Octinoxate.
Also known as: octyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, OMC, Eusolex 2292
A chemical UV filter used in sunscreens and SPF cosmetics.
Global status.
How octinoxate is regulated in cosmetics around the world.
100% of countries with data ban or restrict this ingredient
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Max 7.5% as OTC sunscreen; banned in Hawaii and Key West, FL for coral reef protection.
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Max 10% as UV filter in Annex VI.
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Max 10% as UV filter, mirroring EU.
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Max 7.5% as UV filter.
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Max 20% under MHLW positive list.
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Max 7.5% as UV filter.
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Max 10% as active sunscreen (TGA).
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Max 10% per Safety Technical Standards.
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Max 10% per ANVISA.
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Permitted with limits.
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Max 10%, aligned with EU.
The reason brands include it.
Efficient UVB absorber with a lightweight, cosmetically elegant texture that doesn't leave a white cast.
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brands use it
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Octinoxate in product types.
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Common alternatives.
What Numbrrrz uses
Numbrrrz does not use octinoxate. Every tube is organic coconut oil, organic beeswax, organic jojoba oil and vitamin E, plus organic essential oils or flavoring in the scented versions.
Quick answers.
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How these brands stack up.
Side-by-side ingredient comparisons with brands whose products list octinoxate.