BENZOPHENONE-3
2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone / Oxybenzone
Key data
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Record details
INCI glossary name
BENZOPHENONE-3
Chemical name
2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone / Oxybenzone
Chemical / IUPAC name
2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone / Oxybenzone
Product type
a) Face products, hand products, and lip products, excluding propellant and pump spray products
b) Body products, including propellant and pump spray products
c) Other products
Maximum concentration
a) 6% b) 2,2% c) 0,5% Footnote 1: However, cosmetic products containing '2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone/Oxybenzone' and complying with the restrictions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as applicable on 27 July 2022 may be placed on the Union market until 28 January 2023 and be made available on the Union market until 28 July 2023.
Other restrictions
a) If used at 0,5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 5,5 %.
b) If used at 0,5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 1,7 %.
Warnings
For a) and b): Contains Benzophenone-3 (*)
Footnote (*): Not required if concentration is 0,5 % or less and when it is used only for product protection purposes.
Regulatory information
Regulation
(EU) 2022/1176
SCCS opinions
Evaluation of Potentially Estrogenic Effects of UV-filters,Opinion on Benzophenone-3,Opinion on Benzophenone-3,OPINION on Benzophenone-3
Identified ingredients
BENZOPHENONE-3
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