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Homosalate

CAS 118-56-9 · 20/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

8045-71-4 · 50610-40-7 · 52253-93-7 · 194304-23-9

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Homosalate in plain language

What it is: Also known as 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl salicylate · 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate · Benzoic acid, 2-HYDROXY-, 3,3,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXYL ester · Homomenthyl salicylate · 2-HYDROXYBENZOIC acid 3,3,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXYL ester · 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexylsalicylate (Homosalate)
Show all 32 names
Bulubiu advanced · Bulubiu weightless moisturizer · Bulubiu Face Sunscreen SKINCARE · Caswell No. 482B · Coppertone · Eusolex · Facial Primer Protector SPF 50 · Filtersol ''A'' · Heliophan · Homosalato · Homosalatum · Illuminating Daily Moisturizer · Salicylic acid 3,3,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXYL ester · Sun Protection Facial SPF 50 · Sunscreen SKINCARE · dAlba Vegan Essence Sunscreen · dAlba Vegan Fresh Sun Stick · dAlba Vegan Tone-Up Sunscreen · homosalate 10% · homosalate 11.7% · homosalate 12% · homosalate 13% · homosalate 15% · homosalate 5.0% · homosalate 5.0% w/w · homosalate 8%
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a UV filter and a fragrance ingredient. Homosalate is the substituted phenolic compound.
UV filter
UV absorber
Fragrance
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What the listings say

Permitted, with conditions — Homosalate appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.

Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl ester / Homosalate is listed in Annex VI of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (UV filters allowed in cosmetic products).

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Homosalate appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
EU Annex VI — permitted UV filter
EU permitted UV filter

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food

EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Cosmetics Regulation annex VI / ref 3.Source →
- Homosalate is the substituted phenolic compound that conforms to the formula: Restriction: VI/3Source →
EUECallowed_listedAnnex VI of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: UV filters allowed in cosmetic products. Product types: Face products with the exception of propellent spray products Maximum concentration: 7,34 % Other conditions: From 1 January 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 July 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market.
- Annex VI of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: UV filters allowed in cosmetic products. Product types: Face products with the exception of propellent spray products Maximum concentration: 7,34 % Other conditions: From 1 January 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 July 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3090 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer, Softener and conditioner, Fragrance.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3090 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer, Softener and conditioner, Fragrance.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2424 active drug products and 2477 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2424 active drug products and 2477 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Homosalate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Homosalate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

8 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
regulatory · updated 2022-11-11
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated september 25, 2019
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2028-10-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Homosalate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3,090

Named organisations

Personal careBatteriesFood and drug

Typical roles

UV filterUV absorberFragranceConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Homosalate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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