Ingredient profile
BENZOPHENONE-3
Raters disagreeuv filteruv absorberlight stabilizerCAS 131-57-7
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as Benzophenone-3, benzophenone-3, Benzophenone 3…
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
—
Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Restricted UV filter; endocrine-activity and reef-toxicity concerns; concentration-limited. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A UV filter with endocrine-activity evidence and reef toxicity; flagged regardless of dose. (ChemSec SIN List (Substitute It Now); EU endocrine-disruptor assessment / SCCS opinion)
- Caution
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Restricted UV filter; endocrine-activity and reef-toxicity concerns; concentration-limited.
Canada
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
California
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Notes
- Endocrine-active
- ANSES endocrine candidate
- EU-restricted (with limits)
