Rash Vest are clothing made from spandex and polyester or nylon. This is mostly a stretchable material, which stretches and clings to the body. Most rash vest come with a fatlock stitch feature that makes the surfer feel comfortable. The rash vest gets its name as it prevents the surfer from chaffing and developing a resulting rash. In many cases the surfer’ skin develops

chaffing when he paddles his surfboard and also when he rubs his chest and thighs on the board each time to stand. The wax that is rubbed on the board for grip actually causes abrasion on the surfers skin. Once there is an aberration on the skin then it is very easy to develop a rash. However with a rash vest, your skin is secured from abrasion and also from the rash.

In many places around the world the climate is very warm and so it is not very preferable to wear a full or a half wetsuit. In most cases people wear rash vest under their wet suit especially when there are different people using the same wet suit. Mostly rash vest come with rash bottoms, which are something similar to compression shorts. The material used in rash vest is antibacterial and so wearing them for as long as you are in the water is ok.

As some surfers prefer to only wear rash vest and bottoms even in the tropical winters, many rash very now come with a polyester fleece lining, which helps keep a person warn and as the linings are made from polyester it makes the rash vest capable of drying up quickly. The women’s rash vest mostly come with polypropylene under garment, 8oz lycra gusset and thumb loop.

Many of the rash vest are now being made of Neoprene, these vest are usually about 2 mm in thickness. These vest come with 60% Superflex Airlite G3 Neoprene, Strategically done Airlite Superflex G3 Placement Panel, Boardshort Faster and a 10 YKK Entry from the Back Zip. Another good purpose that rash vest serves is that surfers who wear then during surfing are more aerodynamic and their bodies offer lesser wind resistance.