Avobenzone
CAS: 70356-09-1 | Type: uv_filter
Low Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low
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 FormulaC20H22O3
Molecular Weight310.4
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- FDA 2019 Proposed OTC Sunscreen Rule: Avobenzone Category III Insufficient Data GRASE; Systemic Absorption >0.5 ng/mL Threshold; Additional Safety Studies Required; Endocrine Estrogenic Activity In Vitro REGULATORY · 2019
- Hawaii Act 104 Reef Protection Sunscreen 2021: Oxybenzone Octinoxate Banned; Avobenzone Photodegradation Products; Coral Bleaching Aquatic Toxicity; UV Filter Environmental Fate Shallow Marine REGULATORY · 2021
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- PubChem computed properties for CID 51040 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 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 Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 51040; 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 51040; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID9044829 (Avobenzone) REFERENCE
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 51040 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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