(applause)
From contour sticks
to pouty lips, there's no end
when it comes beauty products
causing a stir on your social media account.
But, which ones are worthy of all the bzz buzz
versus, wa wa, total bust.
(crowd laughs)
Dr. Batra is here to give us the scoop
on a few of them, starting with,
what?
This is the first one.
This is the Coola SPF 30 Sun Silk Drops,
and these are taking over your social media feed,
because they're very light weight, they're transparent,
and the idea is in contrast to
a regular kinda typical sunscreen.
They're very liquid, and you can mix them into other things.
So, if people are mixing them with their make-up,
and with their lotion, it's sort of the idea
is you turn anything into their sunscreen.
So, I love that SPF is trending on social media.
This, as a dermatologist, makes my day.
I had some thoughts, I put this to the test,
and it is very light weight, it's very silky.
I have some issues with the fact that
they called this 70% organic.
To be totally clear, this is a completely chemical block so,
(laughter )
the active ingredients
are not the mineral zinc or titanium
that we consider to be
Blocks
Kind of the most effective broad spectrum blocks,
but also the most organic molecules.
The other thing is, for this one ounce bottle
that your seeing that's used on stage, this is 46 bucks!
(laughter)
So, basically when
you wanna get that SPF on the label,
you're using two entire droppers full, to get that amount.
So, your gonna burn through this pretty quickly,
especially if your
I can you taking
mixing it into
it to the beach
your product.
and your husband
or boyfriend grabs it, and starts putting it all over
his body
No, and your just staring!
Your gonna grab that quick and go, "You're in trouble!"
No! (laughter)
Isn't this,
Docs isn't this one of the problems is
that the mineral base sunscreens,
by nature, are going to be a little thicker,
and so, things like this that blend in really nicely
usually is more of a chemical sunscreen.
Is that fair to say?
If you're using a mineral block
Mm-hmm.
I don't know about you,
but every time I put a mineral block on,
which I tend to use--
Good.
it's there, it's there.
It's there and it's relatively hard to remove.
It's true, but there are more and more cosmetically
eloquent formulations of mineral blocks
that we're now seeing, which is really a blessing,
because we been talking about mineral blocks for decades.
Because you remember those lifeguards
that had the big white stripe
down their nose.
Oh yeah, zinc oxide.
And that what everybody thinks of when they think of zinc,
but now they have micronized forms,
which really do go on very sheer.
You can get them tinted.
I use a tinted SPF 30 everyday, rain or shine--
So that's, I
and that's what
know you go with the mineral
we should be--
block,
Absolutely.
and I know this is expensive,
but are you saying buzz or bust?
So, I think maybe it's not an everyday product,
but I would say this definitely has buzz.
Okay
Bzzz.
Yeah.
Alright.
(audience applauds)
We wanted to see
how well it worked,
so we put it to the test with a UV camera.
Huh, those kinda photos.
Yeah
The left tester,
is a bare faced tester,
the right is with the Coola SPF.
Here's another photo comparing
the Coola Sun Silk Drops to a mineral sun block.
Dr. B, what are you thinking there?
Mineral sunblock, is that the winner?
Yeah, so in this type of photo,
when you look at those brown spots on her face,
those are being picked up by the ultra violet light.
Those are damage spots.
That's what Dr. Orden and I were
just muttering about up here.
The middle is with this particular product,
and I think really interestingly if we had a photo of
what someone who's just using this in day to day life,
is probably using a lot less
than what your seeing in the picture.
Because most of us,
if your spending 46 bucks an ounce on it,
you're probably putting a couple drops,
and being really sparing with it.
So you may not even get that middle photo,
and then of course the mineral sunscreen,
you can see that nice uniform really dark color,
means it's shielding you,
it's blocking that ultra violet and deflecting it.
It is funny because Drew you brought up that part of
when you buy an expensive facial SPF,
I got a fancy one a couple months ago,
and came home and everyone was using it,
putting it on they're body.
And I was so upset, it was like 70 bucks
for two and a half ounces.
Noooo!
Don't do it!
That's me
with my wife's expensive skin care stuff.
I stick my hand in it, (growls).
What are doing!
(laughter)
So, it was a one time deal, alright?
I got talked into it.
I was at this fancy place, and I literally,
I was at the airport.
I had no SPF, I was going somewhere sunny,
and I got talked into it.
I know this is expensive,
but you only have to use a little bit.
This'll last you six months.
I'm thinking six months, okay.
So, that's 10 bucks a month for some good sunscreen.
Not when someone puts it on their whole body!
