Abstract: A protective headwear having shock absorptive and insulating properties includes a head-receiving shell member adapted to overlie the head of a wearer and an integral padding member disposed between the at least two plies of the shell member. The padding member is formed of a resilient shock absorbent polymeric foam material, wherein the padding member is fully encapsulated between the at least two plies of the shell member. The padding member has a plurality of individual sections, with each individual section adapted to overlie and protect one of the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes of the brain and head of a wearer.