Seaweed fiber clothing can prevent skin cancer

The Peruvian textile industry has developed a seaweed fiber garment that protects against UVA and prevent skin cancer. According to a recent report by the "Digital Newspaper" in Spain, this garment is made of seaweed fiber that is developed from alginate as a raw material, and can effectively prevent human body from being exposed to ultraviolet rays and thereby preventing serious eye diseases and skin diseases such as skin cancer. The garments, including hats, jackets, blouses, underwear and swimwear, are made from the fibers of the algae that are rich in Peruvian waters. Inventor Louis Camuso said the seaweed fiber is resistant to 99.7% UV rays. "We had 10 handwashings and 10 machine washes in this seaweed garment and after a second test we found that its UV protection was still as high as 98.5%." Kamsuo said the cost of this seaweed garment was not Expensive, a seaweed baseball cap sells for about $ 12, 30% more expensive than canvas caps.

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