4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor
uv filter
- Hormone disruption:Thyroid and estrogenic effects in animals; banned in the EU since 2025.
A UV filter the EU fully banned in 2025 over endocrine-disruption evidence; never approved in the US.

Doctissimo · Sunscreens
Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.
High concern
Contains one or more ingredients with significant published concerns. Read the details before use.
Concern score 99/100 · 23 ingredients analyzed
Driven by 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor — EU CosIng Annex II (prohibited in cosmetics)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
uv filter
A UV filter the EU fully banned in 2025 over endocrine-disruption evidence; never approved in the US.
uv filter
A UVB filter under regulatory re-review for hormonal effects and banned in some reef regions; steadily being replaced by newer filters in modern sunscreens.
uv filter
The main UVA filter in US sunscreens. Safe when properly stabilized, but it breaks down in sunlight into potentially sensitizing fragments in poorly formulated products.
occlusive · emollient
Highly refined mineral oil is an inert, non-sensitizing emollient. Its bad reputation comes from industrial-grade oils that are never permitted in cosmetics.
uv filter · pigment
A mineral UV filter and pigment that is one of the safest sunscreen choices in cream form; the inhalation-based cancer classification only matters for powder and spray formats.
occlusive · skin protectant
The most effective occlusive known and a staple of eczema care. The cancer concern belongs to unrefined industrial grades — pharmaceutical-grade petrolatum in cosmetics is rigorously purified.
pigment · pearlescent
The shimmer mineral in highlighters and glowy creams; safe on skin, with sourcing ethics being its real controversy.
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
Catalogued in official cosmetic-ingredient inventories (EU CosIng and others) with no safety flag on record. Being recognized isn't a safety guarantee — it means the ingredient is on record but no authority has published a concern.
Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.
This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.
Same category, better ingredient safety score than this product — somewhere to look next if this one raised concerns.
Hydrogenated coconut oil, petrolatum, cera alba, hydrogenated microcristalline wax, ricinus communis seed oil, paraffinum liquidum, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, cera microcristallina, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, 4-methylbenzylidene camphor, butyrospermum parkii butter, ethylhexyl triazone, hydrogenated polydecene, titanium dioxide, helianthus annuus seed oil, oryzanol, ethyl vanillin, tocopheryl acetate, mica, allantoin, mimosa tenuiflora bark extract, BHT, saccharin