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. 2020 Jun 15;10:9601. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66117-3

Table 1.

UV filters tested.

Abbr. Name Alternative names Cmpd. class CAS # Formula Maximum concentration in final producta
USA EU Aus.
OC Octocrylene Acrylate 6197-30-4 C24H27NO2 10% 10% 10%
MBBT Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol Bisoctrizole, Tinosorb M, Milestab 360 Benzotriazole 103597-45-1 C41H50N6O2 n.a. 10% 10%
BP3 Benzophenone-3 Oxybenzone Phenone 131-57-7 C14H12O3 6% 6% 10%
BM Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane Avobenzone Phenone 70356-09-1 C20H22O3 3% 5% 5%
DHHB Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate Uvinul A Plus Phenone 302776-68-7 C24H31NO4 n.a. 10% 10%
ES 2-Ethylhexyl salicylate Octyl salicylate, Octisalate Salicylate 118-60-5 C15H22O3 5% 5% 5%
HS Homosalate Salicylate 118-56-9 C16H22O3 15% 10% 15%
BEMT bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine Bemotrizinol, Tinosorb S, Escalol S s-Triazine 187393-00-6 C38H49N3O5 n.a. 10% 10%
DBT Diethylhexyl butamido triazone Iscotrizinol, Uvasorb HEB s-Triazine 154702-15-5 C44H59N7O5 n.a. 10% n.a.
ET Ethylhexyl triazone Uvinul T150, Octyl triazone s-Triazine 88122-99-0 C48H66N6O6 n.a. 5% 5%

a USA: United States of America, EU: European Union, Aus.: Australia. n.a.: not approved.