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Description
This minimalist 3mm hood is made with the same recycled materials and construction as the Surface, is warm, with excellent stretch to ensure a comfortable fit
Features & Fitting
Collapsible tab contentFor snorkelling, shallow freediving and surface watersports as well as scuba diving
Yulex Pure™ natural neoprene made from sustainable latex
Water based glue
95% lined with recycled polyester
Minimalist branding with water-based inks
Inner ankle and wrist seals
Simple, minimalist design maximises flexibility
The use of recycled materials, such as old fishing nets, in collaboration with Ghostnets UK, shows great consistency with the above standards. The same goes for the use of Econyl fabrics, an Italian company specializing in recycled fabrics made from recycled plastic.
Since neoprene has an amazing performance in water sports, the use of fuel oil and therefore supporting oil drilling is not what we want as sea and nature lovers. The fourth element we use for our wetsuits is Limestone and Yulex Pure Neoprene.
Development never stops, so even the new REC FINS, which are made of 97% recycled material, can be recycled again. So here you see the whole life cycle of a product, and the end of life is the beginning of a new life.
This minimalist 3mm hood is made with the same recycled materials and construction as the Surface, is warm, with excellent stretch to ensure a comfortable fit
The XENOS wetsuits
Freedive wetsuits
Limestone neoprene
Fourth Element wetsuits
RF - when 20 years of pioneering work in the field of underwater thermal protection meets freediving performance.
Maximise your freedom in the water, just focus on your breath. Forgot you are wearing any equipment and reach your limit.
Be in the moment
Freediving in cold waters
Iceland
Features
Recycled Rubber
One of the key ingredients of neoprene, Eco Carbon Black, is recycled by our wetsuit factory from post-consumer scrap tyres. This significantly reduces energy consumption and cuts CO2 emissions by 200g per wetsuit.
Limestone Neoprene
During the neoprene production process, limestone is used to replace petrochemicals to form rubber chips. You achieve the same performance as traditional neoprene, but with way less environmental impact.
Resources
After the neoprene creation process, the redundant trimmed materials will be recycled and reused in the mixing process to produce more neoprene sheets. Overall huge amounts of raw materials are saved, energy consumption is reduced and waste water and air emissions are minimised during production.
Safe waters - Dope-Dyed Yarn
Dope-Dyed Yarn
The yarn in this garment is dope-dyed, a process of infusing dye pigments into a molten plastic solution to produce coloured yarns. This saves vast amounts of water whilst reducing energy consumption and water pollution.