We just found this news article in yesterdays Sunshine Coast daily. If you look closer you can see that the Sea Shepherd activist is wearing an Original Buff® as a scarf. In extreme cold, this is a very popular way of sealing of the jacket against wind & cold. You can find a guide on […]
Hair flying around and sweat running down your face? The High UV Buff® as neck cooler or hair band rids this. Your hair is flying around. Your sweat is running down your head. Why not use a Coolnet UV+ to: keep your hair from flying around the sweat from running in your eyes give you […]
Want comfort on your adventures? The Original Buff® as comfort scarf is the nb. 1 choice among women. (www.amazonheart.org) The number 1 use on adventures. A comfort scarf if you’re a little bit out of your comfort zone. In this case the scarf also: Seals the motorcycle collar Keeps the bugs out Takes the bite […]
Sweaty gunky helmet? A Buff® as helmet liner keeps your helmet fresh and clean So your helmet is gunky and smells.It takes hours to clean and yet the smell comes back. Next time you clean it use an anti-bacterial treatment like Polygiene™. Then use a BUFF® Coolnet UV+ to keep it that way. It is […]
Your face exposed to harsh UV light all day long? A BUFF® Coolnet UV+ as a fishing face mask gives you extra skin cancer protection. (Pat Ford) The fishing face mask: Skin cancer protection for the face is the number 1 reason Fisho’s wear a BUFF® Coolnet UV+ as face mask. This photo sums it […]
You’re on tour and your chin starts getting cold. Just pull your Original Buff® a bit up. It doesn’t have to stop at the chin. You decide. That’s the beauty of tubular headwear. It’s just the cold bite that lowers your joy. A fleece would be to warm and make you sweat. That’s were the […]
Cycling in highlands you find this bad combination of the sun warming you and the wind chilling you. Add sweating and the resulting chill ruins your experience. This chill is tamed with a Buff®. Rian uses the layer method. In 2 layers the fabric acts like a wetsuit when wet. The sweat is “trapped” between […]
Out offshore and your chin feels to chilly? Just pull your High UV Buff® from a scarf up your chin like this guy. The photo was taken during a Nomad Sportfishing charter to the outer Great Barrier Reef. Tutorials Coming. Recommend Designs The High UV Buff® shown is the design Fishing. We made it specifically […]
The sun bleaching your hair? The saltwater spray making it tacky? Try the High UV Buff® as hair cover. This photo was taken in a hot & humid area. Around Weipa in far north Queensland. This is were the High UV Buff® excels. “Fish” from weipaflyfish.com.au gave us this shot. He was the first fishing […]
So you didn’t wear your Buff® under the helmet and now you’ve got helmet hair. At least you can tame it with a Original Buff® as alice band. This is a classing example of not using your Buff® to it’s full capabilities. Tory probably didn’t know that the Original Buff® eliminates helmet hair with straight […]
You’d like to show people who you are and what you stand for. Some Buff® designs are statements. Wear them prominently. Wear them proud. This photo was taken at the annual Wheel Babes meeting in Ballina, NSW, Australia. It’s a women’s only event. The biker shown was the partner of one of the organisers. We […]
Hair flying around? Tame it with the Original Buff® as hair band. One of the many ways to use a Buff® if you don’t really need it. Also a great way to stop it from getting nicked. Tutorials Coming. Designs The Buff® design shown is out of the 2007 logo collection. Here are the designs […]
The most dangerous way for a toxin to enter the body is not through the digestive system, but through the skin
Did you know that fabric ingredients are grouped into toxic or safe and non-itchy?
The difference in costs is huge.
This article shows you how to spot the safe products and why Buff® headwear ticks the right boxes
There are 2 main reasons for fabrics itching.
The first is bacteria. Call it bad hygiene or simply fabrics that make you sweat and breed bacteria (cheap polyester beanie hat for example).
The second is toxic and irritating ingredients in making the fabric.
There are ingredients available that can not only make you itch but also severely impact your health.
These ingredients are on a list and banned in most 1st world countries.
Not at all, unfortunately.
Australia has no tests or regulations regarding safe textile ingredients. You can import into Australia whatever you like.
This leads to Australia being the only 1st world country supplied with 3rd world quality clothing.
Whenever we mentioned in China that we are from Australia and want headwear that passes the Oekotex test, we heard something like, “Why do you want to waste money on Oekotex. You are from Australia. You do not need this …”.
We were quite shocked at first but got used to hearing it all the time.
Here is a nice article from Choice that goes into more detail
https://www.choice.com.au/shopping/everyday-shopping/clothing/articles/chemicals-in-clothing
My favourite quote is
Products that are made in China for the Australian market could not even be sent back to China, as many of them would not meet the Chinese product safety standards but are acceptable here.
You look for the Oekotex® certificate.
Oekotex® is a worldwide testing standard for classifying the safety of clothing.
Just look out for something like the logo below. If you spend more money to make your product safe, you will have it tested. If you can’t find it, assume the worst.
Especially if it’s our beloved “The same, just cheaper…” products.
You can always go to the AITEX website and enter the test number. That will give you all the details of the test.
The more intensive the skin contact of a product and the more sensitive the skin, the stricter the human-ecological requirements that need to be complied with.
All adult products are rated to class 2. This is the class for adults close to the skin clothing (underwear, socks, headwear,…)
All baby products are rated to class 1. The most stringent class.
Sunburns hurt. Skin cancer can kill.
The Original EcoStretch and the Coolnet UV fabric give you UPF50 excellent protection (98% UV/Sun protection).
This is an example of a UPF report. It was performed by the founders of the UPF rating ARPANSA. Nowadays both Original EcoStretch and CoolnetUV fabrics are constantly monitored for their UPF rating at the factory. The testing company is Aitext Textile Research Institute.
BUFF® Original EcoStretch and CoolnetUV multifunctional headwear comes with a label stating the standard (AS/NZS 4399:1996), the UPF Rating and the testing laboratory.
We see a lot of tubular headwear that advertises sun protection claims but has no labels or mention of the test standard. Those claims are bogus. Why?
A thin fabric without a UPF rating cannot protect you from skin cancer.
For example, a T-shirt is only around UPF 6. That’s because it just filters out enough UVB to stop a sunburn. It will not stop you from getting skin cancer because it doesn’t filter out UVA enough.
UVA is harder to filter, and it goes deep into your skin, so the damage is not visible.
That’s where special dyes and other ingredients that absorb UVA and UVB satisfactorily enter the game. This function can only be tested and proven in a laboratory.
That’s why sun-protective clothing is more expensive than non-protective clothing.
So, if you see a tube with a UV protection claim that doesn’t clearly state the UPF rating with the testing standard and the testing laboratory, do yourself a favour and walk away.
The most popular application so far for sun protection. A face mask that you can wear in the heat.
All fishing professionals now wear the BUFF® CoolnetUV for this one reason: Replace sunscreen and still be skin cancer protected.
How often did you forget your sunscreen? I have tons of times.
You’re travelling and you have this opportunity to go on a tour. No cloud in the sky, and of course, you didn’t bring some specialized headgear with you. The BUFF® CoolnetUV tube as a legionnaire-style cap will give you protection.
Running events in the sun are a prime example. You’re sweating throughout the day, and no sunscreen will work for long. You also don’t have any time to apply sunscreen constantly.
Events like the Marathon des Sables have their custom-made BUFF® CoolnetUV for their participants. It’s not perfect, but it’s better than burning to crisps.
They are thin fabrics so stretching them too much or wearing them thin over several years reduces the protection.