Benzophenone 4
Also listed as: Benzophenone-4
Benzophenone 4 appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.
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 4 appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.
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 4
in 2 products
- no photoL'Oreal Luxe Wonder WorkerL'Oreal Luxe
- no photoThink Skin LemonFresh Body WashThink Skin · shower gel
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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 4065-45-6 · EC 223-772-2
EU regulation
Listed in Annex VI (ref. 22) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 5%(as acid). VI/22
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.
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