There's a new drug that is gaining a great deal of popularity in the United States. It won't get you high or help to produce muscle mass. But it will provide what some consider an even bigger rush: the prevention of wrinkles and skin cancer.
The Paris-based skin-care giant L'Oreal makes Mexoryl SX t as an ingredient to used in sunscreen. While this product has been available in Europe and in Canada for more than a decade, the Food and Drug Administration has only recently approved the chemical for use in the United States. In fact, this is the first time that the FDA has approved a new sunscreen filter since 1988.