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. 2007 Feb 26;7:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-7-1

Table 1.

The photoactive compounds in the investigated sunscreens, CAS no and SPF of the product.

Photoactive compound CAS no Mainly protection against Active ingredients in the seven investigated sunscreen products
UVA UVB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

EHMC 5466-77-3 x x x x
MBC 36861-47-9 x x x x
EHT 88122-99-0 x x
OC 6197-30-4 x x
BMDBM 70356-09-1 x x x x x x x
BZ-3 131-57-7 x x x
TLDCSA 90457-82-2 x x
TiO2 13463-67-7 x x x x x
ZnO 1314-13-2 x x

SPF 4 14 10 10 6 10 15

CAS Chemical Abstracts Service

EHMC ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate MBC 4-methylbenzylidene camphor

EHT ethylhexyl triazone OC octocrylene BMDBM butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane

BZ-3 benzophenone-3 TLDCSA terephthalylidene dicamphor sulfonic acid

TiO2titanium dioxide ZnO zinc oxide

SPF Sun Protection Factor