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American sunscreens lag behind Korean brands in quality. Why?

by Kristin Schwab and Sarah Leeson
Jul 8, 2024
The FDA hasn't approved a new UV filter for sunscreen since 1999. Some consumers are turning to foreign markets instead.
American sunscreens are notoriously thick and greasy. Some countries have more advanced options.
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Why the U.S. doesn't have the best sunscreens in the world

by Amy Scott and Anais Amin
Jul 13, 2022
The FDA hasn't approved ingredients that could make products more pleasing to use — and used more often, says Amanda Mull of The Atlantic.
People may be less likely to use sunscreen when it feels sticky, goopy or greasy, or leaves a white cast.
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The "Coppertone Girl" is all grown up

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 4, 2017
As a toddler, Cheri Irwin modeled for her mother. It made her rear-end famous.
The Coppertone logo on a building in Miami. 
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KFC releases fried-chicken scented sunscreen

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 23, 2016
Because who doesn't want to smell like the Colonel’s 11 herbs and spices at the beach.
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A machine that puts sunscreen on for you, in a snap

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 18, 2016
Snappy Screen founder Kristen McClellan talks about her invention in the latest installment of our series, "Summer Brought to You By."
A SnappyScreen machine set up at a beach. 
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Your sunscreen is way out of date

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 18, 2014
The FDA has banned certain chemicals that other countries find perfectly legal.
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'Big Sunscreen' wins delay in new FDA rules

by John Dimsdale
Jun 18, 2012
Stricter regulations on what sunscreen packaging can say were supposed to go into effect today, just in time for summer. But a delay sought by the industry means they won't happen until the winter.
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