Key Facts:
SUNNYBOD™ was founded by Australian mum Shannon after her mother's melanoma battle, inspiring her mission to make daily sun protection easier and more achievable for families.
The brand's refillable, mess-free SPF applicator brush enables hands-free application, removing the frustration of greasy hands and making it easier to apply sunscreen to tricky areas such as around the eyes, ears, neck, and hairline.
Developed in response to the SPF challenges her own family faced, including resistance from children, sensory sensitivities, and the difficulty of applying sunscreen to tricky areas. The SUNNYBOD™ refillable applicator brush helps make applying SPF quick, easy, mess-free, and fun for kids.
SUNNYBOD™'s message "SMALL HABIT. SERIOUS PROTECTION." encourages parents, carers, teachers, and childcare educators to build simple, repeatable sun-safe routines that fit naturally into everyday life.
The refillable brush design supports sustainability whilst being travel-friendly and suitable for parents, carers, teachers and daycare workers.
When one mum's family experience with melanoma revealed how easily sunscreen routines can fail under pressure, she set out to make sun protection easy, mess-free, and fun. Today, SUNNYBOD™'s "Small Habit. Serious Protection." message is changing the way Australian families think about sun safety—and making sunscreen fun again.
For many parents, applying sunscreen is just another part of the morning rush. A messy and often-forgotten ritual squeezed between packed lunches and school runs. But for SUNNYBOD™ founder Shannon, it became deeply personal.
After her mum's battle with melanoma, Shannon realised that protection goes beyond sunscreen, it's about building habits that last a lifetime. That realisation sparked the creation of SUNNYBOD™ and her vision of a world with zero deaths from melanoma through effective and accessible sun safety.
Turning a Daily Challenge Into a Positive Habit
Understanding the challenges families face — resistance from kids, greasy hands, and inconsistent coverage on tricky areas like the ears and neck. Shannon recognised that the biggest barrier to sun protection wasn't awareness, but practicality.
She founded SUNNYBOD™ to find a solution. A refillable, mess-free sunscreen applicator that helps parents apply sunscreen quickly and easily, turning a stressful daily task into a simple, positive ritual.
"Melanoma changes everything," says Shannon. "When you've lived through it, you realise protection has to become part of life, not something you do when you remember. SUNNYBOD™ was born out of that need to make it easier for families to build small habits that lead to serious protection."
Reinventing Sunscreen Application
SUNNYBOD™'s Refillable SPF Applicator is designed to make sunscreen application easy and enjoyable. It:
Lets you apply sunscreen without the mess or sticky residue, offering a hands-free solution ideal for parents, day-care workers, teachers, and carers.
Helps reduce sensory discomfort often experienced with traditional sunscreen application.
Encourages consistent SPF usage and makes reaching tricky areas like the ears, neck, and around the eyes easier.
Supports sustainable choices with its reusable, refillable design.
Is travel-friendly, supporting easy on-the-go reapplication.
"We want families to know that every brush stroke counts," Shannon adds. "If we can make sunscreen easier to use, we can help make it a daily routine, just like brushing your teeth. And that's where serious protection begins."
What began as one mother's way to protect her children has evolved into a growing movement, encouraging families, schools, and communities to make sunscreen part of everyday care.
SUNNYBOD™'s message is simple. Small Habit. Serious Protection.
"The most powerful thing we can do as parents is model the habits that keep our kids safe. I created SUNNYBOD™ so that sun protection could finally fit into real life, easily, sustainably, and without the mess." — Shannon, Founder SUNNYBOD™
About us:
About SUNNYBOD™
Making Sunscreen Fun!
Born from a personal connection to melanoma, SUNNYBOD™ is an Australian sun safety brand committed to making protection part of everyday life — simple, positive, and repeatable. Created for modern families and everyday sun lovers, SUNNYBOD™ is redefining sun safety through practical, sustainable solutions that fit seamlessly into real life.
