{"product_id":"ice-silk-sleeve-sunscreen-cuff-arm-sleeves-uv-sun-protection-hand-protective-cover-non-slip-summer-outdoor-riding","title":"Ice Silk Arm Sleeves - Non-slip with UV Protection Sun Sleeves, Hand Protective Cover for Summer and Outdoor Activities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ge-pdp ge-pdp--arm-sleeves\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;color:#1b2130;line-height:1.65;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eYour forearms are the part that never gets covered\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eHand on the wheel with the sun coming through the side window. Hands in a raised bed for two hours. Hands on the bars, on the club, on the wheelbarrow. Everything else you are wearing stops at the shoulder, and your arms do the rest of the day bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eA sleeve is the one cover-up you can put on in two seconds without changing clothes, and it leaves your fingers doing exactly what they were doing. That is the whole appeal: a layer over the arm, and nothing over the hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-arm-sleeves\/02_driving_hands_on_wheel.jpg\" alt=\"An adult driving with a sleeved arm resting along the open window sill of the car door, the sleeve running from the upper arm over the back of the relaxed hand\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eStraight answer on sun protection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eSun sleeves are normally rated with a UPF number — UPF 30, UPF 50+ — and that number comes from a lab test on the actual fabric. \u003cstrong\u003eWe do not have a test certificate for this fabric, so we do not publish a UPF figure and we are not going to imply one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eWhat we can tell you is what it plainly is: a close-fitting, opaque knit layer sitting between your arm and the outside. Cloth over skin is cloth over skin. But do not treat it as certified sun protection, and do not let it replace what you would normally do — \u003cstrong\u003ekeep sunscreen on your face, neck, shoulders and anywhere the sleeve does not reach\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you need a documented rating, buy a sleeve that publishes one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eMost people who wear these every day are not buying a sunscreen substitute anyway. They are buying a covered arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-arm-sleeves\/07_what_it_actually_is.png\" alt=\"What the sleeve actually is: a close, opaque knit layer, with no UPF rating quoted, in six colours and two hand styles\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhere the fabric stops is the whole choice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe two styles are the same sleeve down the arm. They differ only at the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"font-size:17px;padding-left:22px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWith Thumb Insert.\u003c\/strong\u003e The fabric carries on past the wrist and across the back of the hand, ending in a finished hem just short of the knuckles. Your thumb goes through a small knitted slot at the side of the wrist. Fingers and palm stay completely free.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo Thumb Insert.\u003c\/strong\u003e The sleeve stops at the wrist in a plain flat cuff. Nothing on the hand at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003ePick the thumb insert if the back of your hand is what is catching the sun — driving is the obvious one. Pick the plain cuff if you want to wash your hands, wear gloves over the top, or just want the sleeve out of the way of your watch and your grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-arm-sleeves\/03_two_hand_styles.png\" alt=\"The two hand styles side by side: one sleeve continues over the back of the hand with a thumb slot, the other stops in a plain cuff at the wrist\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eThe thumb slot does more than it looks like it does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThe usual complaint about arm sleeves is that they creep down. A sleeve held up only by tension at the top has one job to fail at, and it fails at it every time you reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eA thumb through a slot anchors the bottom end to your hand, so the sleeve is held at both ends instead of one. That is why the thumb-insert style stays where you put it when you reach, and the plain-cuff style is the one you will occasionally pull back up. The slot itself is knitted closed and finished rather than cut, so the corner of the opening is bound rather than raw — the supplier's own close-up calls that out, and it is the point on a thumb hole that takes the strain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-arm-sleeves\/05_thumb_slot_detail.jpg\" alt=\"Close view of the knitted thumb slot at the side of the wrist and the finished hem where the sleeve ends before the knuckles\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eOne size, and what that actually means\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003eThere is no size to choose here, because there is only one. It is a heavily stretched knit — it pulls on over the hand and springs back onto the arm, so one piece covers a wide range of adult arms rather than fitting one of them perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eWorth knowing before you buy: it is a mild, even squeeze, not a graduated compression garment, and there is no published arm-circumference range. If you have unusually large biceps or unusually long arms, a one-size sleeve is a gamble rather than a fit — that is the honest answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-arm-sleeves\/04_gardening.jpg\" alt=\"An adult in a wide-brimmed sun hat kneeling at a raised garden bed, wearing knit sleeves on both arms while planting with bare hands\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;padding:26px;background:#f2f5f9;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"font-size:17px;padding-left:22px;margin:0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eA full-arm sleeve in a fine-gauge, smooth, matte stretch knit — opaque in every colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eYour choice of hand style: \u003cstrong\u003eWith Thumb Insert\u003c\/strong\u003e (covers the back of the hand) or \u003cstrong\u003eNo Thumb Insert\u003c\/strong\u003e (stops