1: Carbon fibre reinforced composite shell
All SWEET helmets are constructed from continuous carbon fibre reinforced thermosetting resin composites. They’re produced by arranging the carefully selected fibre-resin mixture into the desired shape. The configuration and direction of the fibres are optimized to provide maximum performance before they are cured inside a matching mould. The curing process in the mould is accomplished by exposing the material to elevated temperatures and pressures. The applied pressure provides the force needed to squeeze excess resin out of the material, to consolidate individual plies, and to compress any voids. The technology involved is hard core, and often used in the aerospace and car racing industry, where performance of the material is crucial.

Carbon fibre reinforced composite key features:
- Light weight
- Extreme strength to weight ratio
- Extreme stiffness / rigidity
- Corrosion resistant
- Fatigue and crash resistant
- Impact absorbent
- Temperature resistant


The carbon fibre reinforced composite shell is vital in distributing the forces, and makes sure that the padding will largely deform from the inside, rather than from both sides which would be the case with a soft outer shell. This means the padding is using its energy absorbing properties to slow your head down, not in being deformed by surrounding environment. When protection relies on padding alone, all the energy must be absorbed through a concentrated point of impact, rather than distributed over a large surface area. By distributing the forces we’re able to increase the duration of the impact with less helmet volume.

2: Thermoplastic occishell
All SWEET helmets utilize a 2 piece shell technology offering great fit and comfort and keeping the volume as low as possible. This is unique to all SWEET helmets, and a crucial part of the fit and performance. It’s designed to grip your skull from underneath, preventing the helmet from rolling on your head. However, its most important task is to protect your occipital lobe and surrounding hemisphere.

3: EPP liner
Crushable foams are ideal for helmets designed for one hard impact. The usual padding material in most sports helmets is EPS (Expanded PolyStyrene), which is a very effective foam for absorbing impact. The impact is absorbed as the cell walls in the foam crush on impact and slow the head down gradually.

SWEET, however use another crushable foam called EPP (Expanded Polypropylene). It’s more expensive, but it also has its technical benefits. EPP has better performance in cold weather, and a higher ‘memory’ (returning to its own shape after impact) compared to EPS. It’s often referred to as a multi-impact foam.

However, we recommend you to replace a helmet after a severe blow because there’s no way of monitoring the forces the helmet has been exposed to, and despite the foams high memory, the cell walls are still crushable if the forces are great enough (and then they won’t offer sufficient protection during the next impact.)

4: Fit Pads
A properly fitted helmet will be the most comfortable, but more importantly, the better the fit, the better the performance upon impact. Helmets offer optimal protection only when fitted and worn properly, thus, finding the right size and model is crucial. If the helmet does not fit correctly, your head will accelerate across the gap before it hits the padding, making it harder for the padding to slow down the impact. If a helmet is properly fitted, it will start to slow down the impact immediately, thus reducing the peak G force on the head.

Every SWEET helmet comes with a fitting kit consisting of several different self adhesive fitpads. This will ensure you get as good a fit as possible. There’s also a fitting manual that explains how to proceed, step by step. Note that there are circumstances where the helmet will not fit due to the difference between the shape of the helmet and the shape of your head. In cases like this, you may have to try on a few different models to find the right one.