Database/Light Stabilizer/Ethylhexyl Triazone
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Ethylhexyl Triazone natural?

No. Every fragment - triazine ring, aniline-derived arms, and 2-ethylhexanol ester - is a petrochemical synthetic building block.

INCI nameEthylhexyl Triazone
CAS88122-99-0
FormulaC48H66N6O6 · 823.1 Da
FunctionLight Stabilizer · Uv Absorber
FeedstockManufactured by condensing cyanuric chloride with para-aminobenzoate esters…

How we scored it

Triazine core (from cyanuric chloride) + anilino-benzoate arms + 2-ethylhexanol esters, all synthetic aromatic/oxo-alcohol fragments; 0/total = 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.

How it’s made

SNAr of cyanuric chloride by 2-ethylhexyl 4-aminobenzoate (σ-complex). The film draws the key step and names the steps after it. Each curved arrow moves one electron pair, and the film ends on the score above.

Where it comes from

Manufactured by condensing cyanuric chloride with para-aminobenzoate esters of 2-ethylhexanol (an oxo-process alcohol), both petrochemical intermediates. No natural feedstock is used at any stage.

In plain English

A UV filter that absorbs UVB rays in sunscreens, helping protect skin from sun damage. It is a fully synthetic molecule built from petrochemical aromatic and alcohol building blocks.

CosIng definition: Ethylhexyl Triazone is the heterocyclic organic compound that conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of Ethylhexyl Triazone

2-ethylhexyl 4-[[4,6-bis[4-(2-ethylhexoxycarbonyl)anilino]-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]benzoate

PubChem CID 159201 ↗

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 Triazone. PubChem CID 159201. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ETHYLHEXYL TRIAZONE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ETHYLHEXYL TRIAZONE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ETHYLHEXYL%20TRIAZONE