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INCI ingredient

Benzophenone-2

Benzophenone-2 appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in perfumes.

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

Benzophenone-2 appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in perfumes.

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: fragrance, light stabilizer, uv absorber

Products with Benzophenone-2

in 3 products

Showing 3 of 3 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • fragrance
  • light stabilizer
  • uv absorber
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • light stabilizer: Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.
  • uv absorber: Protecting the cosmetic product from the effects of UV-light.

CAS 131-55-5 · EC 205-028-9

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

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

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