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By rashie on January 23, 2012
If you stumbled across our online store or this blog and have no idea what a rash guard is you may be thinking, “how weird”, or “that’s disgusting!”.
Don’t worry… we’ll explain what a rash guard is and after reading what we have to say you just may even want one! 
Rash guards, (also known as surf shirts, swim shirts, rashies and other names I probably haven’t heard of), are thin, tight-fitting shirts made of a lycra/nylon blend.
They’re designed to provide rash, abrasion and UV protection in and around the water. They can vary in SPF rating but our rash guards are some of the highest rated shirts, providing SPF 150+, (UPF 50+), protection wet or dry – that’s higher than any sunscreen on the market today.
Rash guard shirts fit skin tight so they stay put in the water and surfers have been wearing them for decades to protect their skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun as well as from painful rashes that can develop from laying and rubbing on their surfboards.
With all the dangers of skin cancer that have been discovered over the years, rashguards are no longer only being worn only by surfers but they are becoming a staple in many families arsenal of UV protection.
Cheaper, easier to use and longer lasting than any sunscreen, they’re perfect for the entire family and are especially great for kids who hate sitting still for their sunscreen application or getting out of the water for their re-application.
More recently and with the popularity of MMA and grappling, rashguards are now worn for skin protection in almost all forms of martial arts.
So… now you know rash guards are not something weird or disgusting but something helpful and protective that you and your family may actually want to use.
Posted in Kid's Rash Guards, Men's Rash Guards, Rash Guards, Surfing, Women's Rash Guards Tagged kid's rash guard, SPF 150, Surfing, UV protection
By rashie on March 26, 2009
The third day of competition at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star O’Neill Cold Water Classic found itself at its third new location where surfing’s big names took to the water.
With conditions easing ever so slightly, contest director Matt Wilson chose Marrawah’s exposed Lighthouse Beach as the spot to finish off the Round of 96.
In this isolated northwest corner of Tasmania, the likes of Jordy Smith, Cory Lopez, Ben Dunn, aerial master Josh Kerr, and Damien Hobgood made the most of the powerful beachbreak.
There are high expectations for the 21-year-old South African surfing phenomenon, Jordy Smith, winner of this ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) tour two years ago, and he didn’t fail to disappoint, waiting until the second half of his heat to pull out his high scoring waves.
“It’s interesting being back on the ASP WQS,” Smith said, “because you can go through with 5’s. I can’t get away with that on the World Tour.”
This is the first time for Jordy on Australia’s island state, but he is fitting right into the Tasmanian waters,
“I met a few of the locals yesterday evening out in the water,” Smith said. “I was asking them how to get back because it was getting pretty dark and we were pretty far from anything. They were like, no worries catch a ride with us. It was crazy driving through the night with all the Tasmanian Devils about and stuff. We almost hit something the other day – I would have felt bad. We didn’t though, we stopped and let it cross the road.”
The heat of the day was a battle of spectacular young talent, with 19-year-old up-and-coming Australian star, Owen Wright taking it out ahead of Dusty Payne, Lincoln Taylor and Wiggoly Dantas.
“It was a pretty close heat,” Wright said. “The first day was incredible – the Bluff is an awesome wave. But it’s great it’s mobile. It keeps all the options open and you can get the best waves every day. I’ve been over to Tasmania before. But never to this corner. It’s a nice untouched place – it’s an awesome place to have an event.”
As Rob Bain, O’Neill’s Asia/Pacific Marketing Manager said, “It’s not just about the surfing here. We’ve had amazing waves and most of the surfers are discovering them for the first time ever. But this is also more like a road trip – it’s about the different experiences.”
Posted in Rash Guards, Surfing Tagged ASP World Tour, O'Neill Cold Water Classic Tasmania, rash guards, Surfing
By rashie on March 19, 2009
Here’s a great article we previously published but have been asked to re-post so here you go:
The following article will discuss the benefits of men’s rash guard use in competitive sports.
There are lots of sports that men compete in where rash guards should be considered an important part of their equipment.
Rash and UV protection are not only beneficial while participating in water sports such as surfing, body boarding, snorkeling and swimming, but also while fishing and boating as well as during contact sports such as martial arts.
A man is exposing his skin to harmful factors such as sunburns and irritating rash when competing in many of the competitive sports mentioned in the above paragraph. Wearing a rash guard will block harmful UV rays by providing SPF 150+ protection as well as provide a protective layer over his skin to eliminate any skin irritation.
