Functional Category 129 ingredients

UV Filters & Sunscreen Ingredients

UV filter ingredients absorb or reflect ultraviolet radiation and are regulated under EU Regulation 1223/2009 Annex VI as a positive list: only UV filters explicitly permitted in Annex VI may be used for that function in EU cosmetic products. Common UV filters include benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone), octocrylene, homosalate, avobenzone, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, and the inorganic filters titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. The SCCS has issued multiple safety opinions reassessing UV filters in recent years, with notable restrictions on homosalate in face products following SCCS opinion SCCS/1622/20. US FDA classifies UV filters under the OTC sunscreen monograph and has requested additional safety data for several active ingredients under its ongoing review of the monograph. This hub lists UV filter ingredients with their EU Annex VI context, SCCS opinion references where available, and US regulatory status.

Functional Categories
Skin Conditioning Ingredients Humectants in Cosmetics Emollient Ingredients in Cosmetics Antioxidants in Cosmetics Surfactants in Cosmetics Emulsifiers in Cosmetics Fragrance Ingredients in Cosmetics Cosmetic Colorants Cosmetic Preservatives UV Filters & Sunscreen Ingredients Hair Conditioning Ingredients Rheology Modifiers & Thickeners Active Cosmetic Ingredients Plant Extracts & Botanical Ingredients
Regulatory Clusters
Cosmetic Ingredients Flagged as Endocrine Disruptors Cosmetic Ingredients Listed Under California Proposition 65 Cosmetic Ingredients with SCCS Safety Opinions Cosmetic Ingredients with CIR Expert Panel Conclusions Cosmetic Ingredients with GHS Hazard Classification Cosmetic Ingredients with NOAEL Toxicological Data Cosmetic Ingredients Banned or Restricted Globally Cosmetic Ingredients with Sensitization Data Cosmetic Ingredients with Dermal Absorption Data Cosmetic Ingredients Restricted Under EU Regulation 1223/2009
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Ingredient Safety
3-Benzylidene Camphor Poor
4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor (4-MBC) Moderate
Allyl T-Butylimidazo Benzimidazole Moderate
Amiloxate Good
Amiloxate (Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate) Good
Bacillus Lysate Moderate
Benzophenone-10 Moderate
Benzophenone-2 Poor
Benzophenone-4 Good
Benzophenone-5 Good
Benzophenone-8 Moderate
Benzothiazole Moderate
Benzyl Benzoyloxybenzoate Moderate
Benzylidene Camphor Sulfonic Acid Excellent
Benzylidene Dimethoxydimethylindanone Good
Bis(Butylbenzoate) Diaminotriazine Aminopropyltrisiloxane Moderate
Bis-(Diethylaminohydroxybenzoyl Benzoyl) Piperazine Moderate
Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine Good
Bis-SH-Decapeptide-9 Porphyra 334 Moderate
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane Good
Butyl PABA Poor
Camphor Benzalkonium Methosulfate Moderate
Carthamus Tinctorius Flower Extract Moderate
Cell-Cultured Extracts Moderate
Cetyl Phosphate Good
Cinnamyl Cinnamate Moderate
Cinoxate Moderate
Cocamide DEA Good
Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum Good
DEA-Methoxycinnamate Moderate
DEA‑Methoxycinnamate Poor
Di-t-Butyl Hydroxybenzylidene Camphor Moderate
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate Good
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (Uvinul A Pl Good
Dimethyl PABA Ethyl Cetearyldimonium Tosylate Poor
Dimethylaminobenzamidopropyl/Methyl Polysilsesquioxane Moderate
Dioctylaminoethoxytriazine Aminopropyl Silsesquioxane Silicate Excellent
Drometrizole Trisiloxane (Mexoryl XL) Moderate
EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) Good
ETHYLCELLULOSE Good
Enzacamene Poor
Enzacamene (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor) Poor
Ethyl 2-Dimethylcyclohexenylmethyl-Aminobenzoate Moderate
Ethyl Dihydroxypropyl PABA Moderate
Ethyl Ferulic Acid (Ethyl Ferulate) Good
Ethyl Methoxycinnamate Moderate
Ethylhexyl Dimethoxybenzylidene Dioxoimidazolidine Propionate Moderate
Ethylhexyl Dimethyl PABA Good
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate Moderate
Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene Good
Ethylhexyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane Moderate
Ethylhexyl Salicylate Good
Ethylhexyl Triazone Good
Ethylhexyl Triazone Good
Etocrylene Good
Europium/Yttrium Oxide Sulfide Moderate
Ferrocenylmethyl Methacrylate/Methacrylic Acid Copolymer Moderate
Frankincense CO2 Extract Moderate
GLUCOMANNAN Excellent
Glyceryl Ethylhexanoate Dimethoxycinnamate Moderate
Glyceryl PABA Poor
HYDROXYDECYL UBIQUINONE Good
Hydroxypropyl Guar Good
Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate Moderate
Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol Good
Isodecyl Salicylate Good
Laureth-6 Good
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dime Good
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Good
MEL Good
Meradimate Good
Meradimate (Menthyl Anthranilate) Good
Methoxy PEG-3 Dehydrocholesteryl Succinate Moderate
Methoxycinnamidopropyl Polysilsesquioxane Good
Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate Moderate
Methyl Benzophenone Moderate
Methyl Decylideneaminobenzoate Moderate
Methyl Hydroxy-Methylpentylcyclohexenyl-Methyleneaminobenzoate Moderate
Methyl Hydroxyphenylbutylaminobenzoate Moderate
Methyl Phenylmethyleneaminobenzoate Moderate
Methylbutylphenyl Hexyloxybenzoate Moderate
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (MBBT) Excellent
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M) Excellent
Methylenedioxybenzoyl Ethyl PABA Moderate
Mexoryl SX Good
Mexoryl XL Good
Microspheres Good
Nano Titanium Dioxide Moderate
Nano Zinc Oxide Good
Olivem 1000 Good
PEG-9 Dinicotinate Moderate
PPG-15 Stearyl Ether Benzoate Moderate
PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT Good
Padimate O Good
Pentyl Dimethyl PABA Poor
Phenoxyethyl Caprylate Good
Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine Good
Polyacrylamidomethyl Benzylidene Camphor Good
Polyamide-3 Good
Polysilicone-15 Good
Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract Moderate
Pongamol Moderate
Porphyra 334 Oligopeptide-180 Good
Potassium Methoxycinnamate Moderate
Rubus Idaeus Seed Good
Saccharide Isomerate Excellent
Shinorine Good
Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate Moderate
Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate Good
Stearaminocarbonyl Benzophenone-4 Moderate
Steareth-2 Good
Sulisobenzone Good
Sulisobenzone (Benzophenone-4) Excellent
TEA-Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate Good
TEA-Salicylate Good
Tetramethylbutyl Dihydroxybenzamide Good
Tinosorb M Good
Tinosorb S Good
TriAsorB Moderate
Triethoxycaprylylsilane Excellent
Trimethoxycaprylylsilane Excellent
Trimethylbenzophenone Moderate
Tris-Biphenyl Triazine Excellent
Tris-Biphenyl Triazine (Tinosorb A2B) Good
Undecenal/Cyano-Acetic Acid Moderate
Undecylcrylene Dimethicone Good
Urocanic Acid Moderate
Uvasorb HEB (Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone) Good
Uvinul A Plus Good
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