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How to pick the perfect sun hat for sun protection

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Amy Schmidt.

After beating skin cancer, Amy now empowers others to live sun-smart.

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Can skin damage caused by the sun be repaired or even reversed?

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Sun hat or sunscreen: which is better for sun protection?

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Year-Round Skin Health Tips

Maintain healthy skin all year round with daily sun protection, monthly self exams, and annual dermatologist skin checks. Learn how simple habits can reduce skin cancer risk, support early detection, and keep your skin protected for the long term.

Your Story: Eadie

Your Story Series: Eadie

At just 22, Eadie was diagnosed with a Basal Cell Carcinoma. Today, she shares how her relationship with the sun, and sun protection, has changed. 

What Dermatologists Want You To Know About Sun Safety

What Dermatologists Want You To Know About Sun Safety

Discover sun safety tips from leading dermatologists, including how UPF 50+ clothing, daily UV checks, and SPF 50+ sunscreen can protect your skin year round. Discover simple habits to reduce skin cancer risk and prevent premature ageing.

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Your Complete Guide to Choosing Sun-Protective Clothing and Sun Hats

Discover how UPF 50+ clothing and sun hats provide the most reliable daily sun protection, how UPF ratings work, and why they’re essential alongside SPF.

A man and a woman on a beach wearing sun smart clothing and sun hats.

Sun Protection Beyond Sunscreen: Make UPF 50+ Clothing and Sun Hats Your First Line of Defence

Learn why dermatologists recommend UPF 50+ clothing and broad-brim sun hats as the first line of defence, with sunscreen used to protect the areas clothing can’t cover.

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UPF vs SPF: Understanding the Difference for Skin Health

UPF and SPF work together—but they’re not the same. Discover why UPF 50+ clothing offers set-and-forget protection, and where sunscreen is still essential.

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The Science of UPF 50+ Clothing and Sun Hats: Why Fabric Rating Matters

Not all fabrics block UV. Explore how UPF 50+ clothing and sun hats are engineered, tested and rated to keep your skin safer every day in the sun.

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The 6 most common skin conditions (including skin cancer & melanoma)

Understand the six most common skin conditions, including non-melanoma skin cancers and melanoma, plus practical tips on symptoms, triggers and early detection.

Kyle Koenig wears Solbari

Your Story Series: Kyle

As a tennis coach, Kyle spends a lot of time outdoors. After being diagnosed with melanoma in his mid-20s, he has discovered that daily sun protection means more than just sunscreen.

Your Story Series: Emma

Your Story Series: Emma

Diagnosed with melanoma at 18, Emma shares how it changed her life, and why sun protection is now non-negotiable.

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Your Story Series: Jenna

Jenna shares her journey from a shock melanoma diagnosis to being 6 years cancer free.

Your Story Series: Polly

Your Story Series: Polly

After her daughter noticed a spot while on holiday, Polly was diagnosed with melanoma. She is now extra vigilant and makes sun protection a priority in her everyday routine. 

Solbari’s Australian Summer Launch

Solbari’s Australian Summer Launch

Leading dermatologists, skin health advocates, and friends of Solbari joined us for our first Australian summer launch event last week in Melbourne, sharing insights, stories and key education around sun safety and the importance of daily sun protection. 

Why Sun Protection Matters Every Single Day (O COSMEDICS X Solbari)

Why Sun Protection Matters Every Single Day (O COSMEDICS X Solbari)

In a country with one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, this awareness week is deeply personal to both Founder and CEO of Australia’s leading cosmedical skincare brand O COSMEDICS, Maria Enna-Cocciolone and Founder and CEO of award-winning Australian specialised UPF 50+ sun protection brand Solbari, Johanna Young.

Dr Stephanie Cowdery

Healing Together: Mental Wellbeing After a Skin Cancer Diagnosis with Dr Stephanie Cowdery

We invited Dr. Stephanie Cowdery, a cancer care research fellow, to discuss the importance of caring for your mental wellbeing following a skin cancer diagnosis.

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