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CAS 131-57-7, EC 205-031-5

Is 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone/Oxybenzone banned where you sell?

Also listed as 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone/Oxybenzone, Benzophenone-3, 벤조페논-3(옥시벤존) (다만, 얼굴, 손 및 입술에. 3 markets have rules for it. Selling something that contains it? Check it free, no account needed.

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Market
Status
Requirement, dates and source
No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

Not covered

We hold no rules for this market.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Limited

For Cosmetics and personal care: Label required. In force since 29 Jan 2023.

“For a) and b): Contains Benzophenone-3 (1)”
Annex VI entry 4 (wording) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 6 % (content basis). In force since 29 Jan 2023.

“a) 6 % b) 2,2 % c) 0,5 %”
Annex VI entry 4 (v1a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 2.2 % (content basis). In force since 29 Jan 2023.

“a) 6 % b) 2,2 % c) 0,5 %”
Annex VI entry 4 (v2b) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 0.5 % (content basis). In force since 29 Jan 2023.

The concentration cell lists several limits (a) 6 % b) 2,2 % c) 0,5 %); this rule carries 0.5 % for (c). Which applies depends on the alternative in the cell.

“a) 6 % b) 2,2 % c) 0,5 %”
Annex VI entry 4 (v3c) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)
Limited

For Cosmetics and personal care: Label required. In force, start date unknown.

“Contains Benzophenone-3”
Annex VI entry 4 (wording) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 2.2 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.

“For product types— (a) 2.2%; (b) 6%; (c) 0.5%.”
Annex VI entry 4 (v1a) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 6 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.

“For product types— (a) 2.2%; (b) 6%; (c) 0.5%.”
Annex VI entry 4 (v2b) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 0.5 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.

The concentration cell lists several limits (For product types— (a) 2.2%; (b) 6%; (c) 0.5%.); this rule carries 0.5 % for (c). Which applies depends on the alternative in the cell.

“For product types— (a) 2.2%; (b) 6%; (c) 0.5%.”
Annex VI entry 4 (v3c) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)
No known rule

We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 12 Jul 2024, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.

Limited

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 2.4 % (content basis). In force under the consolidated notice effective 18 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.

The limit cell lists several limits for different products (벤조페논-3(옥시벤존) 2.4% (다만, 얼굴, 손 및 입술에 사용되는 제품에는 5%)); this rule carries 2.4%, the product type it applies to is stated in the table text.

From the official list: 벤조페논-3(옥시벤존) · 2.4% · 131-57-7

For Cosmetics and personal care: Limit 5 % (content basis). In force under the consolidated notice effective 18 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.

The limit cell lists several limits for different products (벤조페논-3(옥시벤존) 2.4% (다만, 얼굴, 손 및 입술에 사용되는 제품에는 5%)); this rule carries 5%, the product type it applies to is stated in the table text.

From the official list: 벤조페논-3(옥시벤존) · 2.4% · 131-57-7

California

Prop 65 listing

California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm.

Not on the Prop 65 list in our data

Not on California's list when we last checked it.

Groups

Group memberships

Groups that name this substance. Markets define groups like PFAS in different ways.

Not named in any group

No group we track names this substance. Groups like PFAS are defined by chemical structure and don't list members, so whether it's in one depends on your product.

Records

Recalls and alerts

Recalls, safety alerts and Prop 65 notices that name 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone/Oxybenzone, with a link to the original. A Prop 65 notice is a claim by the sender, not a ruling.

No records in our feeds

No Prop 65 notice, EU Safety Gate alert or CPSC recall has named 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone/Oxybenzone since January 2023. Other agencies may still have acted.

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