Restricted somewhere · 2 filters
Restricted
or banned somewhere.
Filters with a banned or concentration-restricted status in at least one tracked market. Usually thanks to endocrine literature or reef-toxicity findings — the red flags.
Whether each regulator (JP MHLW, KR MFDS, EU SCCS, US FDA) allows this filter in sunscreens, and the maximum concentration permitted by law. A ✓ means approved; — means not allowed or not yet evaluated.
Homosalate
Homosalate
Aka ホモサレート · 호모살레이트
Also sold as Eusolex HMS (Merck) · Neo Heliopan HMS (Symrise)
Legacy organic OG chemical filters from before 2000 — widely approved.
JP ✓ 10% Japan: Approved · Max 10% KR ✓ 10% South Korea: Approved · Max 10% EU ! 7.34% Europe: Restricted · Max 7.34% US ✓ 15% United States: Approved · Max 15%
200
Products
Oxybenzone
Benzophenone-3
Aka オキシベンゾン · 벤조페논-3
Also sold as Eusolex 4360 (Merck)
Legacy organic OG chemical filters from before 2000 — widely approved.
JP ✓ 5% Japan: Approved · Max 5% KR ✓ 5% South Korea: Approved · Max 5% EU ! 6% Europe: Restricted · Max 6% US ✓ 6% United States: Approved · Max 6%
6
Products