Ingredient profile
Benzophenone-3
Raters disagreeuv filteruv absorberlight stabilizerCAS 131-57-7
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as BENZOPHENONE-3, benzophenone-3, benzophenone 3…
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
Concern
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Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
An ANSES endocrine-disruptor candidate (SNPE2); a widely used sunscreen UV filter flagged for endocrine activity. (ANSES — French national strategy on endocrine disruptors (SNPE2))
- Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
- Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Notes
- ANSES endocrine candidate
