FDA warns one of summer’s biggest viral beauty hits may not be safe

If your summer skincare looks more like dessert than SPF, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a message: Put down the whipped cream canister—especially if it’s actually sunscreen.

On Monday, the agency dropped an unusually beachy buzzkill, warning that mousse-style sunscreens—the viral, fluffy-textured formulas that are all over TikTok—might not protect you as promised. Even worse? Their ice-cream-topping aesthetic could tempt someone to take a taste.

And yes, that’s as bad of an idea as it sounds.

“Beware of sunscreen products in mousse form because they might not be effective,” the agency wrote on X. “Some mousse sunscreen products resemble whipped cream containers and may put consumers at risk if ingested.”

The FDA’s social media statement was accompanied by a flurry of offic