About
Built for the people who work in the sun
SUN PROTECT is a Health Brands SA initiative. We started from a simple observation: South Africa has some of the strongest UV in the world and millions of outdoor workers, yet sunscreen at work is usually an afterthought bought on price.
AI illustrationOur story
From a product to a programme
Health Brands SA (Pty) Ltd supplies health products to workplaces, clinics and institutions in South Africa. Working alongside occupational health teams, we kept seeing the same gap: employers had a duty to protect outdoor workers from UV and heat, but no simple, documented way to do it.
So we built one. SUN PROTECT combines an SPF 50 broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen in tubes and site pump stations with the tools that make it work: a free workplace UV risk assessment, a policy template, a toolbox talk, posters and a supervisor checklist. The product is the visible part; the programme is what protects people.
Our mission
To make daily sun protection normal, practical and provable on every South African outdoor worksite.
What we stand for
Our values
Worker-first
We design for the person on the scaffold, the road or the farm: a lotion that rubs in fast, stations at the point of work and routines that fit a real shift.
Evidence-based claims
We say exactly what the product is, SPF 50 broad spectrum (UVA/UVB), and nothing more. Every statistic links to its source, and our compliance page shows what we hold and what we do not yet hold.
African skin types
Most South African crews include skin types IV to VI. We say plainly that darker skin is not immune: UV still harms eyes and skin and adds to heat strain, and our training and assessment reflect that.
Compliance by design
The risk assessment, policy template, toolbox talk and supervisor checklist are built around OHS Act duties and the hierarchy of controls, so the programme leaves a paper trail an auditor can follow.
Local manufacturing
Our aim is to make SUN PROTECT in South Africa with a local contract manufacturer, close to the workplaces we serve, with every batch traceable online.
Why Health Brands SA
What you can hold us to
- A South African company. Health Brands SA (Pty) Ltd, registered in South Africa in 2017, supplying workplaces, clinics and public institutions.
- Regulated experience. Health Brands SA holds a SAHPRA medical device licence for other product lines. SUN PROTECT itself is a cosmetic and makes no medical claims.
- Transparent status. Our technical and compliance page lists every test and certificate as in place or not yet held.
- Traceability. Every pack has a batch code and expiry date you can check at sp.healthbrands.co.za/info.
- Reachable people. Phone 082 868 7762 or email info@healthbrands.co.za.
What we will not do
- Claim water resistance, dermatological testing, certificates or seals we do not hold.
- Use other organisations' logos or imply endorsement.
- Make medical claims for a cosmetic.
- Present AI-generated images as real customers. The people in our photographs are illustrations.
Protect your outdoor team this week
Start with a free UV risk assessment: about five minutes, an instant score, ranked actions and a branded PDF for your safety file.