The FDA has added bemotrizinol to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph, making it the first new active sunscreen ingredient permitted in the United States since 1999, according to an agency press release. The final order allows bemotrizinol to be added as an active ingredient to sunscreen formulations at concentrations up to 6%, the FDA reported. The decision comes within 7 months of the

The FDA has added bemotrizinol to the over-the-counter sunscreen monograph, making it the first new active sunscreen ingredient permitted in the United States since 1999,…

Bemotrizinol blocks UVA and UVB and has been available in Europe since 1999