De Soto Sport Femme Skin Cooler Longsleeve is a technical skin cooling top that offers UVB 90 sun protection. Wear it when you want to beat the heat! What makes ours different? Our Skin Cooler fiber is designed to feel and perform like silk (from a silk worm). Through Biomimicry, we and created a synthetic silk. It will keep you cool in hot weather and cooler when it is wet. Put it on and you will instantly feel the cool sensation. Wet it and you will notice a drop in the surface temperature of the skin between 7 and 10 degrees. Skin Cooler 90 Blocks 90% of UVB rays - When the human body gets hot, it sweats to cool itself. In the past, other brands have tried to help that process by developing fabrics that wick moisture away from the skin and expedite evaporation. For over 10 years now, De Soto has taken this concept a step further by using that moisture to create a cooling effect. YES! WE WANT YOU WET. Skin Cooler works by a series of channels knitted into light fabric. As these channels get wet, they absorb moisture and swell, which dissipates the heat making the fabric against your skin actually cooler. How much cooler depends on factors including airflow, humidity, ambient temperature, and moisture temperature. When you sweat, the garment’s temperature drops and creates an actual cooling sensation. Skin Cooler 90 offers this cooling effect while offering even more sun protection. We always recommend you wear sunscreen underneath these products. It is crucial to keep in mind that a sunscreen’s SPF/UPF rating refers only to its ability to protect skin from UVB radiation. Because we know that UVA damage can be just as insidious, it is essential for the health of your skin that you use a sunscreen that contains the UVA-protecting ingredients of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and/or avobenzone. Features and Benefits: Composed of Skin Cooler buttery, soft fabric which provides UVB 90 sun protection and creates a cooling sensation when wet or with sweat; keeping you cool and comfortable mile after mile. Cooling technology is embedded in the fabric and will NOT wash out, contrast difference to many other "like" products on the market.Two vertical pockets for nutrition gels, ice, or cold sponges commonly available at aid stations in triathlons and long endurance races. Pockets line up along your spine and are designed to help cool your body. The pockets are not designed to carry excessive weight such as water bottles, gel flasks, or any comparable weightFlatstitch offset seams eliminate potential chafing No elastic hem ensures this top drapes beautifully over the body eliminating the potential tourniquet look. This is not a compression garment, yet it is supposed to fit snugly, for aerodynamic purposes. Though it is designed to be worn alone and performs best that way, you can wear it over or under any triathlon top, tri suit, cycling jersey, golf shirt, or tennis shirt, and you will actually be cooler!This item is not designed for repeated use as a swimsuit in a chlorinated pool. Designed and created by women. Made in the USA. Two Vertical Spine Pockets Pockets line up along your spine and are designed to help cool your bodyPro tip - add ice or wet sponges to further aid the cooling from the Skin Cooler fabricThe pockets are not designed to carry excessive weight such as water bottles, gel flasks, or any comparable weight Femme Skin Cooler Short Sleeve Tri Top Femme Skin Cooler Sleeveless Tri Top Femme Skin Cooler Long Sleeve Tri Top Femme Skin Cooler Short Sleeve Tri Top Femme Carrera Tri Tank Buying Options Buying Options Buying Options Buying Options Buying Options Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 — — — — Fabric Skin Cooler 90 Skin Cooler 90 Skin Cooler 90 Skin Cooler 90 Carrera UVB 90 Sun Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes No Creates a Cooling Sensation when Wet Yes Yes Yes Yes No Sleeves Shortsleeve Sleeveless Longsleeve Shortsleeve Sleeveless Pockets 3 center back pockets 3 center back pockets 3 vertical pockets along the spine 2 vertical spine pockets None Zipper Full Zipper 3/4 Zipper None None None De Soto Sport Women's Size Chart Sizing Guidance Sizing: Please refer to the size chart image above for an accurate fit. Fit Type: Form-fitted Fit Note: Please do not assume your size is the same as previous years, please use our size chart. Triathlon apparel is meant to fit next-to-skin. This is to eliminate potential chafing, and unnecessary drag during the swim, bike and run. If you’re not comfortable with this type of fit and or are between sizes, we recommend sizing up. This style is very fitted. Garment will fit the most snug the first time you put it on, it will relax slightly once wet. It will never shrink or pill. CHEST - Fullest part of breast, measured as the largest part of circumference right over the pectoral muscle. WAIST - Circumference measured at the belly-button line - this is NOT the same as your pants waist size. HIPS - Circumference measured at the widest point, NOT at your hips where your belt may go. Typically this will measure just a few inches below your hip bones and around the largest part of the glutes. If you do not have a tape measure and you need something to measure with, use a belt, or smart phone power cord, and a ruler. What De Soto Femme's are saying....
