Mexenone is a member of benzophenones.
Definition
Mexenone is a member of benzophenones.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII ET1UGF4A0B · registered name MEXENONE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Amended Safety Assessment of Benzophenones as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1641-17-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 216-688-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8046242
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6026242
- IUPAC
- (2-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)(4-methylphenyl)methanone
- Molecular formula
- C15H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 242.274 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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 stabilizer1
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
- Allergic contact dermatitis from isopalmityl diglyceryl sebacate in lipsticks · 2003
- Activation of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γ(t) by parabens and benzophenone UV-filters · 2022
- PHOTOALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM KETOPROFEN IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN · 2005
- Photoaggravated allergic contact dermatitis due to Rosmarinus officinalis cross‐reactive with Thymus vulgaris · 2003
- Metal allergy resurfaces in failed hip endoprostheses · 2003
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English