Livaro Field Sleeves - UPF 50+ Sun-Protective Arm Sleeves
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Material
Fabric: 85% Recycled Polyester, 15% Spandex
Protection: UPF 50+, blocks 98% of UV rays
Grip: Silica grip ring at top, latex free
Care: Machine wash cold, hang dry. Do not bleach or iron
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Sizing
The Livaro Field sleeves are 17.5" (45 cm) long and 4.3" (11 cm) wide — roughly an 8.7" (22 cm) circumference relaxed.
The four way stretch knit expands to fit most arms - but if they don't fit you are covered under our 99 day guarantee!
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Lifetime Guarantee
If your Livaro Field Sleeves ever rip or break under normal use, we'll ship a new replacement - free of cost. We stand behind our product and we'll do whatever it takes to make things right.
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Returns And Exchanges
Returns: Not the right fit or changed your mind? Send them back within 99 days for a full refund — even worn and washed. No tags, no questions.
Exchanges: Need a different size or design? Just contact us within 99 days and we'll sort it out.
Your arms take the worst of every outdoor job: the sun, the scratches, the sticky mess of whatever you're cutting back. The Field Sleeves handle all three — lab-tested UPF 50+ that blocks about 98% of UV, a smooth weave that turns away scratches and scrapes, and a clean barrier against sap and plant oils. One layer, on in seconds, so the only thing on your mind is the work.
Every morning in the beds is another hour of sun your hands and forearms never get back — it's why a gardener's arms tend to age faster than the rest of her. These take the exposure so your skin doesn't, day after day, with nothing to reapply.
You're tired of sunscreen
Greasy hands every time you handle seeds and transplants. A coat that's sweated off before the heat even comes up. Pull these on once and it's gone for the whole morning — nothing to rub in, nothing to reapply.
Your dermatologist told you to cover up
Easy advice to give — hard to actually keep, every single day. Sunscreen wears off by mid-morning and you forget to reapply. A UPF 50+ sleeve you pull on with your gloves stays put till the work's done, so you're following doctor's orders without thinking about it.
You garden in the heat
You'd cover up if it didn't mean roasting — so you go bare and burn instead. These flip that: the wicking knit pulls sweat off your skin and lets it evaporate, so covered arms actually run cooler than bare ones in the sun.
You've had the poison ivy rash
Urushiol only has to touch skin once to wreck a week. A physical barrier over your forearms is the most reliable prevention there is — slip them on before you go near ivy, oak, or sumac and there's nothing for the oil to land on.
You fight thorns and canes
Roses, blackberry, squash leaves — they all fight back, and bare forearms come in scratched and rashy. The tight knit sits between your skin and everything that bites, so you finish the bed with clean arms.
Here's Why Gardeners Love Them:
Sun Protection That Won't Sweat Off By Noon
Sunscreen wears off, sweats off, and misses spots — and almost no one reapplies as often as they're supposed to. A tight UPF 50+ knit has nothing to rub in and nothing to reapply. It blocks 98% of UVA and UVB for as long as it's on your arms, straight through peak hours.
Prune Roses Without The Battle Scars
A tight-knit barrier sits between your forearms and everything that fights back — rose canes, blackberry, squash leaves, tomato suckers. You finish the bed with no welts, no scratches, no rash. Just clean arms.
It's Like Shade You Can Wear
You'd assume covering your arms makes you hotter. The opposite happens — the four-way-stretch knit wicks sweat to the surface so it evaporates and pulls heat off your skin. At under 2.5 oz a pair, it feels like nothing. Like shade that moves with you.
No More Tugging Them Up With Muddy Gloves
Most sleeves creep down the second you reach overhead, and you're hiking them back up with filthy hands. The thumb loop anchors yours at the wrist, so they hold while you're staking tomatoes, kneeling in beds, or hauling flats. No bunching, no slipping, no fussing.
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My mom died of melanoma and for years I gardened anyway and just didn't think about it, which is insane looking back. After my own scare last spring I almost gave up my beds entirely because being out there made me so anxious. These sound silly but they gave it back to me. Spent three hours in the dahlias Saturday and didn't think about my skin once.
Rebecca T.
Gonna be honest, I thought these were a woman thing. Wife ordered me a pair as a joke after I came in fried from the garden again. Joke's on me — I wear them every weekend now. Theyre not hot, they dont slide, and my arms arent peeling in July for once. Dont tell her she was right.
Dave R.
I have a whole routine I was supposed to do and never did — sunscreen on the arms, reapply at 10, reapply after I sweat. Lets be honest nobody actually does that. So I just stopped covering up and figured oh well. Pull these on in the morning and the whole problem is gone. Havent bought a bottle since May.
Diane K.
I'm outside in the yard all day on weekends and figured covering my arms would just make me hotter. Opposite. Soak em with the hose and they actually keep me cool, and Im not slathering on sunscreen every couple hours anymore. Got a second pair so I always have a dry one.
Jason K.
I'm 58 and I started wearing long sleeves to my granddaughter's games because I was embarrassed about my arms. Forty years of gardening will do that. Bought these for the garden but honestly I wear them other places now too. First time in a long while I havent felt like hiding them.
Patricia M.
