Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor is a cosmetic ingredient that filters UV light to protect the skin. The EU lists it as an allowed UV filter, with a maximum amount. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 9 products, most often sunscreen.
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What does 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor filters UV light to protect the skin and protects the product from UV light. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: UV filter and UV absorber.
What other names and numbers does 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor have?
- CAS number
- 36861-47-9, 38102-62-4
- EC number
- 253-242-6
- CosIng reference
- 31529
Is 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor restricted in the EU?
It is allowed, on a list with limits. The EU lists it as an allowed UV filter, with a maximum amount (Annex VI of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 18).
The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.
Which products contain 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor?
Open Beauty Facts finds 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor in the ingredient lists of 9 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often sunscreen, lip balms and lip makeup.
Products with it, by country of sale: Spain 4 · United Kingdom 2 · France 1 · Chile 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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Sources
The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)
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