UV filter ingredient
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
A common chemical UVB filter (octinoxate) permitted up to 10% in EU and 7.5% in US sunscreens, with confirmed endocrine activity at high doses per 2025 SCCS opinion.
Also known as: octinoxate, omcinnamate, parsol mox
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Benefits
- ✓Absorbs UVB radiation
- ✓Provides UVB protection in broad-spectrum sunscreens
Watch for
- ⚠UVB-only filter — does not protect against UVA; requires pairing with UVA filters
- ⚠SCCS 2025 final opinion: safe up to 10% in cosmetics but confirmed weak estrogenic and anti-androgenic activity; insufficient evidence to rule out genotoxicity
- ⚠Banned in Hawaii and some jurisdictions due to coral reef toxicity concerns
- ⚠EU limit 10%; US limit 7.5%
