What if your daily drive was increasing your risk of skin cancer?
You're exposed to harmful UVA rays every time you drive. Sun Smock is the quick and comfortable solution.
The Sun Smock range
Sizes range from XS to 4XL
Your car doesn't protect you from sun damage
UVA rays can penetrate your side, rear and sunroof windows.
These rays don’t cause sunburn, so you won't feel the damage. Instead, they travel deeper into the skin, where they contribute to:
- Skin cancer (like melanoma)
- Premature ageing (wrinkles, pigmentation, collagen breakdown)
- DNA damage, which can trigger mutations that lead to cancer and premature ageing
UVA rays are present all day, all year, even when it’s cloudy.
It's quiet, cumulative damage.
Historically, skin cancers have been more common on the right side of the body in Australia, and on the left side in the US.
Those are the driver’s sides.
28 years of cumulative damage
This man drove a truck for 28 years, and the resulting sun damage can be seen on the side of his face closest to the window.
“Ultraviolet A (UVA) rays transmit through window glass, penetrating the epidermis and upper layers of dermis … UVA has also been shown to induce substantial DNA mutations and direct toxicity, leading to the formation of skin cancer.”
- New England Journal of Medicine
Your short daily drives add up
Even quick trips - the kind most people don’t think twice about - can add up to years of sun exposure:
- school drop-offs
- trips to the shops
- your daily commute
Just 30 minutes a day in the car is the equivalent of 4+ years of unprotected sun exposure over a lifetime.
Meet Sun Smock
The Sun Smock range is designed specifically for sun protection while driving.
- Covers the most at-risk areas: arms, shoulders, chest, thighs, neck and hands
- Certified UPF 50+ fabric made from 95% cotton
- No greasy residue, no reapplying, no missed spots
Just slip it on over your outfit and give your skin the protection it deserves.
Reliable protection in 3 easy steps
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Put your arms through
1 -
Do up the button
2 -
Put your seatbelt on and go!
3
Why choose Sun Smock?
- Certified UPF 50+ by ARPANSA
- Sizes range from XS to 4XL
- Covers all high-risk areas
- Breathable 95% cotton, 5% spandex
- Quick and easy to put on
- No reapplication or missed spots
- No greasy skin
- Instant protection
The sun damage you don’t notice is the kind that builds up slowly. Protect your skin before the damage is already done.
UVA vs UVB rays
| Scroll left to right | UVA | UVB |
|---|---|---|
| Penetration Depth |
Deep into the dermis (lower skin layers)
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Only into the epidermis (top skin layer)
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| Primary Effects |
Premature ageing, wrinkles, DNA damage, skin cancer
|
Sunburn, DNA damage, skin cancer
|
| Sunburn |
Rarely causes visible sunburn
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Main cause of sunburn
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| Glass Penetration |
Penetrates glass (eg. car windows)
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Blocked by glass
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| Intensity |
Constant all day, all year
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Stronger during midday & summer
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| % of UV Reaching Earth |
~95% of total UV radiation
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~5% of total UV radiation
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