FDA approves 1st new sunscreen ingredient since 1990s
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What’s the New Sunscreen Ingredient, BEMT? Experts on Why Bemotrizinol Is Different — and Better
The United States has just approved its first new active ingredient for sunscreen in more than 20 years — bemotrizinol, which is already popular in Europe, Australia and some parts of Asia
The FDA has approved bemotrizinol, the first new active sunscreen ingredient approved in the U.S. since the 1990s. Bemotrizinol provides broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection and is more photostable than existing sunscreen ingredients.
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