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INCI ingredient

Benzophenone-3

Benzophenone-3 appears on 50 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-3 appears on 50 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: light stabilizer, uv absorber, uv filter

Products with Benzophenone-3

in 50 products

Showing 24 of 50 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

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 131-57-7 · EC 205-031-5

EU regulation

Listed in Annex VI (ref. 4) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, 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.. 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 VI/4 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.

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

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