Topic
Global / Regional Comparisons
articles.
Every Global / Regional Comparisons article in the journal — sourced, science-led, zero hype.
- Global Why the US Has Only 16 Sunscreen Filters While Europe Has ~30 Even after the FDA approved bemotrizinol in 2026, US formulators can use just 16 UV filters versus roughly 30 in Europe — here's why American sunscreen feels behind. Read it →
- Global 2025 Was the 4th-Warmest Year on Record. Your Sunscreen Routine Should Notice. With Utah and Nevada setting all-time temperature records, daily sun protection is shifting from a beach habit to a year-round one across the high-UV Mountain West. Read it →
- Global Palau's Sunscreen Ban: 10 Ingredients Tourists Get Caught With Palau will confiscate your sunscreen at the border, and its banned-ingredient list is far longer than Hawaii's. Read it →
- Global Maui's All-Mineral Sunscreen Rule: What's Banned and the $1,000 Fine Hawaii's state ban covers two chemicals — but Maui bans every chemical sunscreen, and getting it wrong can cost you a fine. Read it →
- Global The EU's 2025 Sunscreen Compliance Calendar, Decoded Why your favorite European sunscreen quietly reformulated in 2025 — a plain-English timeline of the year's UV-filter deadlines. Read it →
- Global Japan's Sun-Care Boom: How Daily High-PA SPF Became a Skincare Step In Japan, sunscreen is not a beach product but a daily skincare step, and the market data reveals the habit the rest of the world is now copying. Read it →
- Global Europe's 2025 UV-Filter Toolbox vs. America's: ~30 Filters Against an Old US List Why does European and Korean sunscreen feel so much nicer? A lot of it comes down to how many UV filters each market actually allows. Read it →