Tag Archives: windsurf
SUNSCREEN
Sunscreen are chemicals that, when applied topically, keep UVR from reaching your skin. They work either by absorbing the UVR or by ref...
ISLANDTRIBE TEST RESULTS AUSTRALIA 2010
IslandTribe was tested in Australia, and the results were very positive!
At the moment you enter the water, the protection of your sun...
SKIN TYPE
Skin type
The Skin Type system is a method commonly used to assess one's sunburn risk. There are 6 (1 - 6) skin types (see below). T...
SUNBURN
Sunburn is caused by overexposure to UVR, mostly UVB. In fact, sunburn is almost exclusively a UVB phenomenon.This is important because...
SUNSCREEN PROTECTION FACTOR
SPF stands for Sunscreen Protection Factor. It is measured by determining how long a given person takes to "burn" with and without the ...
Advice
UVR is strongest between 10:00AM and 2:00PM. Clouds filter some but not most of the UVR so it's still possible to get burned on a cloud...
U-VA and UV-B rays
Island Tribe sunscreens are designed to give the user maximum protection against both UVA and UVB rays, more than this, the specific fo...