DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE
Official label name (INCIInternational name of cosmetic ingredients: the one printed on the pack. name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 8577
- UV filter allowed under conditions (Annex VI)
DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE: UV filter allowed under conditions, maximum 10% in the ready-for-use preparation (Annex VI, entry 28), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. Annexes of the Regulation consulted on 23 October 2026.
Who it concerns
What official classifications and rules say for each group. A classification describes the hazard of the pure substance, not the risk of a product that contains it, which depends on the dose and the exposure.
Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
No classification harmonised by the European Union covers reproduction, the unborn child or breastfeeding for this substance. This does not mean it has been judged to have no effect during pregnancy.
Babies and children
The Cosmetics Regulation sets no age-related condition for this ingredient.
Skin, eyes and allergies
No harmonised classification for sensitisation, irritation or eye damage, and no obligation to label it as an allergen.
Environment
No harmonised classification as hazardous to the aquatic environment, and it is not on ECHAEuropean Chemicals Agency.'s Candidate List as an endocrine disruptor for the environment.
Read on the label
The Cosmetics Regulation requires no warning to be printed for this ingredient.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Light stabilizer.
UV absorber: protects the cosmetic product from the effects of UV light.
UV filter: filters certain UV rays in order to protect the skin or the hair from harmful effects of these rays.
Functions declared in the CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Definitions of functions (decision repealed on 8 May 2020, cited for information). Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions), retrieved 22 October 2026.
What the rules say
An ingredient can be used as a UV filter only if it appears on the list of Annex VI. DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE is on it with a maximum concentration.
CosIng, Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (allowed UV filters), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
Origin and odour
No natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database); this does not prove that the ingredient is synthetic.
Basis: one CosIng CAS, with no natural occurrence recorded in this database.
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Other names: Hexyl-2-(1-(diethylaminohydroxyphenyl)methanoyl)benzoat (German).
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Present in 1.5% of recorded cosmetics (324 out of 22 340), mainly: sunscreen, sun protection, day creams.
Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.
Data “Open Beauty Facts and its contributors”, licensed under ODbL 1.0 (opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0); derived table distributed under the same licence.
The text of the annexes
UV filter allowed under conditions
- Maximum concentration
- 10%
- Other conditions
- Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHexP) as an unavoidable trace impurity in DHHB must not exceed 10 ppm.
- Entry
- Annex VI, No 28
- Substance
- Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexylester
- Glossary names
- DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE
- CAS
- 302776-68-7
- EC
- 443-860-6
Dates in the act (4)
- Entry into force on 18 May 2026
- Placing on the market from 1 January 2027
From 1 January 2027 cosmetic products containing these substances and not complying with the restrictions shall not be placed on the Union market
- Making available from 1 July 2028
From 1 July 2028 cosmetic products containing these substances and not complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market
- Making available from 1 August 2028
From 1 August 2028 cosmetic products containing these substances and not complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex VI, entry 28. CosIng, Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (allowed UV filters), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
Entry from Regulation (EU) 2026/909, adopted on 27 April 2026.
SCCSEU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety: it assesses cosmetic ingredients. opinions cited: Opinion on Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-,hexylester; Opinion on Benzoic Acid, 2-[4-(Diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-,hexylester; Opinion on Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexylester; Opinion on Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate.
What has changed, and what will change
Dates of the texts that cover this ingredient. A text date may cover several substances: the details of each entry are below.
Annex VI, entry 28: introduced or replaced by Regulation (EU) 2026/909
- upcoming
Annex VI, entry 28: a new product that does not comply can no longer be placed on the market
- upcoming
Annex VI, entry 28: a product that does not comply can no longer be sold, even from stock
- upcoming
Annex VI, entry 28: a product that does not comply can no longer be sold, even from stock
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 38990
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 302776-68-7
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 443-860-6
- Declared functions
- Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filter
- Wikidata
- Q5275146
- PubChem
- 10111431
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.103.916
- InChIKey
- FDATWRLUYRHCJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CosIng inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Wikidata, items with a CosIng identifier (P3073), retrieved 22 October 2026.
Wikidata, PubChem and ECHA links are published only when verified: same CosIng identifier, a single item, matching CAS number.
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions, with no effect on sale in France. What is covered, and what is not yet.