A rashguard will give you more confidence and increase your sporting performance while protecting your skin. Without having to worry about sunburn and skin irritation you can remain focused on your sport and give your best performance possible.
Let’s take a look at the example of surfing. When men participate in surfing competitions, they are exposing their skin to several factors that can cause a rash, or other skin irritations including:
• continuous rubbing of his chest against the rough surface of his surf board
• prolonged exposure to the sun’s dangerous UV rays. Especially the back and shoulders
• prolonged exposure to the wind
A rash guard protects against sunburn and skin rash that is caused by all of these factors.
Rash guards are made from lycra material that is designed to block 97% of the sun’s UV rays and guard your skin with SPF 150+ protection while you’re surfing. Unlike any other sun block products rash guards do not need reapplication – their protection stays on in the water.
Men’s rash guards are available in short sleeve as well as long sleeve to provide the best protection you can get for whatever sport you’re playing.
Rash guards are an important piece of sporting equipment because they not only protect your skin but they also enhance your sporting performance. You can keep your head in the game and not have to worry about sunburn, irritating rash or having to remember to reapply your sun block.
Check out our complete selection of men’s rash guards at Buy-Rash-Guards.com today!
Posted in Health and Fitness, Men's Rash Guards, MMA, Sailing, Skin Care, Surfing Tagged long sleeve rash guard, mens rash guard shirt, mens surf and swim shirt
By rashie on March 16, 2009
This week’s featured product is one of our kid’s rash guards: short sleeve royal blue.
One of our most popular colors that’s loved by both boys and girls, this short sleeve rash guard shirt will protect your little ones from the sun without the mess of sunscreen. With it’s SPF 150+ protection, this piece of UV protective clothing will become a part of your child’s beach, swim and play clothing.
Like all of our rashguards these childrens swim shirts can be worn in and around the water for sun safety all day long.
You can get an additional discount off of the price of these kid’s swim shirts thru Friday simply by using coupon code kids-rash-guard AFTER you place one in your shopping cart.
Posted in Kid's Rash Guards, Rash Guards, Specials and Sales Tagged boys rash guards, child swim shirt, childrens rashguards, girls rashguard, kid's rash guard, rashguard shirt sale, swim shirts
By rashie on March 9, 2009
Just for being a loyal reader of the Buy-Rash-Guards.com blog we’re gonna give you an additional discount off this black long sleeve women’s rash guard from now until this Friday.
Like all of our rash guard shirts you’ll get SPF 150 protection from the sun, you’ll look stylish in this sleek black womans swim shirt AND you’ll do it a little cheaper!
In this lycra rashguard you’ll look and feel your best in the water without having to worry about sun exposure and rash from your surfboard, boogie board, life vest etc. Not only will your skin be protected but your expensive bathing suit will be too!
All you need to do is enter coupon code womens-rash-guard in the shopping when you checkout. Please note this coupon code does NOT go in the Promotional Code box but in the Coupon Code box after you have added the rash guard shirt to your basket.
Show off your figure, protect your skin from harmful UV rays and keep your swimsuit from getting damaged with any of our full line of rashguard swim and surf shirts!
Posted in Specials and Sales, Women's Rash Guards Tagged girls rashguard, swim shirt, woman rash guard, women's rash guard
By rashie on March 7, 2009
While all of our surfing customers will be interested in this news, our surf brothers and sisters up in Northern California will be particularly intrigued:
After 7 years of planning and extensive public input, three marine sanctuaries off Central California issued a new joint management plan. The plan includes a 775 square mile expansion to include the Davidson Seamount, one of the largest known underwater mountains in U.S. coastal waters and home to a wide variety of marine species.
The management plan also includes prohibition of harmful discharges from cruise ships, restoration of the original limitation of motorized personal watercraft to four areas off the harbors, inclusion of a wintertime zone for tow-in surfing at the legendary surf break: Maverick’s , and efforts to reduce the introduction of non-native species.
Read more here…
Posted in Environment, Surfing Tagged Davidson Seamount, Maverick's. surfing
By rashie on March 2, 2009
This week we’re putting one of our most popular mens rash guard shirts on sale – our solid navy blue long sleeve rashguard.
Like all of our rashguard shirts, this long sleeve men’s swim shirt will provide you with SPF 150+ protection while you’re in and around the water.
Rash guard swim and surf shirts help you perform at your peak:
- High performance men’s rash guards allow you to excel in whatever sport you’re playing and avoid bothersome rash.
