HOMOSALATE
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 12107
- UV filter allowed under conditions (Annex VI)
HOMOSALATE: UV filter allowed under conditions, maximum 7.34% in the ready-for-use preparation, only in: Face products with the exception of propellent spray products (Annex VI, entry 3), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Fragrance.
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.
What the rules say
An ingredient can be used as a UV filter only if it appears on the list of Annex VI. <function plain_language.<locals>.name at 0x7f7805acd760> is on it with a maximum concentration and for some product types only.
The text of the annexes
UV filter allowed under conditions
- Entry
- Annex VI, No 3
- Substance
- Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl ester / Homosalate
- Glossary names
- HOMOSALATE
- CAS
- 118-56-9
- EC
- 204-260-8
- Product type
- Face products with the exception of propellent spray products
- Maximum concentration
- 7,34 %
- Other conditions
- From 1 January 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 July 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market.
Dates in the act (10)
- Entry into force on 11 January 2010
- Application from 1 December 2010
It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
- Entry into force on 1 December 2010
- Condition applicable from 11 January 2012
As from 11 January 2012, by way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, notification carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation shall be considered to comply with Article 7(3) and Article 7a(4) of that Directive
- Application from 11 January 2013
July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
- Entry into force on 11 January 2013
- Application from 11 July 2013
It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall appl
- Entry into force on 11 July 2013
- Placing on the market before 11 July 2013
Article 39 Transitional provisions By way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation may be placed on the market before 11 July 2013.
- Placing on the market from 11 July 2013
As from 11 July 2013, a distributor who makes available in a Member State a cosmetic product already placed on the market in another Member State and translates, on his own initiative, any element of the labelling of that product in order to comply with national law, shall submit, by electronic means, the following info
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 34299
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 118-56-9
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 204-260-8
- Declared functions
- Fragrance, UV absorber, UV filter
- Wikidata
- Q2260189
- PubChem
- 8362
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.003.874
- InChIKey
- WSSJONWNBBTCMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- UV filter allowed under conditions (Annex VI)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
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.
South Korea
- Restricted: 호모살레이트 (HOMOSALATE)
별표 2, 자외선 차단성분 (UV filters), entry 32, page 17. Limit: 10%.
Australia
- Active ingredient allowed in sunscreens: HOMOSALATE
Permissible Ingredients Determination (No. 3) 2026, sunscreen actives, entry 2575, page 65. Thresholds cited: must not be more than 15%. Conditions (source text): Purpose: A, E | For use as an active ingredient only in sunscreens for dermal application. | For use as an excipient only in topical medicines for dermal application. | Not to be included in medicines intended for use in the eye. | The concentration in the medicine must not be more than 15%. | 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).
Brazil
- Allowed under conditions: Salicilato de homomentila HOMOSALATE (HOMOSALATE)
RDC 600/2022, Anexo (allowed UV filters), entry 16, page 3. Limit: 15%.
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
110 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (page in French).
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.