Comparison between countries
Most restrictive status in each country, and the maximum concentration cited. The details and the source of each rule follow.
| Country | Rule | Maximum concentration cited |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | UV filter allowed under conditions | 10% |
| United Kingdom | UV filter allowed under conditions | 10% |
| Switzerland | EU Regulation applies | 10% |
| United States (federal) | No federal rule recorded | not cited |
| Canada | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| Japan | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| South Korea | Restricted | 10% |
| China | Not on the prohibited lists recorded (lists of allowed substances are not recorded) | not cited |
| Australia | Active ingredient allowed in sunscreens | 10% |
| ASEAN | Allowed UV filter | 10% |
| Taiwan | Allowed UV filter | 10% |
| Brazil | Allowed under conditions | 10% |
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- UV filter allowed under conditions (Annex VI)
Same entries as in the European Union. Their maximum concentrations are compared in the “Comparison between countries” table; other conditions (product types, warnings) may differ.
Annexes II to VI in force. United Kingdom, Annexes II to VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as retained and amended, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Northern Ireland applies EU law.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
Switzerland, FDHA Ordinance on Cosmetic Products (OCos, SR 817.023.31), consolidated version, retrieved 22 October 2026.
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
United States, 21 CFR part 700 and section 250.250 (FDA rules on cosmetic ingredients), eCFR, retrieved 21 October 2026.
The eCFR is not an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations.
South Korea
- Restricted: 디에칠아미노하이드록시벤조일헥실벤조에이트 (DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE)
별표 2, 자외선 차단성분 (UV filters), entry 6, page 15. Limit: 10%.
South Korea, MFDS Regulation on Safety Standards for Cosmetics, Notification 2026-19, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Source: 식품의약품안전처 (MFDS), 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정, via law.go.kr; table formatted by the publisher of this site.
Australia
- Active ingredient allowed in sunscreens: DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE
Permissible Ingredients Determination (No. 3) 2026, sunscreen actives, entry 1804, page 178. Thresholds cited: must not be more than 10%.
Conditions, source text
Purpose: A | Only for use as an active ingredient in sunscreens for dermal application and not to be included in medicines intended for use in the eye. | The concentration in the medicine must not be more than 10%. | When used in primary sunscreen products, the following warning statements are required on the label: | - (AVOID) 'Avoid prolonged exposure in the sun' (or words to this effect); and | - (SUNPRO) 'Wear protective clothing - hats and eyewear when exposed to the sun' (or words to this effect).
Australia, Therapeutic Goods (Permissible Ingredients) Determination (No. 3) 2026, sunscreen actives, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 2026-10-22. For the latest information on Australian Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Licence CC BY 4.0.
ASEAN (South-East Asia)
- Allowed UV filter: Benzoic acid, 2-[-4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexylester. INCI Name: Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl Benzoate
Annex VII (allowed UV filters), entry 28, page 289. Limit: 10%.
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive, Annexes II, III, IV, VI and VII (version 2026-1 of 22 June 2026, Annex VII 2025-2), retrieved 24 October 2026.
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Documents, Annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive, as published by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA, Singapore); table extracted and formatted by the publisher of this site, with no endorsement by HSA or ASEAN.
Taiwan
- Allowed UV filter: Benzoic acid, 2-[-4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexylester (Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate)
特定用途化粧品成分名稱及使用限制表, 防曬劑 (allowed UV filters). Limit: 10%.
Taiwan, TFDA cosmetic ingredient tables (prohibited, restricted, preservatives, UV filters, colorants), open data, retrieved 24 October 2026.
Source: Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), open datasets on data.gov.tw (Open Government Data License, version 1.0); table formatted by the publisher of this site.
Brazil
- Allowed under conditions: Éster hexílico do ácido 2-[4-(dietilamino)-2-hidroxibenzoil]-, benzóico DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE (DIETHYLAMINO HYDROXYBENZOYL HEXYL BENZOATE)
RDC 600/2022, Anexo (allowed UV filters), entry 33, page 3. Limit: 10%.
Brazil, ANVISA resolutions RDC 529/2021, 528/2021, 600/2022 and 628/2022, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Source: ANVISA. Text of the adopted draft resolutions, as the Official Journal could not be accessed; the 2021 lists of prohibited substances and preservatives were compared with the copy of the published text distributed by the State of Paraná, the 2022 lists of UV filters and colorants were not.
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
691 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (in French).
Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.
Data “Open Beauty Facts and its contributors”, licensed under ODbL 1.0 (opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0); derived table distributed under the same licence.
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 23 October 2026.