Round two.

In April we sent our first samples back with two complaints: the finish was shinier than the import we benchmark against, and you could smell the filters working. We said the next post would come when the revised samples did. It took longer than we wanted — patience is less romantic from the inside.

The revised tubes landed in June. Same framework as before: plain skin, then over moisturizer, then under makeup. Same arm, same room, same light, the import sitting next to it.

Both gaps are closed. The finish settles the way the reference does — rub it in, give it a few minutes, and you can't tell which arm is wearing it. And the scent is gone. Not masked under perfume — gone.

So we're calling this formula passed — by us. Which is exactly where honesty requires a caveat: two founders approving their own sunscreen proves nothing. The next steps are built to take our opinion out of it — testers who owe us nothing, in real Indian heat, and a lab running the same tests the big, established brands run. More on both when there's something worth showing.

If you want to be first in line: the waitlist is open, and your first bottle is ₹499.

— Aashish & Rishitha, 78 Labs