Those three boys are my children. Like most kids, they love to spend hours in the sun, swimming, diving, splashing, and playing in the water. As a mom, I was very worried about them spending so much time in the sun, exposed to harmful UV rays that can penetrate and magnify underwater.  Of course, their bodies were well protected with sun-blocking swimwear and UVA and UVB sunscreen lotion, their cute little heads were exposed to the sun all of the time.

They needed protection!

I was even more concerned when I found out that my older son had brown spots on his head and they were growing in size. I knew I had to find a solution so I searched for a sun hat they could wear while in the water. I tried many different hats, but none of them worked. Most of the hats would simply fall off in the water and those with a visor would be obstructive. Cotton bandannas and other wraps just got soggy or quickly filled up with water and fell off their heads. I even tried a silicone swim cap but that wasn’t comfortable for playing and swimming in the sun, and Lycra (spandex), although comfortable on the head, did not pass the “cool” test, and my kids refused to wear it.