- The original oral sun protection system - Active within half an hour of your first dose - Not a substitute for sunscreenWARNING - Amazon or Ebay are not authorised resellers of Heliocare products - Read HereHeliocare Oral Capsules (60 capsules) Which Heliocare Capsules Are Right For Me? Heliocare capsules are an oral dietary supplement with antioxidant properties which help maintain the skin’s ability to protect against sun-related effects and aging. Fernblock, the principle performance ingredient, works to protect skin structure and immune response and provides daily defense against the UV photoaging process. Heliocare acts as a scavenger to mop up free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS), particularly superoxide anions. UV has many detrimental effects on the skin: it can directly cause DNA damage, and it can create so-called "reactive oxygen species" (ROS) or "free radicals." ROS are high energy molecules that collide with proteins and lipids in the cell and cause direct c