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FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years
- JohnTHaller 3mo agoImported 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.
- Melatonic 3mo agoFinally
- fhdkweig 3mo agoThis topic has been posted at about the same time in another thread, but neither has any comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48523203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48523203
- ChrisArchitect 3mo agoPreviously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48507024 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 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48503940
- rootusrootus 3mo agoBut I no longer trust the FDA, sadly.
- JohnTHaller 3mo agoThis 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 3mo agoThis chemical has been approved in Canada, the EU, and Japan for years.