Database/Skin Conditioning/Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene natural?

No. The methoxyphenyl acrylate core and the 2-ethylhexyl esterifying alcohol are both synthetic, petrochemical-derived fragments.

INCI nameEthylhexyl Methoxycrylene
CAS947753-66-4
FormulaC25H29NO3 · 391.5 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockA synthetic sunscreen-stabilizing acrylate ester made from petrochemical…

How we scored it

Methoxyphenyl-acrylate chromophore + 2-ethylhexanol ester group; all fragments petrochemical = 0.0
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

A synthetic sunscreen-stabilizing acrylate ester made from petrochemical aromatic and olefin feedstocks (an anisaldehyde-type chromophore esterified with 2-ethylhexanol). No natural production route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic, petroleum-derived ingredient used in sunscreens to help stabilize other UV filters and condition skin.

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Structure

2D structure of Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene

2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate

PubChem CID 66661267 ↗

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. 2Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene. PubChem CID 66661267. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCRYLENE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCRYLENE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ETHYLHEXYL%20METHOXYCRYLENE