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Sunscreen - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 10-14-2026
I’ve been using Biore sunscreen from Japan with bemotrizinol for many years. With the right formulation the Japanese versions have the best feel of any I’ve used. Hopefully there will be a similar US version.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved bemotrizinol — sometimes called BEMT — in June. The first sunscreens containing it are now hitting U.S. store shelves, including formulas from Neutrogena and other manufacturers.
Dermatologists say the chemical fills an important market gap by offering broad protection, like the most well-established sunscreen ingredients, but without their cosmetic downsides, including white streaking.
BEMT has decades of safety data behind it, including studies showing it has minimal absorption into the skin. That’s been a concern with some older sun-blocking chemicals.
https://apnews.com/article/bemotrizinol-bemt-new-sunscreen-ingredient-fda-7892cc598c0b553b8c9c6715d7a36d6a
RE: Sunscreen - MyManao - 10-14-2026
(10-14-2026, 07:30 PM)HereOnThePrimalEdge Wrote: I’ve been using Biore sunscreen from Japan with bemotrizinol for many years...
And yet, without clarifying exactly why, the above quoted article says..
More evidence is needed about the impact on coral reefs*
With that in mind I have to wonder if your promotion of this newly approved chemical based sunscreen may be premature Edge. Personally, methinks, if it isn't certifiably safe for the ocean it shouldn't be used here.
* Bold was included in the quoted article.
RE: Sunscreen - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 10-14-2026
your promotion of this newly approved chemical based sunscreen may be premature Edge.
Then just use it on land when you work around the yard, that’s what I do.
RE: Sunscreen - leilanidude - 10-14-2026
Then just use it on land when you work around the yard, that’s what I do.
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HOPTE is most likely not jumping off the cliff in HPP to enter the water and there just isn't any reef to speak of there anyway. Just fish hook catching giant rocks.
RE: Sunscreen - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 10-14-2026
HOPTE is most likely not jumping off the cliff in HPP to enter the water
You got that right!
There was a guy who let himself down into the ocean from the square fractured cliffside in HPP between Paradise & Maku’u. Once in the water he swam to Kaloli Point, then back. He had tales of fish and dolphins, and turtles, and once a whale shark.
In all the years he made that swim, no one else ever asked to join him.
Once, he went out when it was calm, but the waves picked up on his return. He tread water for about an hour trying to time his way out when he wouldn’t get tossed on the rocks. Finally a neighbor thought she saw a turtle in the water, realized it was our swimmer friend, and from the cliffside asked if he needed help? He said he was fine, just had to wait a little more for some calm sets.
She called the Coast Guard. They netted him out. His body temperature was 92 degrees. He found some neighbors with pools who let him swim after that.
RE: Sunscreen - HiloJulie - 10-15-2026
I’ve been using Biore sunscreen from Japan with bemotrizinol for many years.
Same here. My brother-in law came across it while in Japan years ago and since he lives in Sun City, AZ, and is an avid golfer, he literally "bathes" in it.
I'd also point out that the concern of using ANY sunscreen in ocean waters with potential to damage the coral reefs, that there is no such thing as "certifiably safe for the ocean," sunscreen and as the link HOTPE provided it even says, "The U.S. government doesn’t classify the environmental impact of sunscreens, and marketing claims like “reef safe” or “reef friendly” have no standard definition or requirements."
Of course, if swimming in ocean waters, one's good sound judgement is advised.
RE: Sunscreen - Obie - 10-15-2026
I was just approved for use by the FDA in August and in a couple of years most sunscreen brands will include bemotrizinol.
Because bemotrizinol is a chemical and not a mineral it will probably not be approved as reef safe in Hawaii.
RE: Sunscreen - MyManao - 10-15-2026
Then just use it on land when you work around the yard, that’s what I do.
I wear a hat. If I get too much sun I use aloe vera
RE: Sunscreen - Punatang - 10-15-2026
Sound advice MyMan! Judging from the what is it where is it thread, I'm betting Edge wears a hat too. =)
Obie, I agree with your mineral vs chemical thoughts.
We avoid chemicals and/or non-organic things in general.
While we absolutely adore guinea pigs, we steadfastly refuse to become someone else's.
RE: Sunscreen - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 10-15-2026
While we absolutely adore guinea pigs
I had a girlfriend who was a doctor in the 1980’s. She told me “wear sunscreen.” My dermatologist in 2026 says “wear sunscreen.”
The guinea pigs might be those who don’t wear sunscreen.