FDA Permits New Sunscreen Ingredient After 20 Years
The sunscreen ingredient, which has been marketed internationally for years, is considered generally recognized as safe and effective for use in adults and pediatric patients aged 6 months and older.
Edited
Kathryn Wighton
Conexiant June 9, 2026
3 Topic Commentaries
FDA Permits New Sunscreen Ingredient After 20 Years
Karen Murry, MD
Regulatory affairs (nonprescription drugs)
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The FDA’s rigorous standards ensure consumers can be confident in the sunscreens and other nonprescription drugs they use.
Bio:Kathryn Wighton is an editor with Conexiant, where her byline appears in OB/GYN coverage. Her current editorial work includes reporting on reproductive medicine topics, including uterus transplantation, uterine-factor infertility, assisted reproduction, pregnancy outcomes, and neonatal outcomes.
Her published work in BMJ has focused on COVID-19 vaccination policy and communication for children and adolescents, including vaccination decisions for children under 5 years of age, consent conversations for teenagers, and broader questions around pediatric and adolescent COVID-19 immunization in the United Kingdom.
3 Topic Commentaries
FDA Permits New Sunscreen Ingredient After 20 Years
Karen Murry, MD
Regulatory affairs (nonprescription drugs)
•U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Kelly Dobos, MS
Cosmetic science/chemistry
•University of Cincinnati
Henry W. Lim, MD
Dermatology (photodermatology)
•Henry Ford Health
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