You should know
What it is
Explained
This ingredient is more commonly known as Ensulizole, a chemical sunscreen ingredient.
Ensulizole mainly protects UV-B (290-340 nm) but offers a little UV-A (320-400 nm) protection. It is often paired with less photo-stable sunscreen ingredients due to its photo-stability.
Due to it being water-soluble, Ensulizole helps give sunscreens a light and non-oily texture.
Ensulizole is approved worldwide:
- 4% in the US, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea
- 8% in the EU
- 3% in Japan
People also like: Panthenol, Alcohol Denat., Benzophenone-3
People also dislike: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Octocrylene
Also known as: Ensulizole
Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.7% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Where it's used
Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid is most often found as ingredient number 9 within an ingredient list.
Of the 18 products in our database that have a known concentration of Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, we've seen concentrations from 0.5% to 4% specified within their ingredient lists.
These are the categories of products that use Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid the most:
References
- https://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_sccp/docs/sccp_o_079.pdf
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Ensulizole
- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=352.10&SearchTerm=phenylbenzimidazole%20sulfonic%20acid%20
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7759112/
Products with Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 36535
- INCI Name: PHENYLBENZIMIDAZOLE SULFONIC ACID
- INN Name: ensulizole
- EC #: Â 248-502-0
- All Functions: UV Absorber, UV Filter
