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- Filter chemistry Two Benzophenones, Two 2025 Verdicts: EU Clears BP-5 but Not BP-2 The EU's June 2025 ruling split two near-identically named filters into opposite verdicts — and shows why "benzophenones are bad" is the wrong takeaway. Read it →
- Filter chemistry EU Reaffirms Octinoxate Safe at 10% in 2025 SCCS Opinion Octinoxate is banned in Hawaii but the EU just reaffirmed it at 10% in 2025, a sharp case study in why 'endocrine-active' doesn't automatically mean 'unsafe at use levels.' Read it →
- Filter chemistry SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act Becomes Law in November 2025 A bipartisan 2025 law finally chips away at why US sunscreen lags the world, opening a path for the elegant tinted and hybrid SPF formulas Americans import to be made at home. Read it →
- Filter chemistry 16 of 20 Sunscreens Failed SPF Claims, One Returned SPF 4 The number on the bottle isn't a guarantee, so here's what an independent lab actually found and how to choose a sunscreen that delivers what it promises. Read it →
- Filter chemistry When Industry and Watchdogs Agree: CHPA and EWG Both Backed 2025 Sunscreen Reform It's rare for an industry trade group and a consumer-safety nonprofit to agree - but in 2025 both wanted the same thing for your sunscreen. Read it →
- Filter chemistry Could US Kids' Sunscreen Finally Catch Up to Korea and the EU? Wondering why American sunscreen feels stuck in the past? A 2025 bill is the political mechanism that could change what's on the shelf for your family. Read it →
- Filter chemistry Four Lawmakers, One Bill: The 2025 Push to Modernize FDA Filter Approval US sunscreens don't lag Korea's and France's because of bad chemistry - it's a regulatory bottleneck that Congress moved to fix in June 2025. Read it →
- Filter chemistry Congress Just Moved to Unstick US Sunscreen: The SAFE Standards Act The reason US shelves lack the elegant filters Europe and Asia enjoy is regulatory - and in 2025 Congress finally passed a fix. Read it →
- Filter chemistry EU Declares Benzophenone-1 Unsafe in Cosmetics (April 2025) Benzophenone-1 isn't a UV filter you slather on — it's a hidden cosmetic stabilizer, and in April 2025 EU scientists ruled it unsafe. Read it →
- Filter chemistry FDA's 2025 Benzene Sweep: 6 Recalls, and Why It Should Reassure You The same benzene panic that hit sunscreens in 2021 reached acne products in 2025, but the FDA's own numbers are more reassuring than the headlines suggest. Read it →
- Filter chemistry Bemotrizinol & Bisoctrizole: The EU Filters at the Heart of the 2025 US Debate These are the filters that make EU sunscreens feel weightless and protect deep into UVA, and 2025's modernization debate is about finally bringing them to the US. Read it →
- Filter chemistry Oxybenzone Hits Tighter EU Caps: What the 2025 Benzophenone-3 Limits Mean The world's most-debated chemical filter is now capped harder in Europe — here's exactly where the EU landed, and why the US still sells it freely. Read it →