The New Queen of Sunscreen?
Tired of taking 10 minutes to rub on your sunscreen at the beach? Uncomfortable with one of your dude friends covering your backside? Thanks to Kristen McClellan, that may all change.
So I was walking through the exhibit floor during the Cornell entrepreneurship celebration 2 weeks ago and came across Kristen McClellan’s display. Kristen is a Junior in the school for Industrial and Labor Relations – typically the home of budding lawyers not entrepreneurs. She is the proud founder of Snappy Screen a unique sunscreen application system. Here’s how it works: stand in front of the 8 foot high “free standing, weather proof” booth, choose your desired SPF and dispense. Kristen’s patent pending cartridges then feed sunscreen through multiple nozzles that spray you with an even mist. Dispense once for the front and once for the back and you’re covered evenly.
The idea was instantly appealing because it turned the “spray tan” concept on its head. Instead of spray tan, Kristen advocates “spray screen.”
Kristen built a prototype of her spray on, sunscreen booth in her driveway. She’s working with some engineers to perfect the design and will be testing the refined versions at a few Long Island beach sites this summer. She’s looking to market it to resorts, clubs with swimming pools and beach parks.
Time saving and healthy… could be a winner. Good luck Kristen.
