(WXYZ) — The Food and Drug Administration is moving closer to allowing a new sunscreen ingredient that is already used overseas. It’s called bemotrizinol.

When it comes to the sun, there are UVB rays that burn and UVA rays that age the skin. Both increase your risk for skin cancer. That’s why sunscreen is so important. you’ll find two main types on store shelves: mineral and chemical sunscreens.

Mineral sunscreens block both UVA and UVB rays, but they can leave a white cast on people’s skin.

Chemical sunscreens also protect against UVA or UVB, but no single chemical ingredient does both. So companies often mix several chemical filters together. This is where bemotrizinol comes in. It’s also a chemical sunscreen ingredient, but it works differently.

It’s broad-spectrum, so it covers b

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