FDA sends warning to 5 sunscreen brands including Supergoop

Some of the summer’s hottest beauty products just got burned.

“Beware of sunscreen products in mousse form because they might not be effective,” the Food and Drug Administration cautioned in a post on X this week.

The alert follows a wave of warning letters the agency sent to Supergoop! , Vacation Inc. and three other popular brands, accusing them of peddling whipped, mousse and foam sunscreens that flout federal laws. 3

Before you send your beloved sunscreens packing, let’s break down the FDA’s warnings.

The letters — also sent to Kalani Sunwear , K & Care Organics and Fallien Cosmeceuticals (makers of TiZo sunscreen) — claim the frothy formulas are “misbranded.”

That’s because sunscreens are classified as over-the-counter drugs in the US — and that comes with stric