Australia's 2025 Sunscreen Review Echoes the EU on Old Filters
It's not just Europe — in 2025 Australia put the same legacy chemical filters under the microscope, and the verdicts are converging.
In April 2025 Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) published a safety review of seven active sunscreen ingredients — including homosalate and oxybenzone — mirroring the endocrine and exposure concerns that drove the EU's parallel Annex VI restrictions.
Regulatory scientists note that when independent bodies like the TGA and the EU's SCCS reach similar conclusions about the same legacy filters, it strengthens the case for caution — a convergence that signals a global reassessment of ingredients such as homosalate and oxybenzone rather than an isolated regional concern.
Questions we get a lot
What did Australia's 2025 sunscreen review look at?
In April 2025 the Therapeutic Goods Administration published a safety review of seven active sunscreen ingredients, including homosalate and oxybenzone. The review examined endocrine and exposure concerns similar to those that drove the EU's Annex VI restrictions on the same filters.
Does this mean homosalate and oxybenzone are being banned?
A safety review is an assessment, not an automatic ban. The TGA's 2025 review reflects ongoing scrutiny of legacy filters and aligns with EU concerns, but any restrictions would follow from the review's conclusions. The broader takeaway is that regulators worldwide are reassessing these older ingredients.
r/SkincareAddiction: 'Both Europe and Australia are reviewing homosalate and oxybenzone now — should I switch to mineral sunscreen?'