Oral-B iO Series 9 Electric Toothbrush with 4 Brush Heads vs La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The Oral-B iO Series 9 Electric Toothbrush with 4 Brush Heads is ₹22,500 dearer.
Oral-B iO Series 9 Electric Toothbrush with 4 Brush Heads vs La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
Oral-B
Oral-B iO Series 9 Electric Toothbrush with 4 Brush Heads
₹24,990
The pressure sensor is the feature that justifies the price, because brushing too hard is the leading cause of gum recession and almost nobody knows they are doing it -- a light that turns red is more useful than any number of cleaning modes.
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La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60
₹2,490
SPF does not scale the way people read it: SPF 30 blocks about 97 percent of UVB and SPF 60 about 98, so doubling the number buys one percentage point.
Full details →Who the Oral-B iO Series 9 Electric Toothbrush with 4 Brush Heads is for
Buy it if: Anyone with gum recession or who has been told they brush too hard.
Avoid it if: Anyone unwilling to spend roughly Rs2,000 a year on replacement heads.
Who the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60 is for
Buy it if: Anyone who will apply a proper quarter teaspoon and reapply every two hours.
Avoid it if: Anyone applying a thin layer once a day and expecting SPF 60 protection.
Specifications, side by side
5 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Oral-B iO Series 9 Electric Toothbrush with 4 Brush Heads | La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 60 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹24,990 | ₹2,490 |
| Fragrance | Not applicable | Fragranced |
| Key actives | Not applicable | Avobenzone 3 percent, homosalate 10 percent, octisalate 5 percent, octocrylene 10 percent |
| Mains voltage | Charger is typically 100-240 V dual voltage; confirm the plug type on the variant supplied | Not applicable |
| Period after opening | Brush heads should be replaced every 3 months | 12 months after opening |
| Volume | Not applicable | 90 ml |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Action | Oscillating-rotating with micro-vibrations, which has more clinical evidence behind it than sonic for plaque removal | not published |
| Battery | Lithium ion, about 2 weeks per charge | not published |
| Brush head life | 3 months, and the bristles fade to signal it | not published |
| Finish | not published | Milky, absorbs without a white cast |
| Head cost | Roughly Rs400 to 600 each, so about Rs2,000 a year | not published |
| How SPF scales | not published | Not linearly. SPF 30 blocks about 97 percent of UVB and SPF 60 about 98 percent. Doubling the number buys roughly one percentage point |
| Modes | 7, including gum care and whitening | not published |
| Pressure sensor | Red, white and green light. Excessive pressure is the leading cause of gum recession from brushing, and this is the single most useful feature | not published |
| Reapplication | not published | Every 2 hours in sun, and after swimming or heavy sweating |
| Timer | 2 minutes, quadrant-based | not published |
| UVA | not published | SPF measures UVB only. UVA causes most ageing and tanning and is rated by the PA system, which US-labelled sunscreens do not carry |
| Water resistance | not published | 80 minutes, which is a tested claim rather than a marketing one |
| What actually matters | not published | Quantity. SPF is measured at 2 mg per square centimetre, about a quarter teaspoon for a face, and almost nobody applies that much. Applying half gives far less than half the rated protection |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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