If youre not wearing sunscreen daily, especially so if in the southern half of the us, you ought to be. The worlds sunscreens outside of the us are much more enjoyable and protective to wear than whats previously been approved in the us.

Theres still many great filters not yet approved, ill probably still be importing, i personally settled on the Reimann P20 sensitive skin - but ill definitely be checking out the new bemt filters as they come on US shelves to both save the environmental impact of shipping from europe and cost

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What's better about them? Just curious.

[–] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Improved uv protection and longevity are the major points, so youll age more gently long term and you wont have to strictly reapply every 2 hours - since im mostly in doors minus a 20m daily walk, i only apply once in the morning

But also the new sunscreens rub in and blend in better and dont feel as greasy so it not gross to put on and wear everyday

I dont wear makeup, so if the sunscreen is super shiny or pilly my face looks wierd, i dont like how i look, not so with the new filters

With my current sunscreen, its just part of the routine and its barely a thought for me - dosent smell bad, dosent feel bad, dosent make me feel sticky or tacky or greasy or shiny, i just put on 3 pumps (or finger lengths) to appropriatly protect my face, ears, and neck and its easy, and i use a cheaper american sunscreen on my arms to keep cost down

Hard to describe, but i tried a bunch of fda-approved sunscreens once i understood how damaging the sun is and how it affects aging and skin cancer and never found one that i really liked, so i imported some from abroad at the suggestion of a friend and finally found my sunscreen, and now i feel naked without it, wheras it was a chore like eating boiled brussle sprouts before

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Thank you, my significant other hates sunscreen cause it's greasy, looking forward to trying this.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Brussels sprouts are great fried or roasted. Pretty much nothing is good boiled except pasta.

[–] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Fully agreed, i love brussle sprouts when cooked well

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

eggs

[–] maccentric@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Potatoes

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

It doesn't feel disgusting.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 week ago

Seems to be considered reef safe, too.

[–] nailingjello@piefed.zip 16 points 1 week ago

This is great news, thanks for posting.

The last paragraph in the article indicates that availability won't be immediate, but still a welcome change.

Sunscreens with bemotrizinol are expected to be available by the end of the year, according to the ingredient manufacturer DSM-Firmenich.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

Holy shit it’s about time this happened!

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago

It's this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemotrizinol

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Is this another chemical sunscreen?

I prefer zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. The stuff they sell for baby butts always works better than the chemical stuff sold as sun screen.

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

News flash: zinc oxide and titanium oxide are chemicals.

[–] EtherTide@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago

baby butts are also composed of chemicals