Sunscreen Dispensers

Avoiding Skin Damage from UV Rays is Crucial to Living a Healthy Lifestyle

OUR SUNSCREEN DISPENSER PILOT CONTINUES INTO 2024!

In 2022, Save Your Skin Foundation partnered with medical student siblings Samuel and Karen Farag, and the municipalities of Summerside, PEI, Riverview, NB, New Westminster, BC, and Brooks, AB – as well as BC Cancer – to launch 10 dispensers. Building on our success in 2o22, we launched an additional 30 dispensers in June 2023.

Our sunscreen dispensers initiative is going strong for another season. We encourage all municipalities or community organizations interested in the sunscreen dispensers to reach out to Save Your Skin Foundation at info@saveyourskin.ca.

The dispensers are automatic and touchless, and provide free, Health Canada approved SPF 30 sunscreen for anyone who needs it. The sunscreen is zinc oxide based, free from chemical sunscreen filters, common allergens and toxic ingredients including oxybenzone, avobenzone, retinyl palminate, PEG, parfume, and sodium lauryl sulphate. See image to the right for more details.

Dispenser Locations

LAKE COWICHAN, BC

SALMON ARM, BC

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC

PRINCE GEORGE, BC

PENTICTON, BC

RICHMOND, BC

CENTRAL OKANAGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BC

NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, BC

VANCOUVER, BC

BC CANCER PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY

MOOSE JAW, SK

WESTLOCK, AB

MANITOBA HARM REDUCTION NETWORK (MHRN)

OTTAWA, ON

TIMMINS, ON

COCHRANE, ON

RED LAKE, ON

SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, ON

GEORGINA ISLAND, ON

"REACH" NIAGARA, ON

JOLIETTE, QC

PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU, QC

WESTVILLE, NS

NEW GLASGOW, NS

RIVERVIEW, NB

NB FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS ASSOCIATION

GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD, NB

SUMMERSIDE, PEI

Two dispensers installed at the following locations:

Brundage Point River Centre
Tail Whip Park / Splash Pad

To learn more, read our press release.

Learn more! Read our Press Release

Press Release

Applying sunscreen is part of an overall sun-safe way to enjoy the outdoors. First, limit your time in the direct sunlight, especially between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., seek shade, cover up by wearing long sleeves and pants and a wide-brimmed hat. Use sunscreen, specifically one labelled broad-spectrum, SPF 30, to protect the lips with lip sunscreen or zinc oxide. Apply 20 minutes before sun exposure, and reapply every two hours or after swimming.

Affixed to the Dispensers is a list of the sunscreen ingredients and a reference to Health Canada’s approval of the sunscreen, as well as a disclaimer concerning the use of the Dispenser or the sunscreen contained therein:

THE SUNSCREEN IS BEING USED AT YOUR OWN RISK. None of Save Your Skin Foundation, (participating cities), nor anyone else connected to these organizations, makes any assurances, representations, guarantees or warranties concerning the use or effectiveness of the sunscreen or dispenser, and any use of the sunscreen or dispenser is done at your own risk. By using the sunscreen or the dispenser, you acknowledge and agree that none of Save Your Skin Foundation, (participating cities and organizations to be listed) nor anyone else connected to these organizations are responsible for the results or consequences from any use of the sunscreen or dispenser. View Ingredients