If you've ever traveled to Europe or Asia and picked up a local sunscreen, you may have noticed that it feels different: lighter, more elegant, and less chalky. That is not just a texture preference. Sunscreens sold in countries like Japan, South Korea, and France often use different active ingredients than those available in the [...]
The Dermatologist’s Guide to Korean Sunscreens Sold in the U.S. The K-Beauty Sunscreen Phenomenon Somewhere around 2018, American skincare enthusiasts started talking about Korean sunscreens the way people talk about a restaurant that is too good to keep secret. The textures were different. They were lighter, more serum-like, less greasy, and often easier to wear [...]
The New Sunscreen Ingredient That Was Blocked for 25 Years, and Why It Matters Most for Skin of Color A 25-Year Photoprotection Deficit When the FDA approved bemotrizinol on June 9, 2026, dermatologists across the country let out a collective exhale. For those of us who specialize in skin of color, treat melasma, counsel patients [...]
Bemotrizinol Is Now FDA-Approved: What It Means for Your Sunscreen The Day American Sunscreen Changed On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved bemotrizinol, marketed under the brand name PARSOL Shield, as a new active ingredient for sunscreens sold in the United States. This is not a minor regulatory footnote. It is [...]
K-Beauty Immersion at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day: What Happened When an Entire Industry Finally Took K-Beauty Seriously By Dr. Jane Yoo, MD, MPP, Board-Certified Dermatologist & Mohs Surgeon Let me start somewhere that might surprise you, given that this is a cosmetic science conference recap. Think about 2019. A Korean film, a dark, genre-bending thriller [...]
