Sun Protection
Practice Safe Sun® – Use your head to protect your skin!
We work closely with researchers to select fabrics that will minimize travellers’ exposure to the sun from head to toe, protecting them from damaging rays without putting a damper on their activities. Look for the UPF (ultraviolet protection factor) certification on our hats and clothing. We need to use our head to protect our skin; SLIP on a shirt (one with a collar, long sleeves and a high UPF rating provides the best protection. Don’t forget your bottom half!), SLOP on a sunscreen of at least SPF 15 and SLAP on a broad-brimmed UPF 50+ hat.
Unlocking the UPF Code
Fabrics are assigned a UPF rating number and a protection category depending upon how much UV radiation they block out.
UPF 15-24 is “GOOD” UV protection, blocking out at least 93.3% UV radiation.
UPF 25-39 is “VERY GOOD” UV protection, blocking at least 96% of UV radiation.
UPF 40-50+ is “EXCELLENT” UV protection, blocking 97.5% or more UV radiation.
UPF50+ is the MAXIMUM rating given.
Tilley fabric has been tested according to international standards ASTM D6544 and labelled to ASTM D6603.
The following Tilley clothing and Hats are certified with UPF protection:
UPF50+ is the MAXIMUM rating given.
• All Tilley Hats are rated UPF 50+.
• All Kid Toppers (Hats for young children) are rated UPF 50+.
• All Tilley Socks are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the AdventureCloth (TE) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the City Chic (TW) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the City Collection (TW) are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Different Drummer Legends (MA) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Easy Living (PL) Collection in Navy and Sand are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Highland (AS) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Hunt Club (HC) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All men’s shirts in the “Keep it Cool” Collection in White/Brown Plaid (MM59, MM63) are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Multi Tech (NP) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Ponte di Roma (PK) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Take it Outdoors (CV) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All men’s Technical Shirts (RS01, RS02) in Navy colour are rated UPF 50+.
• All men’s and women’s Technical Novelty Shirts (TN02, TN03, TN15, TN16) are rated UPF 50+.
• All men’s Tencel Denim Shirts are rated UPF 50+.
• All Mocha clothing in the TilleyHemp (HE) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Tilley True Blues (CD) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All Black and Brown clothing in the TilleyJersey (TJ) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All Navy clothing in the Tropical Blend (UL) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Urban Casual (PL) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Urbane Traveller (RT) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All clothing in the Venture Trek (TT) Collection are rated UPF 50+.
• All Airflo® Shirts (RS01) and TECH Shirts (RS02) in Navy are rated UPF 50+.
UPF 40-50+ is “EXCELLENT” UV protection, blocking 97.5% or more UV radiation.
• All Khaki clothing in the Tropical Blend (UL) Collection are rated UPF 40.
• All men's Airflo® Shirts (RS01) and TECH Shirts (RS02) in White and Sienna are rated UPF 40.
• All women's Airflo® Shirts (RS11) and TECH Shirts (RS15) in White are rated UPF 40.
• All clothing in the TilleySilk Collection are rated UPF 40.
• All men's Wrinkle Free Shirts (WF64, WF65) in Blue/White
Stripe, White/Blue Check and Navy/Pink Stripe are rated UPF 40.
• All women's Dress Shirts (WF24, WF28) in Blue/White Stripe and Navy/Pink Stripe are rated UPF 40.
UPF 25-39 is “VERY GOOD” UV protection, blocking at least 96% of UV radiation.
• All ‘Keep it Cool’ men's shirts (MM09, MM55,
MM57, MM67) in Blue/Grey Stripe are rated UPF 35 and all shirts in
Brown/Blue Stripe, Brown/Ivory/Sienna Plaid and Navy/White/Black Plaid
are rated UPF 25.
• All Blue Haze, Ivory, Mustard Yellow and White
clothing in the men's and women's Tropical Blend (UL) Collection are
rated UPF 35, providing "VERY GOOD" UV protection.
• All women's Airflo® Shirts (RS11) and TECH Shirts (RS15) in Lavender and Aqua are rated UPF 35.
• All men's Wrinkle Free Shirts (WF64, WF65) in
Charcoal/White Stripe shirts are rated UPF 35; Red/White Stripe and
White/Navy Plaid shirts are rated UPF 30 and Oxford Blue and White/Blue
Stripe shirts are rated UPF 25.
• All women's Dress Shirts (WF24, WF28) in
Charcoal/White Stripe shirts are rated UPF 35 and Red/White Stripe
shirts are rated UPF 30 and Pink shirts are rated UPF 25.
• All men's Airflo® Shirts (RS01) and TECH Shirts (RS02) in Ice Blue are rated UPF 30.
• All women’s lined bottoms in the Crinkled Voile Collection (BV184, BV186, BV192) in Ivory and White are rated UPF 30.
• All men’s and women’s ‘Cool Comfort’ (CC) Knits are rated UPF 30.
• All men’s and women’s ‘Dry Inside’ (DI) Knits are rated UPF 30.
• All men’s Technical Shirts (NW02, NW03) are rated UPF 30.
• All women’s Comfort Stretch Blouses (SN84) are rated UPF 30.
• All men’s Easy Living Shirts (BL7) are rated UPF 25.
• All Ivory clothing in the TilleyJersey (TJ) Collection are rated UPF 25
UPF 15-24 is “GOOD” UV protection, blocking out at least 93.3% UV radiation.
• All men’s Outlast® Woven shirts (WO59, WO63) in White/Red Check are rated UPF 20.
• All Black clothing in the women's
Crinkled Voile (BV) Collection are rated UPF 20 and all Navy clothing
are rated UPF 15.
• All men's Wrinkle Free Shirts (WF64, WF65) in White are rated UPF 15.
• All women's Wrinkle Free Shirts (WF28) in White are rated UPF 15.