PEG-25 PABA is the polyethylene glycol derivative of PABA.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII D65AUB322A · registered name PEG-25 PABA · polymer
PEG-25 PABA is the polyethylene glycol derivative of PABA. It conforms generally to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Allowed UV filter
- United Kingdom
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 10%
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 10%
Taiwan · China
- Maximum concentration : 10%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 10%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex VI (allowed UV filters), entry 13 · maximum concentration 10%
Source: EU allowed UV filters (Annex VI)
Restriction VI/13
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 113010-52-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 116242-27-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID001012947
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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 stabilizer3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- High-performance liquid chromatographic method for the comparison of the photostability of five sunscreen agents. · 1999 · Journal of chromatography. A
- Study of the influence of alcohol on the photostability of four UV filters. · 2021 · European review for medical and pharmacological sciences
- Stripping method to quantify absorption of two sunscreens in human. · 2001 · International journal of pharmaceutics
Linked databases 18
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU allowed UV filters (Annex VI)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- PubMed 2 3
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata