# PEG-25 PABA

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_116242_27_4
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: UV filter, UV absorber, Light stabilizer
Identifier: 116242-27-4

> PEG-25 PABA: Used in cosmetics as a UV filter and a light stabiliser. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Ethoxylated Ethyl-4-Aminobenzoate is listed in Annex VI of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (UV filters allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cosmetics Regulation annex VI / ref 13.
- EU: Active — PEG-25 PABA is the polyethylene glycol derivative of PABA. It conforms generally to the formula: Restriction: VI/13
- EU: allowed_listed — Annex VI of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: UV filters allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 10%
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/28818
- EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes (updated 2010-10-15): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/reference/annexes/list/VI
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 23/01/2020): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.details_v2&id=78130
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:D65AUB322A
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/86278257

_Assessed by Greenveil._