"Medium penalty" in all categories.
- Origin(s): Synthetic
- INCI name: METHYLENE BIS-BENZOTRIAZOLYL TETRAMETHYLBUTYLPHENOL
- EINECS/ELINCS number: 403-800-1
- Classification: UV chemical filter, Regulated
Restriction in Europe:
VI/23
NON NANO UV FILTER
The maximum authorised concentration in cosmetics is 10 %.
NANO UV FILTER
The maximum authorised concentration in cosmetics is 10 %.
Do not use in applications that may lead to exposure of the lungs of the end user by inhalation.
Only nanomaterials with the following characteristics are permitted:
- purity ≥ 98,5 %, the isomeric fraction of 2,2′-methylene-bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(isooctyl)phenol) not exceeding 1,5 %.
- Solubility < 5 ngL in water at 25°C.
- partition coefficient (log Poe) 12.7 at 25°C.
- uncoated
- median value of the particle size D50 (50 % of the number below this diameter): ≥ 120 nm mass distribution and/or ≥ 60 nm numerical particle size distribution.
NON NANO UV FILTER
The maximum authorised concentration in cosmetics is 10 %.
NANO UV FILTER
The maximum authorised concentration in cosmetics is 10 %.
Do not use in applications that may lead to exposure of the lungs of the end user by inhalation.
Only nanomaterials with the following characteristics are permitted:
- purity ≥ 98,5 %, the isomeric fraction of 2,2′-methylene-bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(isooctyl)phenol) not exceeding 1,5 %.
- Solubility < 5 ngL in water at 25°C.
- partition coefficient (log Poe) 12.7 at 25°C.
- uncoated
- median value of the particle size D50 (50 % of the number below this diameter): ≥ 120 nm mass distribution and/or ≥ 60 nm numerical particle size distribution.
Its functions (INCI)
- Stabilising : Improves ingredients or stability of the formula and shelf life
- Uv filter : Filters certain UV rays to protect the skin or hair from the harmful effects of these rays.
This ingredient is present in 0.4% of cosmetics.
