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America Finally Approved This Sunscreen Ingredient After 27 Years. I Put It to the Test.

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TAKE ONE LOOK at our healthcare system, and it’s clear the US is still behind other developed nations in many ways. While affordable options, non-apocalyptic wait times, or the ability to easily speak to a human being on the phone when making an appointment are as fantastical in this country as Voldemort's horcruxes or the idea of the New York Jets ever winning the Super Bowl, this year brought a glimmer of progress toward the rest of the world. At least when it comes to sunscreen .

After the FDA approved bemotrizinol (BEMT for short) in June—a popular active in sunscreens used in Asia, Europe, and Australia since the late 90s—brands are finally now able to release products featuring it in the States.…

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