- Sun-Smart Design
- No design detail is overlooked when it comes to protecting you from sun damage. That's why our shirts have longer sleeves, high backed collars, neck gussets and carefully placed ventilation panels. Plus, our pants are long and our hats have wide brims or long neck drapes.
- Wicking
- Solumbra fabric wicks away moisture and perspiration to keep you cool and comfortable—even in summer heat.
- Built-In 30+ SPF
- Solumbra's 30+ SPF sun protection is mechanically built into the fabric, not applied as a chemical treatment, so the sun protection won't wear off.
- Dry/Wet Protection
- Solumbra maintains its 30+ SPF protection even when wet. Plus, we have a special line of apparel designed specifically for use in water.
- Easy Care
- Wash it by machine or by hand in cool water. It won't shrink and it dries quickly, making it ideal for travel.
- Soft & Light
- Solumbra feels as soft and as light as silk. In fact, some of our long-sleeved shirts weigh 25% less than a typical short-sleeved polo shirt.
- Ventilation
- Our most active styles are designed with mesh-ventilated panels—strategically located on the front, back, under the arms, and even sides—to promote airflow, wick away moisture and keep out unwanted UV rays.
- It's so lightweight and comfortable you'll forget it's a medical device.
- But it is. In fact, Solumbra meets published medical guidelines and it entered the marketplace as a medical device in 1992.
- So, what does it mean to be a medical device?
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According to section 201(h) of the
Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic
Act, a medical device includes
an article that is:
- "Intended for use in the . . .
prevention of disease . . . , or . . . - Intended to affect the structure or any function of the body . . . and which does not achieve any of its primary intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body . . . and which is not dependent upon being metabolized. . . . "
- "Intended for use in the . . .
- How do you make a medical device lightweight and comfortable?
- That's the question we ask ourselves constantly. For inspiration we first turn to you—our customers—because we know that many of you don't just wear Solumbra on occasion, you live in it—all day, every day. Which means it must provide serious sun protection, functionality and comfort for all the things you like to do—from running ultramarathons to running to the store.
"Sun Precautions was the innovator, with its Solumbra line. . .
