4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor
Severity 7/10Editorialuv filter · also known as enzacamene, 4-mbc
Is 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor safe?
4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor is prohibited in cosmetic products in the EU (CosIng Annex II), with documented concerns: hormone disruption.
In plain language
A UV filter the EU fully banned in 2025 over endocrine-disruption evidence; never approved in the US.
A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.
Documented concerns
Concerns marked Editorialare Caredermis' own dermatological review; the rest are drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓
Hormone disruption
Editorial7/10Thyroid and estrogenic effects in animals; banned in the EU since 2025.
Official regulatory status
Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.
EU SCCS safety opinions
- · Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor
- · Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC)
- · scientific opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC), preliminary version of 22 December, final version of 29 April 2022, SCCS/1640/21.
Guidance by skin profile
Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.
- Sensitive skinNo specific concern
- Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
- Dry skinNo specific concern
- PregnancyBest avoided
- Babies & kidsBest avoided
- Eczema-proneNo specific concern
Sources
Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.
See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.
Products in our library containing 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor
Related ingredients
Ingredients with a similar role or shared type of concern — useful for comparing what's on your label.
Checking a specific product? Paste its full ingredient list and we'll analyze everything at once.