# After 20 years, America's sunscreens are about to get a major upgrade

> The US has broken a two-decade drought with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) adding bemotrizinol to the list of approved active ingredients that can be used in sunscreen, paving the way for more effective…

- **Source:** [Refractor](https://refractor.io/health-wellbeing/americas-sunscreens-major-upgrade/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a32b468de814794a0d708bd)
- **Published:** 2026-06-17
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #america #bemotrizinol #major #sunscreen #upgrade #action #active #adding
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