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ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE

Not on the EU Annex III list

Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate is the ester of 2-ethylhexyl alcohol and methoxycinnamic acid. It conforms to the formula

ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE is listed in the European Commission CosIng inventory under the functional categories Light Stabilizer, Uv Absorber, Uv Filter, with CAS number 5466-77-3/83834-59-7 (trans-) and EC number 226-775-7/ 629-661-9. CosIng records a restriction against it (VI/12), so check the corresponding Annex entry before formulating. In the free INCIDB sample it appears on 6 product labels, reaching position 2 on Vaseline Gluta-Hya Body Lotion Flawless Glow 200mL.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
5466-77-3/83834-59-7 (trans-)
EC NUMBER
226-775-7/ 629-661-9
COSING FUNCTIONS
Light Stabilizer, Uv Absorber, Uv Filter
COSING RESTRICTION
VI/12

Sample products containing ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE

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
Scholl Fuß Pflege Bad #12
Eau de toilette nature sport #4
Urban Care Argan Yağı & Keratin Sıvı Saç Bakım Kremi #10
Vaseline Gluta-Hya Body Lotion Flawless Glow 200mL #2
TRESemme Shampoo Colour Revitalise 940mL #10
Miss Kay Boyfriend Tee EDP Kadın Parfüm 25 ml #4

Query ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE in the full snapshot

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE"]
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.

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