Beauty ingredient · UV filter
Avobenzone
- CAS
- 70356-09-1
An organic UVA filter.
- Chemical (organic) UV filter
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points avobenzone costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Restricted useRegulatory
Allowed as a UV filter in EU cosmetics up to 5% (Annex VI, 2009 text). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Restricted | Up to 5% (Annex VI, entry 8). | — | [1] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Popular products that list avobenzone
2 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list avobenzone.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (3)
- avobenzone
- parsol 1789
- butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
Sources
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
“cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”
eur-lex.europa.eu