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FDA Approves First New Sunscreen Active in Decades: Innovation or Reinforcement of an Aging Chemical Paradigm?
The first new sunscreen active added to the U.S. OTC monograph in more than 25 years. Bemotrizinol belongs to the same chemical sunscreen philosophy that has dominated the market for decade. This "new" active is not actually new, just new to use in the USA. Therefore, this approval represents an evolution—not a revolution, as Europe has been using it for over 25 years, with no marked decline in rising skin cancer rates.
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