The Near Perfect Christmas Gift for a Motorbiker

You know someone that loves motorbiking and you’re still looking for a Christmas gift that suits your budget?

Have a look at the New Original Buff®.
For only $34.95 incl. shipping there are 4 good reasons that make it the near perfect Christmas Gift on a budget.

1: It's famous among Motorbikers

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 4: Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman arrive at the end of their ‘Long Way Down' trip, on August 4, 2007 in Cape Town, South Africa. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, travelled over 15,000 miles on motorcycles from John O'Groats in Scotland to South Africa. Long Way Down is also being made into a TV series. In 2004 they conducted a similar trip, called ‘Long Way Round’ which saw them travel from London to New York. (Photo by Ron Gaunt/Getty Images for Long Way Down) *** Local Caption *** Ewan McGregor;Charley Boorman

A long way round & down were a smash hit among motorbikers.
Charly and Ewan made a custom Buff® (the thing around their neck) as fundraiser for UNICEF.

Marc & Jordi are legends in the rally scene.
Marc 5 x Dakar winner & 6 x World Champion.
Jordi not far behind and currently team manager of the Red Bull team.

They both pioneered using a Buff® to stop rashes around your neck brace and keep flies, sand,… out.

Frontal shot landscape photo of 2 motorcycle rallye bikers. It shows Marc Coma and Jordi Viladoms before the 6th etape of the 2007 Dakar Rally. They are both smiling into the camera. Interesting is the use of a High UV Buff® together with a neck brace. Look closer and you see the Buff® wrapping around the brace collar. That prevents rashes and keeps the sand out. It looks dusty and sandy in the background. Source: buff.eu Copyright: Distributed for the promotion of the High UV Buff® in motorcycle rallies

There are a lot of knock-offs on the market but everybody knows that a Buff® is the real thing. It’s the Pro’s choice.

2: A Buff® is Loved and Protects

This is pretty much what we read all over the net.

I have just bought my first warm weather buff and it's amazing, I'm already planning my winter ones too! Wish I knew about a Buff a long time ago, absolutely amazing

Just to list a few things that we hear all the time:

  • It keeps the bug’s out of the jacket
  • No helmet hair any more
  • My helmet doesn’t smell any more
  • It stays were it is, no matter what
  • So soft it’s become my comfort scarf. I go everywhere with it
  • …

Have you ever been gifted with something you love to use? How often do you think about the person that gifted you the item?

A toddler wearing a Baby Buff® as a face mask. The toddler looks happy. Source: buff.eu

Why is it loved so much?

It gets softer with age and is free of anything irritating or harmful.

A Original Buff® passes the toughest Oekotex™ test for fabrics. The one for babies.

It’s the only motorcycle headwear in Australia that does this.

It stops your helmet from smelling.

Polygiene™ technology is the best money can buy to keep germs and odour at bay. It’s hospital grade and it stays for a lifetime.

The only headwear in Oz that has this feature.

Graphic: Illustrating the cause of odour and how Polygiene stops odour. Source www.polygiene.com
Photomontage: Left image Cutout of a man with a severely sunburned face. © Jonny Hunter, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnyhunter/3565036940/in/photostream/ Right image A flyfisher proudly displaying his catch. He is standing waist deep in salt water and he is wearing a High Uv Buff® as face mask. © Pat Ford

It’s UPF 50 Sun Protection.

Try and get something else that protects your face from getting burned and is thin enough to breath through easily. Good luck.

I could go on and on but I hope you get the idea why motorbikers love their Buff®.

3: We offer a Total Satisfaction Guarantee

  • Chances are that the gifted already has one or doesn’t like the colour. For that reason we accept returns no matter what.
  • Want a franked return envelope with this order? Just let us know and we will include it free of charge. This way he or she can return it for an exchange or a refund without having to go through you.
  • A little chance remains that he or she has never heard of this. In this case, we not only offer a Youtube channel with tutorials but also offer facetime, Whatsapp support to show all the ways to use it. We mean it when we say total satisfaction guarantee.