Ordered these fully expecting to hate them. Figured covering my arms in a Georgia July would be miserable and I'd send them back. Instead my arms are cooler than when theyre bare?? I don't understand the science but I wore them weeding at noon and didnt want to take them off. Still kind of mad they work this well lol.
James M.
It was the greasy hands for me. Every time I picked up seed packets or my phone it all had sunscreen on it, and it'd sweat into my eyes by mid-morning and burn. Didnt even realize how much I hated it until I didn't have to do it anymore. Slip these on and Im just gardening. That's it.
Susan H.
My daughter bought me these because I've got sun damage all up my forearms from years in the yard and she worries about me. Thought it was a sweet but useless gift. I'm the one reordering now — two more on the way. She just wanted me to take care of myself and I didnt really get that until I actually wore them.
Carol D.
I have about thirty rose bushes and every summer my arms looked like I'd lost a fight with a cat. My husband used to wince when I came inside. Wore these all through pruning last weekend and came out clean, not one scratch. He looked at my arms and just said huh. Small thing but it made me happy.
Janet R.
Spent a lot of money and a lot of hours on my tattoos, and everyone told me the sun would wreck it — colors fade, black goes gray. I work outside so sunscreen over a tat all day wasnt happening. These just stay on. Pushed one down last week to compare and the ink under it still looks like the day I got it.
Marcus T.
Skin check every six months since my husband's diagnosis, and the dermatologist has told me a hundred times to cover up. These are the first thing that got me to actually do it, because there's nothing to remember — theyre just on. He noticed I wear them every day now and I think it makes him feel better too.
Lynne A.
I ended up in urgent care two summers ago from poison ivy along our back fence — eyes swollen shut, the whole thing. Been scared to clear back there ever since. Put these on, gloves, long pants, went in like it was a hazmat job and came out totally fine. First time I felt brave back there in two years.
Bonnie P.
Ill be honest, I almost didnt buy because most sun sleeves look like something out of a pharmacy or a bike race. Got the plain blue ones and theyre just... clean. They go with whatever I'm wearing and dont scream 'sun protection.' Two friends from my garden club already asked about them. Gardening feels a little more like me again.
Kathy W.
I clear a big blackberry thicket and do brush work along the property line every fall, and my forearms always paid for it — looked like I tangled with barbed wire. Wore these through the worst of it and came out clean. Tough little things, didnt snag or tear either. Wish I'd had them twenty years ago.
They're one size, designed to fit most adult arms. Laid flat they measure about 17.5" (45 cm) long and 4.3" (11 cm) wide — roughly an 8.7" (22 cm) circumference relaxed — and the four-way-stretch knit expands well beyond that on the arm. That means they sit snug enough to stay put on slimmer arms and stretch comfortably over fuller arms without pinching or cutting off circulation.
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How do I know if these will fit me?
Livaro Field Sleeves are one size fits most. At about 17.5 inches long, they run from your wrist up over the forearm to the lower bicep. The 4-way stretch fabric adapts to your arm. At the bottom, the thumb loop pulls the cuff down over the back of your hand, protecting it from the sun as well.
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What's the thumb loop for?
The thumb loop is designed to anchor the cuff so the sleeve won't ride down your arm, while protecting the back of your hand from the sun. It's designed to sit flat against your skin, not dig in, and it's completely optional. Skip it if you want, the sleeve still works.
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Do they actually stay up, or do they slide down like other sleeves?
The thumb loop anchors the bottom so the sleeve can't creep down while you work, and the snug stretch fit holds the top in place. You won't need to keep tugging them up mid-task.
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Will covering my arms make me hotter?
Nope, covered arms are actually cooler than bare ones in the direct sun. Here's why:
Bare skin absorbs the sun's radiant heat; a lightweight sleeve blocks that, and the breathable stretch knit lets air move and sweat evaporate instead of baking on your skin. They're thin and light, not a hot extra layer.
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How much sun protection do they actually give?
They're rated UPF 50+, which blocks about 98% of UVA and UVB rays across the covered area — and unlike sunscreen, there's nothing to rub in, nothing to sweat off, and nothing to reapply. You pull them on once and you're covered for the whole time they're on.
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Will they protect me from thorns, scratches, and poison ivy?
Yes! They put a tight-knit barrier between your skin and the things that scratch, scrape, and irritate it — rose canes, blackberry, squash leaves, and the urushiol oil in poison ivy, oak, and sumac.
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How do I wash them?
Machine wash cold on a gentle cycle and hang dry — no bleach, no fabric softener, no ironing. The print and the fit hold up to regular washing so you can wear and wash them all season.
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Are they see-through or uncomfortably tight?
No, the knit is opaque, not sheer, and the fit is snug like a light compression sleeve rather than tight or restrictive. Most people forget they're wearing them after a few minutes.
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Is this one sleeve or a pair?
Each order comes with a pair of (2) sleeves!
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What if I order and they don't work for me?
If they're not the right fit or you just don't love them, send them back within 99 days for a full refund — even worn and washed, no tags and no questions. Need a different size or design instead? Contact us within 99 days and we'll set up an exchange. And if your sleeves ever rip or break under normal use down the road, our Lifetime Guarantee covers a free replacement for as long as you own them. In short: 99 days to decide they're for you, and a lifetime of coverage if they ever let you down.
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