# OCTOCRYLENE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_6197_30_4
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: uv filter, Fragrance, UV stabilizer
Identifier: 6197-30-4

> OCTOCRYLENE is used as uv filter / fragrance. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2-Cyano-3,3-diphenyl acrylic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester / Octocrilene 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. Product types: a) Propellant spray products b) Other products Maximum concentration: a) 9% b) 10% Footnote (*3): Benzophenone as an impurity and/or degradation product of Octocrylene shall be kept at trace level.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3671 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Personal care, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer, Fragrance.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2548 active drug products and 2611 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._