We manufacture high-quality UV-protective clothing according to UV STANDARD 801 and highly functional mountain sportswear. In addition to protecting your skin, sustainability is our top priority.

With our UV Protection Summary, we want to empower you - so that you are not helplessly exposed to UV radiation and can better assess the risks. After all, it's about your skin.

➤ What you should know about UV protection!

There are many UV certifications. The UV STANDARD 801 was developed by independent textile research institutes in Germany [www.hohenstein.de], Austria [www.oeti.biz] and Switzerland [www.testex.com] in order to offer consumers the highest possible safety. We are happy to undergo the tough testing regime to have our UV protective clothing tested and certified exclusively according to the UV STANDARD 801, because we want reliable and believable results.

After all, it's about your skin. ➤ More about UV Standard 801

50, 80, 200+ and why less may be more.

Not all functional textiles deliver what they promise. For example, some products claim a UPF of 200 and above. However, if these products are tested when wet or stretched instead of as a new, unused garment, the value drops dramatically. Key in this are the test method, and good, consistent results.

➤ Discover what really matters

Textile confidence is a key element in the manufacture of excellent UV protective clothing. All garments in our UV protection collections are certified to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Class 1 to ensure the highest quality and freedom from harmful substances.

➤ Discover more about Confidence in Textiles

When you use the textile sun protection made by hyphen, you not only protect your skin from skin cancer in the best way possible, but also actively contribute to environmental protection. By using textile sun protection, you can save up to several litres of sunscreen per year, as well as save on the use of its plastic packaging. By reducing the use of sun cream on your face and hands when swimming or engaging in watersports, you actively contribute to improving water quality.

Here’s how much sunscreen harms corals and the ocean:
➤ Prowildlife report (german)

We want you to feel completely comfortable in our UV protection collection and be able to relax when you're out and around. Because we know how important it is to be able to move safely and unrestrictedly in the sun.

➤ To the shop

Our fabrics are made in highly-technical machines, because the fabrics need to have a special density, achieved through particularly small stitches. This is the only way to create excellent sun protection wear, which is as smooth and as cool on your skin as silk.

➤ Our textiles make the difference

At the end of the 90s, when we decided to develop UV-protective clothing for the European, textile sun protection was practically unknown, particularly in Germany. Being suntanned was still considered very healthy and the idea of skin cancer prevention was more of a deterrent than a must. Thus it was clear from the start that the clothing we needed had to be fun to wear. It should not only protect, but also look good, be comfortable to wear and offer the optimum materials and functionality for bathing, sports and leisure. In other words, the perfect holiday wear. Our motto for the collections was therefore the equivalence of: PROTECTION-DESIGN-FUN.CTION

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