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These mousse and ‘whipped' sunscreens are not safe, FDA warns five companies; check if your sunscreen is on the list
The FDA in the US has issued warnings to several mousse sunscreen brands for failing to prove their safety and effectiveness. There are also concerns about misleading packaging. Companies have a limited time to respond, and if they don't, their products might be taken off the shelves. The FDA also issued a warning in a post on X for consumers to 'beware of sunscreen products in mousse form because they might not be effective.'
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Supergoop! and Kalani Sunwear respond to warning letters
A warning has been issued to popular sunscreen brands over their mousse products, as they have not completed the safety compliance, showing that their products are not safe. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to five brands after they failed to complete an application process showing their mousse sunscreens are as safe and effective as other approved forms of sunscreen, like creams, sprays, and is one of the brands that has received an FDA warning letter. The company was issued the letter on August 6, 2025. In the letter, it was stated that the company's Supergoop! Play SPF 50 Body Mousse has not received authorization to be marketed in foam, mousse, or whip form. The other companies that also received FDA letters are K & Care Organics, Vacation Inc., Kalani Sunwear, and Fallien Cosmeceuticals Ltd., which sells sunscreen under the TiZo FDA also issued a warning in a post on X for consumers to 'beware of sunscreen products in mousse form because they might not be effective.' According to the FDA, it is important for companies to submit an application to lawfully market sunscreens that are in a different form from oil, lotion, cream, gel, butter, paste, ointment, stick, spray, and powder, agency states that the brands that received letters have not submitted the applications for approval to market their mousse sunscreens. In the letter received by Vacation Inc., it was stated that its Classic Whip Sunscreens are "misbranded" because they are packaged in canisters that look like cans of whipped cream, which could mislead consumers into accidentally ingesting them. Companies have 15 business days from receiving the letters to reply, and if they don't comply, their products could be removed from store shelves, says the reacted to the FDA warning letters and stated that the company is committed towards maintaining standards of product efficacy and safety. "At Supergoop! We remain committed to innovation in sun care and the highest standards of product efficacy and safety," the company said in a statement to recent communication from the FDA regarding our PLAY SPF 50 Body Mousse is focused on product labeling and has nothing to do with its safety, effectiveness, or formula. We are working closely with the FDA to resolve this matter as we continue to uphold the high standards our consumers expect from us," the company further a statement to Cosmetics Business, Kalani Sunwear said: 'Kalani Sunwear can confirm that the recent FDA warning letter concerns only the fact that, under US regulations, SPF products are classified as drugs and therefore require registration before being marketed in the United States. 'The letter does not state that mousse-format sunscreens are less effective or unsafe, nor does it question the quality or performance of our formulation.'Our Sun Mousse SPF 50 is developed and manufactured in Sweden to the highest European standards and uses the most advanced UV filters currently available—filters not yet approved for use in the US, where the last new UV filter approval occurred in 1999. 'These provide proven protection against both UVA and UVB radiation and meet all stringent EU safety and efficacy requirements.'At the time this report was filed, K & Care Organics, Vacation Inc., and Fallien Cosmeceuticals Ltd. had yet to respond to the letters.
