Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
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.
HOMOSALATE
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).
Research docs0Claims0Sources7Functionuv filter • FragranceIdentifier118-56-9
Concern score
25/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 25/100 (minor) · high confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of HOMOSALATE in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
3,090
Brands
6
Personal careBatteriesFood and drug
Typical roles
uv filterFragranceSoftener and conditionerUV stabilizer
Catalog
Found in these products
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EU
EC
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.
Effective: 2022-11-11View source →
US
EPA
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.
Effective: september 25, 2019View source →
