FDA adds bemotrizinol to list of permitted sunscreen ingredients in the US, its first update in 20 years

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, the first update in 20 years. “This is exactly the kind of progress we can achieve when we modernise our processes and apply sound science to regulatory decisions,” said Mike Davis, Acting Director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). The US FDA is notoriously conservative when it comes to sunscreen actives’ approval, so the update “marks an important step in the effort to provide better sun safety for US consumers”, Julia Wray , a Freelance Beauty Editor who specialises in packaging, ingredients and formulation, told Cosmetics Business . Not yet a Subscriber ? This is a small extract of the full article which is available ONLY to premium content subscribers. Click below to get premium content on Cosmetics Business.