Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3)
CAS: 131-57-7 | Type: uv_filter
Low To Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low To Moderate
Risk (Children)Low To Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryNo major regulatory flags
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC14H12O3
Molecular Weight228.24
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- US FDA: Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use — Proposed Rule and GRASE Determinations for Oxybenzone and Other UV Filters REGULATORY · 2019
- Environmental Working Group (EWG): Sunscreen Guide — Oxybenzone Absorption, Endocrine Activity, and Aquatic Toxicity Review REGULATORY · 2021
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 4632; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 4632; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 4632; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- Sunscreen Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use, 84 FR 6204 (2019-02-26) REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID3022405 (Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3)) REFERENCE
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