- You’ll have complete protection from the sun, plus flexibility, durability, and lasting comfort.
- Perfect for surfing, sailing, even martial arts or Jiu Jitsu.
You can get an additional discount of these already low priced swim shirts simply by using coupon code mens-rash-guard when you checkout from now until this Friday, Please note this coupon code does NOT go in the Promotional Code box but in the Coupon Code box after you have added the rash guard shirt to your basket.
Posted in Men's Rash Guards, MMA, Rash Guards, Specials and Sales Tagged long sleeve rash guard, mens rash guard shirt, mens surf and swim shirt
By rashie on February 26, 2009
Here’s a great article we previously published but have been asked to re-post so here you go:
This informative article will discuss how kids rash guards can protect your child while they’re participating in outdoor sports.
Whether it’s soccer, swimming, football, baseball or a host of other team or individual activities, kids are playing outdoor sports at younger and younger ages. This means that parents are purchasing lots of expensive sunscreen products which they have to reapply throughout the day as their children sweat and rub the products off.
But we have some good news as this expensive and inconvenient process is no longer necessary!
Rash guards will now protect your young athlete’s skin and block up to 97 percent of the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays from ever reaching your child’s skin.
UV protective clothing, especially kids rashguards, are playing a bigger and bigger role in childrens’ outdoor sports these days. And rash guards are not just limited to water sports.
Rash guards are designed from tightly-woven lycra and nylon materials that will not only block harmful UV rays from reaching your child’s skin with an SPF rating of 150+, but will also protect their skin from rashes and abrasions.
Rashguards dry very quickly since they are designed to be used in the water. This will help to prevent any skin irritation that may be caused by prolonged exposure to wet clothes. You don’t have to worry that your child will be uncomfortable while they wait to dry.
Kid rash guards come in both long and short sleeve styles to meet all your child’s competitive sports needs. No matter what your little athlete needs there is a childrens rash guard available to meet them!
Kid rash guards are available in a variety of colors and patterns that will appeal to both kids and their parents.
Available in bright solid colors or fun patterns, rashguards can be found to make even your smallest athlete happy and safe.
Now that rashguards are taking the place of expensive sun block products in kid’s competitive sports you can shop at www.Buy-Rash-Guards.com with confidence knowing that our high quality rash guards are made in the USA, provide SPF 150+ UV protection and will protect your child’s skin against many factors that can cause painful burn and rash when participating in outdoor competitive sports.
Posted in General, Health and Fitness, Kid's Rash Guards, Skin Care Tagged child swim shirts, childrens rash guard, kid's rash guard, Rash Guards, swim shirts
By rashie on February 23, 2009
This week we’ve selected this kid’s long sleeve rash guard shirt for our weekly special.
This adorable pink child’s rash guard will protect your kids with SPF 150+ protection you can count on!
From now until this Friday you can get an additional discount simply by using coupon code kids-rash-guard when you checkout. Please note this coupon code does NOT go in the Promotional Code box but in the Coupon Code box after you have added the rash guard shirt to your basket.
Pink not your color? No problem because we’ve got a huge selection of rash guard swim shirts for kids so you’ll sure to find one that your child will love.
Posted in Kid's Rash Guards, Specials and Sales Tagged girls rashguard, kid's rash guard, SPF 150, Surfing, UV protection
By rashie on February 19, 2009
Our friends over at Oceana have been working in the United States to protect sea turtles. They are working to get the western North Atlantic loggerheads uplisted from “threatened” to “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. In addition, they have been working to reduce sea turtle bycatch in all U.S. fisheries. Despite all of their actions here in the U.S., it is not enough.
The same loggerheads they are trying to protect in the United States are swimming into Canadian waters and being caught in the pelagic longline fishery – in even higher numbers than in the U.S. Estimates suggest that pelagic longlines may be the most significant source of mortality for the western North Atlantic population of loggerheads.
America’s neighbor to the north is falling down on the job of protecting sea turtles, and Oceana needs your help. Every year, an estimated 1,200 loggerheads are caught in the Canadian pelagic longline fishery. That’s a daily average of more than four sea turtles that are wounded by fishing gear in just this one fishery. Fortunately, a government committee will meet soon to discuss the fishery, so please let them know that the survival of sea turtles is in their hands.
Posted in Environment Tagged loggerheads, Oceana. sea turtles
By rashie on February 16, 2009
This week we’re putting our Red Hibiscus men’s rashguard shirts on sale.
