Sunscreenmedium risk Common irritant
Oxybenzone
INCI · Benzophenone-3
UV filter used in sunscreens. Can cause photoallergic reactions.
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Can cause photoallergic reactions - increasingly avoided in reef-safe sunscreens
How common is it?
Oxybenzone appears in 30 of 4,442 products (0.7%) in the AllerNote catalog, most often in sunscreens (26 products). See the full prevalence dataset →
Names to look for on labels
Oxybenzone appears under any of these names — manufacturers choose between INCI, common, and local-language terms freely.
Benzophenone-3BP-3ऑक्सीबेंज़ोन
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