About Us

Products that formulation scientists make for themselves

If you asked PhD-qualified skincare scientists to formulate their own range of skincare products for optimal skin health, what would they make?

We are a team of highly experienced formulation scientists and biologists specialising in skin health. In our day jobs, we develop new formulations for other cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies. However, for many years, we have been making our own ‘ideal’ formulations in our lab and using them on ourselves and our families to maintain healthy skin.

With our brand, Sanno Healthcare, we have launched some of our very best formulations, because they are just too good to keep to ourselves!

Why we started

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention.

Sanno Healthcare began as a business during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, when there was a global shortage of hand sanitiser.

Our team developed a Hand Sanitiser formulation that effectively killed germs and worked against viruses without causing dry, cracked skin. We supplied local community clinics and schools with our Hand Sanitiser, receiving excellent reviews and requests for more.

We made it official when we launched our brand, Sanno Healthcare.

Expanding on the hand care theme, we launched an accompanying range of other skincare products, including our gentle cleansing Hand Wash and Foaming Hand Wash, and our moisturising Hand Cream to help maintain healthy and nourished skin of the hands. All of our products have been formulated with carefully selected ‘superhero’ ingredients to provide effective skincare whilst minimising the potential for irritation.

Our other new products include our Foot Gel, for dry cracked heels, and (coming very soon!) a range for healthy facial skin: Face Serum, Face Oil, Face Balm, and Face Cream. We are continuously working to launch other new formulations in our range, so be sure to subscribe and follow us on social media to stay in the know.

Our approach to healthy skin

Our approach to every formulation is to develop innovative, high quality, safe and effective products based on scientific research, with a simple purpose:

To not only provide effective care to the skin, but to also support the skin to maintain itself in a state of optimal health from within.

Our name

Our brand name reflects our focus on skin health and science. Sanno comes from the Latin word for health: sanus/sano, evoking a phrase attributed to the Roman poet Juvenal: ‘mens sana in corpore sano,’ meaning ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body.’ This resonates with us because it emphasises the importance of a healthy mind and body to one’s overall wellbeing.

Sanno also translates as ‘they know' in Italian, which builds upon our approach to formulating products based on sound scientific knowledge. As PhD scientists, our knowledge and experience keeps us ‘in the know’ in regards to the compatibility of ingredients with our skin, and this is something we wish to share with you.

Finally, our name Sanno is also a reference to the product that launched our entire range: our Hand Sanitiser.

Made in Melbourne

Sanno Healthcare is an Australian owned company based in Melbourne. Sanno Healthcare was co-founded and is managed by a team of four Australian PhD-qualified scientists who each have many years’ experience formulating and developing products for healthy skin, including cosmetic products and prescription dermatology products.

All of our products are developed in our Melbourne laboratories, and are available exclusively online. Purchase your Sanno Healthcare products here, and be sure to subscribe or follow us to receive updates about upcoming sales, new product launches, exclusive offers, and to learn more about the science of your skin.

For enquiries about wholesale or international ordering, please contact us at:

info@sannohealthcare.com    |   (03) 9550 1483.