Database/Fragrance/Benzophenone-2
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Benzophenone-2 natural?

No. Hydroxylated benzophenone UV filter is a synthetic aromatic ketone, petrochemical per this site's convention for sunscreen chromophores.

INCI nameBenzophenone-2
CAS131-55-5
FormulaC13H10O5 · 246.21 Da
FunctionFragrance · Light Stabilizer
FeedstockManufactured by Friedel-Crafts condensation of resorcinol derivatives to…

How we scored it

Tetrahydroxybenzophenone UV absorber; benzophenone/phenol-derivative sunscreen chromophore, explicitly petrochemical → 0/246 = 0.00
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Manufactured by Friedel-Crafts condensation of resorcinol derivatives to form the tetrahydroxybenzophenone UV-absorber structure, from petrochemical aromatic feedstocks. No natural route.

In plain English

A synthetic UV-filter and light-stabilising compound related to benzophenone. Manufactured from petrochemical aromatic chemicals.

CosIng definition: Benzophenone-2 is a benzophenone derivative that conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of Benzophenone-2

bis(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methanone

PubChem CID 8571 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Benzophenone-2. PubChem CID 8571. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BENZOPHENONE-2. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BENZOPHENONE-2. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BENZOPHENONE-2