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Home » Fashion » Clothes » Can what you wear help your acne or help with anti-aging?

Can what you wear help your acne or help with anti-aging?

May 24, 2009 Paris B 20 Comments

I was browsing in Guardian pharmacy during the weekend when a small counter caught my eye. It held some small boxes of sun shades and hats in fluorescent yellow and light baby blue.

Sunsoul clothing
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On closer inspection, I saw that the products were called YeloMod for radiant skin or Blumod for clear skin and it was by Sunsoul, a Canadian company.

Yelomod clothing that is anti-aging

The fluorescent yellow Yellowmod is a clothing line that supposedly harnesses the yellow light from the sun to convert “the sun’s harmful UV radiation into healthy yellow light“.

This they say helps with anti-aging and reduces skin damage and gives radiant skin. I cannot help but feel a little sceptical. Everything we have ever read points towards the sun CAUSING skin damage due to UV rays. Yes, the sun rays help provide us with Vitamin D but you only need very little sun to get your Vitamin D fix for the day.

Blumod clothing to fight acne

The blue coloured clothes and hats in the Blumod clothing line claims to “convert UV light into high intensity blue light” to help treat skin problems, stop breakouts and give you clearer skin. Again, this goes against everything we know – we are advised to stay OUT of the sun if you have an aggravated acne problem. So I can’t help feeling a little “Yeah… right!” about all this.

Too much sun can be bad for you

I noticed that the company is from Toronto, Canada. I’ve never been to Canada so I do not know how much or little sun they get there. I’ve lived in UK and London for a spell. You get very little sun in the UK. When there is sun, people sprawl out in grassy parks to soak up what little they can get.

I also noticed that the testimonials on the site show people from China, Canada and New Zealand – temperate countries away from the harsh sun of the tropics.

In that sort of weather conditions I can see the logic behind encouraging people to wear these special clothing and go out in the sun to “improve your skin“. In the tropics where the sun beats down relentlessly nearly every day, I cannot quite advocate anyone sitting out in the sun for “a minimum of 2 hours a week” to purportedly improve their skin conditions.

The Yelomod line does specifically state that they offer a UPF 50+ (UV Protection Factor) and they advise that you apply sunscreen on areas not protected by the hat. The Blumod line does not state anything similar.

Does Sunsoul Clothing work?

I have no idea. It sounds all scientific and possible in theory but as I said, since I live in the tropics, I will not stick my head out to try this product without first liberally applying sunscreen all over. Using sunscreen will probably decrease or cancel out the efficiency of the clothes though since I’m effectively blocking the sun’s rays.

Its pretty expensive too at about RM248 for a sun hat that feels rather flimsy to the touch and which doesn’t keep out the sun’s rays. Its also RM248 for a shirt that again encourages you to get out and get some sun on your skin.

The clincher for me was that both lines state that the fluorescent therapeutic properties diminish after 30 washes. Hello? That’s barely 2 month if you wear it and wash it every other day! So, if you continue wearing it and staying out in the sun, not paying attention to this caveat, you might actually be doing more harm to your skin while thinking you are doing it some good.

I think I’d just stick to wearing a wide brimmed hat to block the sun rays and wearing long sleeved clothes to block harmful rays and slather on the sunscreen. This is how I use my clothes to help skin conditions. I’m not that adventurous to see if specialized clothing can remedy acne problems or promote anti-aging and radiant skin, especially when there is a fixed time limit on its lifespan. I’ll stick to the known, thank you.

Again, that’s just me. What are your thoughts on this? Would you try it or have you tried these and what do you think? Do you think clothing that claims to help with acne or with anti-aging is a hit or hype?

Stay beautiful,

Paris B

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  1. geekchic says

    May 24, 2009 at 10:49 am

    Sounds like a whole load of crock to me.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 24, 2009 at 2:29 pm

      Hey geekchic

      You said it! 😛

      Reply
    • Chris says

      July 24, 2010 at 12:51 pm

      Sunsoul works and works really well. I too was sceptical but the results are proof for me. Way better and cheaper at treating my kids acne than anything I have ever seen before. I am wearing the yelomod shirts and hats to treat sun damaged skin from crap sunscreens in the past and guess what.. it works!!!! Reading most of these blogs here, I would say are from the usual dorks who spend no time outside anyway. FYI the intensity of the sun in the tropics is nothing like that of the south pacific where it is way stronger with the highest UV readings on the planet. SunSoul is brilliant and works!

      Reply
  2. June says

    May 24, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    this sounds interesting
    but not interesting enough to fork RM 248 outta me
    im smarter than that man.
    some cap to replace all the skin regime?
    ya righttt

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm

      Hi June

      I don’t buy it either, not if it stops functioning after 30 washes!

      Reply
  3. eliza says

    May 24, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    doesn’t sound convincing to me
    unless they do some kind of scientific presentations and what nots

    but rm238 is too steep ==”’

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm

      Hi Eliza

      I would expect this through some direct sales but not in guardian! No one to explain it to you etc

      Reply
  4. Cerise says

    May 24, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    Another marketing gimmick, I suppose. What a load of baloney.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 25, 2009 at 9:25 am

      Hi Cerise

      Haha… more baloney and we can make a sandwich 😛

      Reply
  5. Jessica says

    May 24, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    sounds pretty idiotic and money making scheme to me…

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 25, 2009 at 9:26 am

      Hi Jessica

      I have to agree about being money making… but gotta admit too they are smart 😛

      Reply
  6. Reese says

    May 24, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    not practical enough, imagining having to wear the hat or the shirt, how much/many you have to pay/buy to see it works? dun the products will stay long on the shelves.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 25, 2009 at 9:26 am

      Hi Reese

      I’m just wondering if anyone will buy it at all!

      Reply
  7. Traclyn Yeoh says

    May 24, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    It may sound very inventive but I don’t think so. I had quite an amount of acne about two years ago but I don’t need this to help me. If you check on my review on Proactiv Skincare Solution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKBwl5I3H7Y) then now and then picture proves that it works although it doesn’t work for some.

    This product is also a rip off! MYR248 it’s even more expensive than some designer clothing~

    High intensity blue light for the acne? When is it too much of it? Or sensitive skin?

    MEH~ Not worth it for me.

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 25, 2009 at 9:27 am

      Hi Traclyn

      Haha… Its a bit too gimmicky even for me, this one.

      Reply
  8. Connie says

    May 24, 2009 at 10:50 pm

    Yet another gimmick!

    Reply
    • ParisB says

      May 25, 2009 at 9:27 am

      Hi Connie

      Yep! And how do we know if it works?!

      Reply
  9. a.min says

    May 28, 2009 at 10:43 pm

    that sounds…gimmick. and nothing more to me.

    Reply
  10. yang says

    July 15, 2009 at 1:30 am

    Hi – my boyfriend is a runner and started wearing this to treat the acne on his back. its too early to tell, he’s only started wearing it, but he’s really excited about this. the science does not seem far fetched, its the same as getting a laser treatment, you’re using the sun to shine the energy and the clothing to filter in the correct rays. it sucks about the 30 washes, but most clothing items don’t last 30 washes anyway. he’s only going to wear the shirt when he is out in the sun, but not when he runs because he would have to wash it too often.

    Reply
  11. yang says

    July 15, 2009 at 1:32 am

    correction – its not the same as getting a laser treatment … but even if it is a mini treatment it would be better than nothing! i took some photos and hope to have some after photos soon.

    Reply

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