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Your 2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Thoughtful Gifts That Shine All Year

The best gifts are the ones we remember long after the holidays have passed. They’re thoughtful, useful, beautifully made — and they shine with personality. If you’re searching for meaningful gif...

Meet JuneBee Baby — Heirloom Knits for Everyday Life!

I want you to meet my friend June from JuneBee Baby, the heart and hands behind a beautiful artisan knitwear shop that’s all about slow fashion, soft textures, and timeless style.  Whether you're s...

How Much Is Your SPF Really Costing You? Why UPF Clothing May Be the Smarter Choice

SPF vs UPF: SPF measures how long sunscreen protects against UVB rays, but requires reapplication every two hours — a habit that adds up in both time and cost. UPF measures how much UVA and UVB fa...

Behind the Seams: How Tariffs & Rising Costs Are Affecting Small Brands

Tariff Impact, Freight And Fabric Costs, and What It Means for Heliades So many of my small business colleagues have been scrambling for months over the impact of tariffs on their businesses and cu...

How Much Sunscreen Really Costs You—and How to Spend Less

Ever wonder how much sunscreen is really costing you? We did too. That’s why we created the Sunscreen Cost Calculator—a quick, free tool that reveals how much you’re spending to stay sun-safe (and ...

Best Sun Protection Fabric: How to Choose High-Quality UPF Clothing

What Makes a Fabric the Best for Sun Protection? When you’re investing in high-quality sun protective clothing, understanding what sets fabrics apart can make all the difference. Sun protection isn...

Bay Area Manufactured UV Sol Escape - Sun Protective Wrap

This is a process video of our UV Sol Escape being made by hand here in San Francisco. We are meticulous on the details, blending fashion with functional sun protection for a beautiful, fiercely su...

Fashion Sun Dickeys Protect Your Neck From Sun Damage

This is a process video showing Heliades Sun Dickeys made by hand in small batches (in Northern California). Fusing the interlining onto the contrast collar pattern piece, in a variety of colors. O...

How to look fashionable AND keep your skin shielded from daily sun exposure

We've got pretty sun protection clothing solutions just for you. Wear Heliades Fashion Sun Protective Clothing every day instead of spending thousands of dollars at the aesthetician to undo sun dam...

Exercise Your Right To V-O-T-E

 Just for fun we used our UV Sun Gauntlets (sun protection gloves and sleeves) to make our point: Reminder to exercise your right to vote! Election Day is the first Tuesday in November. https://bi...

Stylish UV Sun Protection Wrap Makes Protecting Your Skin Pretty And Easy

The Heliades Sol Escape is a Stylish UV Sun Protection Wrap and makes sun protecting your skin easy, fast and it's pretty! I designed the Sol Escape to quickly layer over our clothes. Fashionably ...

Fabric Labels, Please Stick! Launching New Fashion Sun Protection Designs, Part 2

This is Part 2 in a series about our Heliades Designer/Entrepreneur's experiences launching new and existing fashion sun protective clothing designs. This series is an update on our entire UPF50+ f...