- Korean limit
- 4%
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 17 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 17 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 17
MEDBMEDB Wonderfit BB Cream N13
MEDBMEDB Wonderfit BB Cream N21
L'OCEANWater Drop BB Cream SPF25 (Pump Type)
ENOUGHUltra Extend Collagen Pro Sun Cream
ENOUGHEight Peptide Sensation Pro Balancing Sun Cream
TonyMolyUV Master Perfecting Sunblock
Briall HommeWhitening Switch-On BB Cream
CELL:29CELL29 PRETECTIVE SUN-RECOVER
JM solutionSkin Boost Hyaluronic Acid Sun Cream 1.0 30ml
GIKMoist UV Sun Milk Pouch Type
GIKMoist UV Sun Milk
BonamedusaAlpi Snow Cream SPF42 PA++
Definition
4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor is the aromatic organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- European Union · United Kingdom
- Restricted or banned
- European Union
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS) · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 4%
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 4%
Canada
- Maximum Concentration Permitted : ≤ 4%
Taiwan · China · South Korea
- Maximum concentration : 4%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction II/1730
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name メチルベンジリデンカンファ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される芳香族化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 36861-47-9 / 38102-62-4
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 38102-62-4
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 36861-47-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 253-242-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 253-242-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8047896
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30814258
- IUPAC
- 1,7,7-Trimethyl-3-[(4-methylphenyl)methylidene]bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C18H22O
- Molecular weight
- 254.373 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 9 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- UV stabilizer7
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- A time trend of urinary 4-methylbenzylidene camphor metabolites in young adults from Germany. · 2023
- 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor triggers estrogenic effects via the brain-liver-gonad axis in zebrafish larvae. · 2023
- Mutagenicity evaluation to UV filters of benzophenone-6, benzophenone-8, and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor by Ames test · 2021
- 4‐Methylbenzylidene camphor microspheres: reconstituted epidermis (Skinethic®) permeation and distribution · 2015
- Influence of solid lipid microparticle carriers on skin penetration of the sunscreen agent, 4‐methylbenzylidene camphor · 2007
Linked databases 19
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU SCCS safety opinions 2 3 4
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata 2