do anons have any fabric/fiber recommendations for clothing that protects against the sun and is not plastic?
i assume tighter weaves/knits are also better since there's less air between them, but i also don't want to die of heatstroke

>>2830216 (OP)
Dense cotton or some kind of viscose should work best. In a thin weave, obviously, so it's not too warm.

>>2830218
i thought cotton offers barely any sun protection at all

>>2830219
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4053584/
You can easily achieve decent sun protection with cotton. Not sure how many companies actually make that kind of garment because most people aren't that averse to synthetics, but it sure is possible.

>>2830225
yah but it looks like only interlock and full milano (just barely) cotton fabrics offer decent protection
is wool any good?

Nigger just wear clothing

>>2830219
why wouldnt it? if it is opaque to sunlight then it will protect you

>>2830216 (OP)
Smartwool is pretty good.

https://www.smartwool.com/

>>2830239
Better than cotton apparently, but do you really want to wear wool in weather that requires sun protection?
>>2830295
>>2830353
Literally look at the paper
The worst cotton knit has a UPF of 8, which means you can stay in the sun 8 times as long. If you have the kind of skin that gets sunburnt in 1 hour, then stay in the sun for 8 hours... you get the idea. I generally agree that the kind of people who demand UPF50 or something (which is easily possible for synthetic garments) are overdoing it, but still. Many also worry about skin aging (probably also overdoing it).

>>2830443
>do you really want to wear wool in weather that requires sun protection?
all weather requires sun protection anon
i guess you're kind of comparing a cotton shirt to a wool shirt anyway, i'm not sure which one would be more comfortable i hear people wear thin wool stuff nowadays

>>2830443
>do you really want to wear wool in weather that requires sun protection?
i think merino is very comfy in the heat and love my duckworth long sleeve shirt. old wool bike jerseys were also a game changer when biking. polyester is probably the most accessible choice as you can commonly find quality brands at the thrift store for cheap. i believe the UPF tax is worth considering, but only for 1-2 key items like a shirt and hat, and only if you're okay with paying like $100 for a garment when you could find more or less the same thing at savers for $10.

>>2830749
>all weather requires sun protection anon
the single best piece of female beauty advice i've heard is to wear sunscreen every day, especially in winter. it's always worth listening to women about skincare and such, they grow up leaning how to be as beautiful as possible for as long as possible.

>>2830789
>wear sunscreen every day, especially in winter
I'm not doing that because I'm not gay. If my face has a few wrinkles, my girl can take that as a sign of maturity or something.

>>2830843
using moisturizer and sunscreen is not "gay"

>>2830858
It is a bit

>>2830865
i fail to see how taking minor preventative action against the single most destructive force on earth to skin is at all rational, sorry. just buy a sunscreen stick bro, it takes 5 seconds to apply

>>2830789
>merino is very comfy in the heat
>old wool bike jerseys were also a game changer when biking
could you elaborate a bit more on this anon? i know merino wool at least is not very durable (which is why it's often finished with plastic stuff to improve abrasion resistance and other stuff i think)
what is your old wool stuff like?
i just mainly want to get a good top and bottom that is good in the sun, maybe i will look into gloves as well
i know I'm a bit of an autist about sun protection but i think the world as a whole would benefit more from caring about it, it just seems like a lot since a lot of people don't care so it's not very normal

>>2830875
its fine that you are using sunscreen, and you correct that it is the wise thing to do, but it IS gay.