Ultrasun does not use any substances, which are under evaluation of having endocrine disruptive effects. Ultrasun refers to the latest update on the subject of endocrine disruptive substances in cosmetics. (https://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/call-data- ingredients-potential-endocrine-disrupting-properties-used-cosmetic-products_en)
What are Endocrine Disruptors?
Substances with endocrine-disrupting properties (endocrine disruptors) are chemical substances that alter the functioning of the endocrine system and negatively affect the health of humans and animals.
Scientific concerns about the endocrine-disrupting properties of substances used in cosmetic products are, like other substances of concern for human health, addressed in the risk assessment of the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety).
The SCCS and its predecessors, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (the SCCP) and the Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products Intended for Consumers, have already evaluated cosmetic ingredients suspected of having endocrine-disrupting properties. Examples of ingredients on which the SCCS and its predecessors delivered such scientific opinions are several parabens (which are used in cosmetic as preservatives), triclosan (used as a preservative and deodorant), homosalate (used in sunscreens as UV-filter, used for its skin conditioning properties), benzophenones (used in sunscreens as UV-filters), the UV-filters 4-methylbenzylidene camphor and 3-benzylidene camphor, melatonin (used as an antioxidant), resorcinol (hair dye) and cyclomethicone (which has various functions such as antistatic, softening and smoothing the skin or hair conditioning).
INCI Name | Chemical Name | CAS No. |
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Benzophenone-3 | 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone | 131-57-7 |
Kojic acid | 5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrone | 501-30-4 |
4-Methylbenzylidene camphor | (±)-1,7,7-trimethyl-3-[(4-methylphenyl)methylene]bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one | 36861-47-9 |
4-Methylbenzylidene camphor | (±)-1,7,7-trimethyl-3-[(4-methylphenyl)methylene]bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one | 36861-47-9 |
Propylparaben | Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 94-13-3 |
Triclosan | 5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol | 3380-34-5 |
Resorcinol | 1,3-benzenediol | 108-46-3 |
Octocrylene | 2-Cyano-3,3-Diphenyl Acrylic Acid 2-Ethylhexyl Ester | 6197-30-4 |
Triclocarban | 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)urea | 101-20-2 |
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) | 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol | 128-37-0 |
Benzophenone | Benzophenone | 119-61-9 |
Homosalate | 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl) ester or Benzoic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-, 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl Ester | 118-56-9 |
Benzyl salicylate | Benzyl salicylate | 118-58-1 |
Genistein | 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-benzopyrone | 446-72-0 |
Daidzein | 4',7-Dihydroxyisoflavone or 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one or 7-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one” | 486-66-8 |
Table: Ingredients with potential endocrine-disruptive properties. European Comission 16.05.2019
Without | Because | |
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Perfume |
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Can cause hyperpygmentation |
Mineral oils |
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Can clog the skin pores (comedogenic) and are poorly degradable in nature |
PEG/PPG emulsifiers |
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Can destabilise the skin barrier and are poorly biodegradable in nature |
Aluminium compounds |
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Can cause cell-damage, clog skin pores, and are suspected of being biologically toxic |
Silicones |
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Can clog the skin pores (comedogenic) and are poorly degradable in nature |
Chemical filters: | ||
Octinoxat (also ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate) |
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Can act as an endocrine disruptor and can be photoinstable |
Octocrylene |
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Can irritate the skin and can act as an endocrine disruptor |
Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone) |
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Can act as an endocrine disruptor and can be photoinstable |
Oxybenzone (also benzophenone-3) |
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Can act as an endocrine disruptor and is suspected to be strongly irritating |
4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4MBC) |
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Can act as an endocrine disruptor |