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New Sunscreen Ingredients: Unmet Needs and Key Considerations

The Dermatology Digest

New sunscreen ingredients are needed to help assuage patient safety concerns and lower skin cancer rates. Some new sunscreen ingredients are already approved in the European Union (EU) and are being studied in the US. Bemotrizinol can be added to sunscreens to protect against both UVA and UVB rays.

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A comment on the 2024 EWG Sunscreen Guide; Is EWG actively harming safe consumer sun protection?

The Eco Well Blog

prevention of skin cancer, UV induced hyperpigmentation, painful sunburn, melasma, etc) far outweigh any potential risks.Sunscreens have a long track record of safety and still, despite some of the scary media reporting on the recent FDA studies, are overwhelmingly supported to be safe and effective. How did they land there? But selectively.

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The Current State of Animal Testing in Beauty - Blog Version

The Eco Well Blog

This is especially untrue now with the 2021 animal testing ammendments. The dark history of Cosmetics Safety From the 18th century’s use of lead carbonate in makeup to the use of radium in the 1920s and 30s, there have been many deaths in the name of beauty. Historically animals have been used as an indicator of safety.

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Using CO2 Laser + Other Modalities to Treat Skin Pigmentation

Lipgloss and Aftershave

Active Ingredients in Pigmentation Therapy In-office treatments are complemented by topical agents that help maintain results and prevent new pigmentation. Products containing the active ingredients above support ongoing skin brightening and prevent melanin synthesis. Journal of Dermatological Science. Draelos, Z., Farris, P.

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Linoleic Acid — The Most Destructive Ingredient in Your Diet (2023)

Aesthetics Advisor

And, as mentioned, most Americans get approximately 25% of their total daily calories from seed oils, so we're far over the safety threshold for these fats — at least based on the laboratory work in animals. Its primary focuses are making sure the ingredient label is accurate and tracking food-related disease outbreaks.

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FDA to Review Biofrontera’s sNDA for Ameluz Dosage Increase

The Dermatology Digest

The sNDA is supported by two clinical phase I studies investigating the safety of the application of three tubes of Ameluz. The first study investigated the blood levels of 5-aminolevulinic acid, the active ingredient in Ameluz, and its active metabolite protoporphyrine IX (PpIX), in 32 patients. This data also formed part of the sNDA.

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Skincare Trends: Clean Beauty and Sustainability

The Dermatology Digest

Patricia Farris discusses skincare industry trends, including consumer demand for “clean beauty,” sustainability, and resources for consumer and dermatologist ingredient education. And in the COVID era, during 2021, this category grew by 33%. We have lots of experience and long-term safety with petrolatum.