# 1H-BENZIMIDAZOLESULFONIC ACID, 2-PHENYL-, SODIUM SALT, COMPD. WITH 2,2',2''-NITRILOTRIS[ETHANOL] (9CI)

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid401041518
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: UV filter, UV absorber
Identifier: DTXSID401041518

> 1H-BENZIMIDAZOLESULFONIC ACID, 2-PHENYL-, SODIUM SALT, COMPD. WITH 2,2',2''-NITRILOTRIS[ETHANOL] (9CI): Used in cosmetics as a UV filter. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Restriction: III/62
VI/6
- 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.

## 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/38529
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2019-12-20): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.details_v2&id=38529
- 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

_Assessed by Greenveil._