Other Sun Protection Products: Window films and UV shields, etc.

Indoor lights:

For maximal UV protection, acrylic diffusion shields should be placed over bare fluorescent light tubes/bulbs at home and at work to block the small amount of UV irradiation that can leak from such light sources (UVA greater than UVB). [Sun Protection and Sunscreens]

A simpler alternative may be to replace fluorescent lights with incandescent lights (normal light bulbs).

Window films for automobiles and houses:

Before you invest a lot of money in these products, check with state regulations for car window films or tinting. Some states don't allow it.

Window glass blocks virtually all UV-B and at least half of all UV-A energy. But for people that are extremely sensitive to UVA, you may need to get window shields that block out all of the UVA energy (315-400 nm).

UV blocking plastic adhesive films can be applied to home and automobile windows. A number of companies offer UV light blocking films or plastic shields that can be applied to home and automobile windows. This is important because whereas window and car glass material may offer some shielding against UVB rays, they are transparent for UVA rays. More information on these products can be obtained through the Internet (e.g., Solis Films [southwall.com]; North Solar Screen [northsolarscreen.com]; Llumar UV shield window film [llumar.com])[Sun Protection and Sunscreens]

The XP Society has many links for window films:
http://www.xps.org/xp-uvlinks.htm 

Automotive window film state laws for the U.S.

 

Automotive window film Canadian Province Laws

Outdoors

Using common sense, you can estimate protection from the sun. Shade can be  from trees or other sun shields such as roofs or umbrellas.  If shade from trees blocks out half the sky, you have twice the protection from the sun as without trees. Twice the protection means you can last twice as long in the shade as you would without shade. UVB light is directly related to how bright the sun is, so exposure to UVB in winter months is much less than summer months. UVA is almost constant all year long.

UV Facial masks

There is a clear  plastic facial mask for those of us with extreme UV sensitivity such as XP.