FDA Expands Sunscreen Options for the First Time in 20 Years to Add Bemotrizinol
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3 headlinesFDA approves first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 20 years
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, the first such addition since the late 1990s. Bemotrizinol provides protection against ultraviolet A and B rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin into the b...
FDA Approves the First New Sunscreen Ingredient in 20 Years
Bemotrizinol is a powerful, broad-spectrum blocker of dangerous rays that has been used in Europe for years.