The ingredient protects against both ultraviolet A and B rays and has low levels of absorption through the skin into the body.

Here's everything you need to know about bemotrizinol, and how you can get your hands on it.

The FDA has approved bemotrizinol as a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in 25 years, giving Americans access to a chemical long used in other countries.

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The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.

For the first time in 20 years, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient — bemotrizinol, or BEMT — that experts say is a safer option than many chemical ingredients ...

New sunscreen ingredient approved in US for first time in 25 years - Bemotrizinol received authorization from European authorities in 1999 and was first submitted to the FDA for review as far back as ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded sunscreen options. The FDA has added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ...

Dermatologists say bemotrizinol could get more people to actually wear sunscreen.

Correction: This story was updated to reflect that the CARES Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump. America is finally catching up on its sunscreen options. The Food and Drug ...