"The concern isn't about them being chemical sunscreens per se, but about the fact that they are absorbed through the skin," FDA press officer Cherie Duvall-Jones tells Fortune. "This means we need to know what these absorbed sunscreen ingredients do when they get in the human body. For example, can they lead to cancer or cause developmental or reproductive problems if people use sunscreens every day?"
"Depending on the product, you'll find several active ingredients that provide broad spectrum protection against the sun's damaging UVA and UVB rays, according to the American Academy of Dermatology," highlighting the difference between physical and chemical sunscreens, which employ different mechanisms for sun protection.
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