Ingredient profile
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
Raters disagreeuv filteruv absorberlight stabilizerCAS 5466-77-3
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate.
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); one of the most common sunscreen UV filters, 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
