Does the beauty industry really need another doctor-founded skincare line?

Dr Antony Nakhla holds up the most recent addition to his Eighth Day beauty brand. The matte lotion is about 10 times the price of a tube of Banana Boat’s mineral sunscreen. Photo: The New York Times

Before he introduced his skincare line, Dr Antony Nakhla, a dermatologist based in Newport Beach, California, would frequently vet the products his patients were using.

More often than not, he was unimpressed.