4: It comes in Motorcycle Designs

Below are the 6 most popular motorcycle designs since 2004. For all designs click here

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Only Non-Toxic and Non-Itchy Ingredients – Oekotex Certified

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The most dangerous way for a toxin to enter the body is not through the digestive system, but through the skin

Andreas Schimkus, former senior industry adviser to the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia's (TFIA)
A toddler wearing a Baby Buff® as a face mask. The toddler looks happy. Source: buff.eu
A Buff® passes the most stringent test for fabrics. Free of anything irritating or harmful for babies.

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

What makes you itch?

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.

How safe are we in Australia?

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.

Andreas Schimkus, former senior industry adviser to the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia's (TFIA)

How do you find safe and non-itchy clothing in Australia?

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.

The logo of the Oekotex® 100 certification for babies (class1). Source: buff.eu
The logo of the Oekotex® 100 certification for babies (class1)

You can always go to the AITEX website and enter the test number. That will give you all the details of the test.

So what are Buff® tested to?

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.

Oekotex® 100 website

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.

You can find the logo of the Oekotex® 100 certification on the back of the Original Buff® packaging. Source: buff.eu
The logo of the Oekotex® Certification on the Original Buff®

Sources

Choice – Chemicals in Clothing

Oekotex® 100 webpage

Wikipedia – Oekotex® 100

UV/Sun Protection

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Photomontage: Left image Cutout of a man with a severely sunburned face. © Jonny Hunter, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnyhunter/3565036940/in/photostream/ Right image A flyfisher proudly displaying his catch. He is standing waist deep in salt water and he is wearing a High Uv Buff® as face mask. © Pat Ford
Ouch. That must hurt. The Buff® fabrics protect. (Jonny Butler / Pat Ford)

Sunburns hurt. Skin cancer can kill.

The Original EcoStretch and the Coolnet UV fabric give you UPF50 excellent protection (98% UV/Sun protection).

Scan of a UPF report issued by ARPANSA
Skin Cancer aware? If it’s not rated it will not protect you.

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.

Beware of UPF Claims without reference to the test!

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.

Most Popular Use

 
Fly fisher holding a catch in the flats. He is wearing a High Uv Buff® as face mask. The cooling effect makes the face mask comfortable. © Pat Ford http://www.patfordphotos.com/. Licenced by Original Buff S.A for the promotion of the High Uv Buff®
Intense sun and heat. The BUFF® CoolnetUv fabric cools to make your sun protection comfortable (Pat Ford)

Fishing

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.

 

In the Snow

A man wearing a High Uv Buff® as face mask in the snow. He is in a ski resort. © unknown
Forgot your sunscreen? A BUFF® Original EcoStretch helps you out.

How often did you forget your sunscreen? I have tons of times.

  • Wear it as a face mask and you’re protected
  • Not sweating – It eases the biting wind

 

Travel

Halong Bay in Vietnam as seen from a kayak. The kayaker in front is wearing a High Uv Buff® as legionnaire style cap. Submitted to us as part of a testimonial. Copyright unknown
Long sun exposure during a great adventure. Good to have a protective and cooling BUFF® CoolnetUV as legionnaire cap with you.

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.

 

Endurance Sports

A participant of the Marathon Des Sables running through the desert. He is wearing a custom made High Uv Buff® as face mask. Copyright is unknown. Distributed by Original Buff® S.A. for the promotion of Buff® products
Sunscreen sweating out, and there is no time to replace it. The BUFF® CoolnetUV protects. The fabric cools enough to wear in a desert.

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.

 

Limitations

They are thin fabrics so stretching them too much or wearing them thin over several years reduces the protection.

Sources

ARPANSA Resource Guide for UV Protective Products

Wikipedia – Ultraviolet

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