So When Do I Take My Clothes Off?
Jul 19, 2026 · 43 min · 15 segments
What actually works for healthy, youthful skin, and what's just expensive marketing? Expert dermatologist Dr. Ellen Gendler is here to answer your biggest skincare questions, from the FDA's newest…
Ellen GendlerGuest
Susan FeldmanHost
Phyllis BergerHost
I think first off, I mean, I have to ask you about this new FDA drug that was just approved for sunscreen.
I'm shocked by how unclear it seems to be, because it seemed pretty simple to me when it was announced, and the questions that I've been getting just show that people just don't understand this, and it's really pretty easy.
In the United States, sunscreens are considered drugs, so they have to be approved by the FDA.
When I say sunscreens, I don't mean, like, an individual product has to be presented to the FDA.
The ingredients in it that are drugs must be approved, okay? And we have not had a new sun filter, the sun filters are the drugs, over-the-counter drugs, we haven't had a new one approved since 1999.
It's also known as Tinosorb S, and in its current iteration it's going to be named- Parsol Shield, and that's what you ostensibly will see on the sunscreen when the new ones come out.
Is, is this the drug that you talk about a lot that's in the European sunscreens?
I think first off, I mean, I have to ask you about this new FDA drug that was just approved for sunscreen.
I'm shocked by how unclear it seems to be, because it seemed pretty simple to me when it was announced, and the questions that I've been getting just show that people just don't understand this, and it's really pretty easy.
In the United States, sunscreens are considered drugs, so they have to be approved by the FDA.
When I say sunscreens, I don't mean, like, an individual product has to be presented to the FDA.
The ingredients in it that are drugs must be approved, okay? And we have not had a new sun filter, the sun filters are the drugs, over-the-counter drugs, we haven't had a new one approved since 1999.
It's also known as Tinosorb S, and in its current iteration it's going to be named- Parsol Shield, and that's what you ostensibly will see on the sunscreen when the new ones come out.
Is, is this the drug that you talk about a lot that's in the European sunscreens?
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