# Sulisobenzone

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_4065_45_6
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: uv filter, Fragrance, UV stabilizer
Identifier: 4065-45-6

> Sulisobenzone is used as uv filter / fragrance. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic acid (Benzophenone-5) and its sodium salt / Sulisobenzone is listed in Annex VI of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (UV filters allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: allowed_listed — Annex VI of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: UV filters allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: 5%(as acid)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1990 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Personal care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer, Fragrance.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._