at the wrist)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eSix colours: white, purple, pink, black, grey and blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:9px;\"\u003eOne size, unisex\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eNo UPF rating is documented for this fabric, so none is claimed\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 40px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003eWho ends up wearing them\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 0 22px;\"\u003eDrivers, first — on a long drive the arm nearest the window is the one taking the sun for hours while the rest of you sits in shade. Gardeners who want their arms covered but their fingers in the soil. Cyclists, walkers, golfers and anyone else who wants a layer without putting on a long-sleeved shirt in July. And a quieter use that has nothing to do with sun at all: covering a forearm tattoo for work, which is what the plain neutral colours are for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-arm-sleeves\/06_cycling_path.jpg\" alt=\"An adult resting their sleeved forearms on the top rail of a wooden fence at the edge of a sunlit field, hands relaxed and open\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 18px;\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWhat is the UPF rating?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eThere isn't one we can show you. UPF is a measured lab result, and we do not hold a test certificate for this fabric, so we do not quote a number. Treat it as a physical cover-up rather than certified sun protection, and keep using sunscreen on skin it does not cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWhich style should I choose?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eWith Thumb Insert if you want the back of your hand covered too, and if you want the sleeve anchored at both ends. No Thumb Insert if you want your hands entirely free, or you wear gloves or a watch over the same spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWill it slide down my arm?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eThe thumb-insert style is anchored at the hand, so it stays where you put it. The plain-cuff style relies on the knit alone and will need the occasional pull back up, particularly on a slimmer arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eIs it see-through?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eNo. In the product photography the knit reads opaque in all six colours, white included. If tattoo cover is the reason you are asking, the darker colours are the safer pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWhat is it made of?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003e\"Ice silk\" is a marketing name for a smooth synthetic knit, not a fibre — there is no silk in it. We have not been given a fibre content sheet for this item, so we are not going to print percentages we cannot stand behind. What we can describe is the hand: thin, flat, matte, opaque and very stretchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eIs it a compression sleeve?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eNot in the medical sense. It is a snug stretch knit that holds itself against your arm. There is no compression grading, no mmHg figure, and it is not a garment for swelling, recovery or circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eHow do I wash it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eNo laundry symbols are supplied with it. Our advice for a fine stretch knit: cold hand wash, squeeze rather than wring, reshape and air dry. No tumble dryer, no bleach, no iron — heat is what kills the stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 6px;\"\u003eWill it fit me?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0;\"\u003eIt is one size and unisex, and no arm-circumference range is published. It suits most adult arms. If yours are unusually large or unusually long, treat it as a gamble rather than a guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/assets.gearelevation.com\/pdp-arm-sleeves\/01_hero_sleeve_worn.jpg\" alt=\"A light grey knit arm sleeve worn on an adult arm from the upper arm down over the back of the hand, with the thumb through a small knitted slot and all four fingers left free\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;max-width:520px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;border-radius:8px;\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"301-350","offers":[{"title":"White \/ With Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363000873047,"sku":"C6DDD78F61099A6F3147B8853C666A81","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ No Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363000905815,"sku":"OTQWTWGNJ7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ With Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363000938583,"sku":"RDEJQ426UZ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple \/ No Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363000971351,"sku":"R0QJ98U73C","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink \/ With Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001004119,"sku":"Z8GSY04PGI","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink \/ No Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001036887,"sku":"KIGNYAERLX","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ With Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001069655,"sku":"JLEJKKAAZQ","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ No Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001102423,"sku":"WRGKGZD2KL","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gray \/ With Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001135191,"sku":"1O83ZKFH9N","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gray \/ No Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001167959,"sku":"R1XVIHCG7G","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue \/ With Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001200727,"sku":"A35WRITKOG","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue \/ No Thumb Insert","offer_id":44363001233495,"sku":"8CB6Q4DO47","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/0256\/1367\/files\/01_hero_sleeve_worn.jpg?v=1790641092","url":"https:\/\/chigous.com\/products\/ice-silk-sleeve-sunscreen-cuff-arm-sleeves-uv-sun-protection-hand-protective-cover-non-slip-summer-outdoor-riding","provider":"Secure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}