Octocrylene

Description :

Octocrylene is an effective UV-B filter. UV-A radiation (320-400nm) is linked with the loss of skin elasticity, wrinkling, and premature aging, while the more powerful UV-B radiation (290-320nm) is linked to sunburn, cell damage, and cancer risk. Octocrylene is a well-established and highly stable UV filter for personal care applications, absorbing in the UV-B to short UV-A (280-350nm) range. Its particular strength comes from its ability to act as a UV stabilizer for other sun care actives, where it is used to boost the performance of both UV-A and UV-B filters in a sun care formulation.Octocrylene is an effective UV-B filter. UV-A radiation (320-400nm) is linked with the loss of skin elasticity, wrinkling, and premature aging, while the more powerful UV-B radiation (290-320nm) is linked to sunburn, cell damage, and cancer risk. Octocrylene is a well-established and highly stable UV filter for personal care applications, absorbing in the UV-B to short UV-A (280-350nm) range. Its particular strength comes from its ability to act as a UV stabilizer for other sun care actives, where it is used to boost the performance of both UV-A and UV-B filters in a sun care formulation.
Octocrylene can penetrate into the skin, where it acts as a photosensitizer, resulting in an increased production of free radicals under illumination. It may also pass through the skin, into the bloodstream, eventually being metabolized and excreted in urine in the form of its metabolites. Octocrylene can convert to benzophenone through a retro-aldol condensation. The reaction occurs slowly over time, yielding a significant concentration of benzophenone in all commercial cosmetics tested formulated with octocrylene.Octocrylene can penetrate into the skin, where it acts as a photosensitizer, resulting in an increased production of free radicals under illumination. It may also pass through the skin, into the bloodstream, eventually being metabolized and excreted in urine in the form of its metabolites. Octocrylene can convert to benzophenone through a retro-aldol condensation. The reaction occurs slowly over time, yielding a significant concentration of benzophenone in all commercial cosmetics tested formulated with octocrylene.