Plant-based sunglasses built for life outdoors.

Our Mission Towards Sustainability

Our mission is to create sunglasses that enhance your time outdoors while working to protect the world around us. In our commitment to reduce environmental impacts, we use renewable resources in the manufacturing of our sunglass frames and lenses - reducing the use of fossil fuels.

Ellume Polarized

Ellume-inate Your Life

Ellume Polarized Color Filtration revolutionizes the way you see color. This high-purity lens filters specific wavelengths of colors so reds, greens and blues vibrantly pop, enhancing every view. This process eliminates color confusion, allowing you to see the world’s natural colors with greater clarity and contrast with Ellume Polarized.

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Plant-based

Clarity

See the world more clearly with Ellume Polarized. While other lenses are made from petroleum-based materials, Ellume Polarized uses a unique plant-based polymer(Z-Lite/Z-Resin frames contain a minimum of 45% bio-resin) as the bonding agent to deliver a high-purity lens for cleaner, crisper vision.

100% Polarized

Contrast

Reflected light and UV exposure can cause glare, eye fatigue and sensitivity, all of which disrupt your experience outdoors. Ellume Polarized eliminates 99.9% of glare and blocks 100% of harmful UVA/B rays, protecting against the risk of long-term eye damage.

Ellume Color Filtration

Color

Ellume Polarized is built to enhance specific wavelengths of visible light while reducing harmful high-energy blue light (HEV). This process eliminates color confusion so you see the colors of the

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Z-Resin

Our plant-based frame material.

Plant-Based* Performance. Crafted from the versatile castor bean’s oil, this material contains a minimum of 45% plant-based material* and provides an incredibly durable and lightweight alternative for more comfortable everyday wear and activities.

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Ultra Lightweight Sunglasses

Z-Lite Thin Injection

Weighing in at less than an ounce, Z-Lite combines our Z-Resin frame material with a thin-injection process to allow for an ultra-lightweight, durable sunglass frame for complete versatility no matter the activity.

Built for life outdoors

Durability

From the frame to the lens, all Zeal Optics sunglasses are designed to stand up to everyday life as well as the world’s harshest conditions.

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All Day Comfort

ProFlex

This unique material is strategically injected into various parts of the frame to provide a soft and comfortable hold. ProFlex withstands extreme hot and cold temperatures so your sunglasses stay in place no matter what the day brings.

Auto Sun

Polarized + Photochromatic

FROM DAWN ‘TIL DUSK. Your partner for all-day adventures in changing light conditions. Auto Sun lenses combine photochromic technology and polarized protection into a single lens for an unsurpassed visual experience no matter where the sun leads you.

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