Sunscreen

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — As the U.S. continues to wait for newer sunscreen ingredients, patients should use tinted sunscreens to protect against visible light that causes photodamage, melasma and hyperpigmentation, according to a speaker here.

As the year comes to a close, Healio Dermatology has assembled this year’s most-read cutaneous oncology articles.

Healio spoke to the president of the American Academy of Dermatology after the organization issued a letter to the editor of The Atlantic with “serious concerns” over its article entitled “Against sunscreen absolutism.”

The first over-the-counter monograph order request tier 1 application for bemotrizinol, an active sunscreen ingredient, has been submitted to the FDA, dsm-firmenich announced in a press release.

The FDA’s inaction approving sunscreen ingredients as well as studies about endocrine-disrupting chemicals in personal care products and Ozempic’s impact on hidradenitis suppurativa led Healio Dermatology’s most-read articles in September.

The FDA has not approved a new sunscreen ingredient since the 1990s, leaving consumers and clinicians wondering why.

Children with diverse skin types with atopic dermatitis-prone skin did not experience any adverse events when using a sunscreen formulated with antioxidants, according to a study.

In this video, Hansa Bhargava, MD, and Victoria Barbosa, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAD, discuss the impact of UV rays on aging and the risk for skin cancer, as well as ways to protect your skin from the sun.

Topically applied nanoparticle-encapsulated cannabidiol cream helped prevent and repair damage to the skin from ultraviolet A radiation, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

A new mineral sunscreen moisturizer was efficacious and well tolerated in improving photodamage in women with all skin types, according to a study.