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FDA finalizes action on bemotrizinol, first new active sunscreen ingredient in 20 years

The FDA has added bemotrizinol to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph, making it the first new active sunscreen ...

FDA approves first new sunscreen ingredient since the 1990s

The ingredient protects against both ultraviolet A and B rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body ...

FDA approves new sunscreen ingredient used for years in Europe and Asia

A new sunscreen ingredient used for years in Europe and Asia was approved for use in the US. The ingredient is safer than ...

What is bemotrizinol? Popular Korean sunscreen ingredient gets FDA approval

The FDA signed off on a new ingredient for sunscreen today for the first time in more than two-and-a-half decades.
Verywell Health

A Superior Sunscreen Ingredient Is Finally Coming to the U.S.

The FDA has approved bemotrizinol, the first new active sunscreen ingredient approved in the U.S. since the 1990s.

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 ...
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American Academy of Dermatology Association praises FDA for approving new sunscreen ingredient

ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 9, 2026) — The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approving bemotrizinol (BEMT), the first new sunscreen ...