4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
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Re: 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
#2This topic has been posted at about the same time in another thread, but neither has any comments
Re: 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
#3Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48507024
and related large discussion this week:
European sunscreens are safer than American (2024)
Re: 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
#4Bemotrizinol is the ingredient being discussed.
If you're looking for a specific product to try, check out Ombrelle and also La Roche-Posay's Anthelios line. I share this as a Canadian (bemotrizinol has been available here for years), but check the ingredients because it may vary by country because of regulations.
Aside: I did a bunch of sunscreen research some time ago for my family. I like the non-absorbing/non-reactive aspect of mineral screens but settled on a chemical screen and bemotrizinol seemed favoured but we landed instead on the Kinesys brand of sprays which we love because they're very waterproof and sweatproof in our experience but they feel like almost nothing. YMMV.
Re: 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
#5Bemotrizinol is the ingredient being discussed. If you're looking for a specific product to try, check out Ombrelle and also La Roche-Posay's Anthelios line. I share this as a Canadian (bemotrizinol has been available here for years), but check the ingredients because it may vary by country because of regulations. Aside: I did a bunch of sunscreen research some time ago for my family. I like the non-absorbing/non-rea…
Thank you for sharing your experience. Any idea If I search for Kinesys spray product on the American Amazon site will it be the same? What are the active ingredients?
Re: 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
#6certain long clothes allows for skipping sunscreen entirely in perpetuity
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#7certain long clothes allows for skipping sunscreen entirely in perpetuity
Your clothes still need to have a certain SPF, and you're not gonna wear gloves when 100 outside are you?
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#8certain long clothes allows for skipping sunscreen entirely in perpetuity
This isn't realistic for something likeriding your bike where you get lots of sun on your face and limbs.
Re: 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
#9certain long clothes allows for skipping sunscreen entirely in perpetuity
Unless you are talking about a Burqa, i think that is not true.
Re: 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
#10certain long clothes allows for skipping sunscreen entirely in perpetuity
Your clothes still need to have a certain SPF, and you're not gonna wear gloves when 100 outside are you?
Just about any shirt is going to have a higher spf/upf than any normal sunscreen. Also who puts sunscreen on their hands??
A long sleeve sunshirt with a hood or better yet a floppy hat is where it’s at. I have a couple of the Colombia PFG ones that I wear for working outside, though I’d like to see if I can find something cotton instead since I’m not a huge fan of synthetic fibers.