From now until this Friday you can get an additional discount simply by using coupon code mens-rash-guard when you checkout. Please note this coupon code does NOT go in the Promotional Code box but in the Coupon Code box after you have added the rash guard shirt to your basket.
Posted in Men's Rash Guards, Rash Guards, Specials and Sales Tagged men's rash guard, men's rashguard, rash guard, rash guard shirt, rash guards, rashguard
By rashie on February 13, 2009
Nothing says ‘I love you’ better than giving the gift of UV protective clothing to save your loved ones from skin cancer, sun burns and rashes.
With our line of rash guard swim and surf shirts you can find a rashguard shirt for anyone you love!
Shameless plug, we know. 
Posted in Rash Guards
By rashie on February 11, 2009
Before you put on one of our rash guard surf and swim shirts and take a dip in the ocean you can find out what’s going on in the water beneath you.
The fourth update to a massive marine life census has provided some fabulous discoveries including:
* An Antarctic expressway where octopuses can hitch a ride along a flow of extra salty water
* A city of brittle stars atop an underwater mountain in New Zealand
* A Great White singles bar in the Pacific Ocean
You can read the census here..
Posted in Environment Tagged rash guards, Rash Guards, sea census
By rashie on February 6, 2009
We came across a study published today that followed 681 caucasian children who were born in Colorado in 1998.
They found that each vacation spent at the beach was linked to a 5% increase in a specific type of small mole that is a risk factor for developing melanoma later in life.
“Parents of young children need to be cautious about taking their kids on vacations that are going to be sun-intensive at waterside locations, where people are outside for whole days at a time in skin-exposing swimsuits,” said Lori Crane, chair of the Department of Community and Behavioral Health at the Colorado School of Public Health.
You can read more about the study here…
Of course if you’re one of our regular customers here at Buy-Rash-Guards.com you know that proetcting you and your children from the harmful UV rays of the sun is our biggest concern.
Our line of rash guard swim and surf shirts are one of your best defenses against sunburns and skin cancer because they provide SPF 150+ protection that you wear – so it will not wash off or need to constantly be re-applied to keep you and your family protected.
See our entire line of kid’s rash guards, men’s rashguards and women’s rash guard shirts to get the coverage and protection you need for your entire family.
Posted in Health and Fitness, Kid's Rash Guards, Men's Rash Guards, Rash Guards, Skin Care, Women's Rash Guards Tagged kid's rash guards, skin cancer in children
By rashie on February 3, 2009
Several months ago, the U.S. pledged $40 million to help save the Coral Triangle also known as “The Amazon of The Sea” for its biodiversity.
The reef system lies where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet and covers six nations. It’s home to 30 percent of the world’s coral reefs, represents 75 percent of the known coral species and is threatened by pollution, unsustainable fishing practices and climate change.
The area covered is East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands that comprise the Coral Triangle, which is also known as the Amazon of the Seas for its biodiversity.
We’ve talked about what you can do to help save coral reefs and told you how sunscreens are killing coral due to the bleaching effect of the chemicals found in them so be sure to wear a rash guard when you snorkel or dive and do your part to help!
You can read more about the Coral Triangle here…
Posted in Environment, Rash Guards Tagged Amazon of the Seas, coral reefs, Coral Triangle, rash guard shirts
By rashie on January 30, 2009
OK, these guys are hardcore surfers! There’s a group of guys up in Montreal, Canada who actually surf on the St Lawrence river in the dead of winter – BRRRRR!
Led by local surfboard shaper, Corran Addison, these guys suit up and hit the 4 degree, (yes, that’s FOUR DEGREE), water where the biggest danger they face is the large pieces of floating ice and can go form damaging your board to causing serious bodily injury if a surfer happens to get pinned between two large icebergs.
“It’s just like an obstacle course,” says fellow ice surfer Christine Pinsonneault, 25. “You’re basically doing a slalom around the blocks of ice as they come down the river. You can’t miss them all so you have to be willing to have a board you don’t mind destroying.”
“It’s not just about being an expert surfer, it’s also understanding the dynamics of this unique situation,” Addison says. “There are some things you would never think are dangerous until they happen to you. There could be 100 metres separating two big icebergs and you wouldn’t think twice about it until you have a friend who has been squashed between the two because he wasn’t paying attention.”
