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INCI ingredient

Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate

Also listed as: Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonaté

Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate appears on 15 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

Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate appears on 15 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: uv absorber, uv filter

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • uv absorber
  • uv filter
  • 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 5997-53-5

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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