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NEW ERA FOR SUNSCREEN

DT · Aug 28, 2026, 10:29 AM

Photograph courtesy of pexels-armin

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved bemotrizinol, or #BEMT, the first new active #sunscreen ingredient added to its over-the-counter sunscreen list since the late 1990s. Long used in Europe and Asia, bemotrizinol protects against both UVA and UVB rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin.