Beauty ingredient · UV filter
Octocrylene
- CAS
- 6197-30-4
An organic UV filter that also stabilizes avobenzone.
- Chemical (organic) UV filter
- Expert review pending
Concern level
Strong evidence of harm at high intake, emerging evidence of harm, or a common allergen or irritant. The concern level sets how many points octocrylene costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Suspected endocrine disruptorRegulatory
The EU reviewed octocrylene for potential endocrine-disrupting properties and set new limits in 2022. [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 | Concentration limits set by Regulation (EU) 2022/1176. | — | [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“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there.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 octocrylene
2 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list octocrylene.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (3)
- octocrilene
- octocrylene
- 2 ethylhexyl 2 cyano 3 3 diphenylacrylate
Sources
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“Benzophenone-3 is not safe for the consumer when used as a UV filter up to the current maximum concentration of 6 % in sunscreen products”
eur-lex.europa.eu