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The FDA issued warnings to five companies selling sunscreen mousses and foams, citing concerns about their effectiveness and lack of regulatory approval. While the products' safety isn't questioned, their efficacy remains undetermined.

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The FDA issued warnings to five companies selling sunscreen mousses and foams, citing concerns about their effectiveness and lack of regulatory approval. While the products' safety isn't questioned, their efficacy remains undetermined.
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F.D.A. Targets Mousse and Foam Sunscreens

By Dani Blum

Aug. 23, 2025

The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters this month to five companies that sell sunscreen mousses and foams.

The agency wrote a message on X to β€œbeware” of these novel products, stating they may not be effective. The F.D.A. allows companies to market sunscreens in a number of forms β€” including sticks, sprays, powders, oils, gels, ointments, even butters β€” but not foams or mousses, which have gone viral for their whipped-cream-like consistency.

β€œThe F.D.A. has a very tight definition of what they allow to be marketed as sunscreens,” said Dr. Ahmad Amin, a dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine.

The warning letters went to the popular sunscreen brand Supergoop, as well as to K & Care Organics, Vacation Inc., Kalani Sunwear and Fallien Cosmeceuticals. The agency wrote that these companies did not comply with the F.D.A.’s requirements and advertised their foams and mousses as products that protected peo...

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