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INCI ingredient

4-methylbenzylidene Camphor

4-methylbenzylidene Camphor appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

4-methylbenzylidene Camphor appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: light stabilizer, uv absorber, uv filter

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • light stabilizer
  • uv absorber
  • uv filter
  • light stabilizer: Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.
  • uv absorber: Protecting the cosmetic product from the effects of UV-light.
  • uv filter: Exclusively or mainly intended to protect the skin and/or hair against certain UV radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering UV radiation. All authorised UV filters are substances in the positive list of Annex VI to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.

CAS 36861-47-9 / 38102-62-4 · EC 253-242-6 /

EU regulation

Listed in Annex II (ref. 1730) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. II/1730

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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