You can read more here at the Montreal Mirror…
Posted in Surfing Tagged Montreal, rash guards, river surfing, St Lawrence River, Surfing
By rashie on January 27, 2009
Our friends over at Earth Resources Foundation are at it again with another one of their terrific community events!
This Saturday, (January 31st), they’re sponsoring a day of native plant restoration at Jeronimo Creek, in Mission Viejo, California, (on Jeronimo Road between Marguerite and Olympiad).
This is a terrific event where you can get out and enjoy the beautiful scenery while helping the environment by planting native species to restore the area habitat. It’s also a way for high school students to not only make a difference in the environment but also complete community service hours.
The event runs from 9am to Noon and you can park at Pavion Park , 24051 Pavion, located off of Jeronimo. From Marguerite Pkwy turn east onto Jeronimo, go almost 2 miles and take a right into Pavion Park. Walk south along the trail to the restoration site.
Be sure to bring sunscreen, (or wear some UV protective clothing like our StayDry – KoreDry shirts), water, snacks, hat and closed toe shoes. They will be providing gloves, hoes, and other gardening tools. However, if you have your own – please bring them.
Posted in Environment Tagged Earth Resources Foundation, kore dry shirt, rash guards, stay dry shirts, UV protective clothing
By rashie on January 22, 2009
Southern resident killer whales. Photo courtesy NOAA.
Last October, Canada’s federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans was sued by six environmental groups for failure to safeguard the critical habitat of local British Colombian killer whales.
The specific species named in the suit are the endangered southern resident killer whales and the threatened northern resident killer whales, which are both formally listed under the Species at Risk Act. This is the first lawsuit of its kind in Canada and was filed as an attempt to force the government to consider critical habitat as part of the orcas’ official recovery plan.
The environmental groups who were frustrated by the Canadian government’s failure to take steps under the Species at Risk Act to protect the orcas are the David Suzuki Foundation, Environmental Defense, Greenpeace Canada, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Raincoast Conservation Society and the Wilderness Committee have turned to the courts.
You can read more here…
Posted in Environment Tagged Canada, killer whales, northern resident killer whales, orcas, southern resident killer whales
By rashie on January 19, 2009
His Royal Highness General Khaled bin Sultan, founder and Chairman of the Living Oceans Foundation, announced the formal launch of “Global Reef Expedition: Science Without Borders” the Foundation’s three-year coral reef study.
The goals of the expedition are to:
- map and characterize coral reef ecosystems
- assess major habitat types
- identify factors that allow coral reefs to resist, survive and recover from major threats
- determine impacts of climate change
- identify the reefs’ current status and major threats
- and help develop regional and global conservation measures
We’ve told you one way you can help from harming coral reefs with the chemicals used in sunscreens is to wear a rash guard shirt when you snorkel or dive to view them.
Posted in Environment, Politics, Rash Guards, Vacation and Travel Tagged His Royal Highness General Khaled bin Sultan, Living Oceans Foundation, rash guards, swim shirts
By rashie on January 13, 2009
We know our customers here at Buy-Rash-Guards.com are ocean loving folks so we thought we’d pass this news along…
According to a recent report by Oceana, the largest international organization focused 100 percent on ocean conservation, the world’s oceans are becoming more acidic at an alarming rate due to the increase of carbon dioxide emissions over the last few decades and this is likely to drastically change marine ecosystems worldwide.
Oceana’s analysis, which draws heavily on published scientific literature, predicts a mass extinction of coral reefs in both tropical and colder deep waters this century. These die-offs will result from the absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans, which leads to a lowering of pH, creating a more acidic environment for marine life.
Acidification reduces the ability of marine animals such as corals, crabs, lobsters, clams and oysters to create calcium carbonate skeletons and shells, which will likely reduce their survival rates, and their ability to mature and reproduce. Such a decline and widespread death of coral reefs will cost society billions of dollars annually in lost fishing and tourism revenue and will jeopardize the coastal protection services that coral reefs otherwise provide.
Oceana describes a framework of actions for policymakers, business leaders and the public to reduce carbon emissions and prevent massive die-offs of marine ecosystems, including:
- Adopt a policy of stabilizing atmospheric carbon dioxide at 350 parts per million or below
- Promote energy efficiency and low carbon fuels
- Transition quickly to alternative energy sources
- Regulate carbon releases
- Preserve natural resilience of marine ecosystems by protecting them from overfishing and pollution
You can read the full report here at their website…
Posted in Environment Tagged acidification, Oceana