FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years

JohnTHaller an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Imported sunscreen has been SO much better than US variants for decades. They have dozens of approved ingredients the do a better job of blocking UVA and UVB, lasting longer, and not adversely affecting skin.

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fhdkweig 18 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This topic has been posted at about the same time in another thread, but neither has any comments.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48523203

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Melatonic 18 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Finally

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rootusrootus 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

But I no longer trust the FDA, sadly.

	▲	JohnTHaller an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This chemical has been approved by better safety bodies in Europe and Japan for decades. There are dozens of others as well that the US still doesn't have access to. Imported sunscreen will still be much better.
	▲	sarchertech 17 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This chemical has been approved in Canada, the EU, and Japan for years.

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ChrisArchitect 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48507024

and related large discussion this week:

European sunscreens are safer than American (2024)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48503940