HOME / ACTIVE TREATMENTS, EXFOLIANTS & UV FILTERS / BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE
Canonical INCI monograph

BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE

Not on the EU Annex III list

Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane is the substituted aromatic compound that conforms to the formula:

BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE is listed in the European Commission CosIng inventory under the functional categories Light Stabilizer, Uv Absorber, Uv Filter, with CAS number 70356-09-1 and EC number 274-581-6. BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE is the INCI name of the substance known as avobenzone (INN), also recorded as 1-[4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenyl]-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dione (chemical name). CosIng records a restriction against it (VI/8), so check the corresponding Annex entry before formulating. In the free INCIDB sample it appears on 11 product labels, reaching position 4 on Lait Solaire Enfant FPS 50.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
70356-09-1
EC NUMBER
274-581-6
COSING FUNCTIONS
Light Stabilizer, Uv Absorber, Uv Filter
COSING RESTRICTION
VI/8
OTHER NAMES (COSING)
avobenzone (INN)
1-[4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenyl]-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dione (chemical name)

Sample products containing BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE

Label positions from the free INCIDB sample. A lower position means the ingredient is declared earlier, i.e. present in a higher proportion.

PRODUCT LABEL POSITION
Anthelios Dermo-Pediatrics SPF 50+ Spray Multi-Positions #9
Lait Solaire Enfant FPS 50 #4
Sublime Sun Lait protecteur anti-dessèchement FPS 30 #9
HiPP Babysanft Sonnenschutz #7
Eau de toilette nature sport #8
Viso 50 alta #4
Leche solar 50+ #4
Q10 Anti-Falten POWER #11

Query BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE in the full snapshot

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'functions', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])

The complete snapshot covers 18,583 products. Coverage of each enrichment column is published, both per distinct name and weighted by label occurrence — see the coverage table.

Get INCIDB Complete — $79 →