. These products will be clearly marked as such. Be aware that "UV protection" is not the same thing as "UVA and UVB protection".