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METHOXYPROPYLAMINO CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE

Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 16446

METHOXYPROPYLAMINO CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE: UV filter allowed under conditions, maximum 3% in the ready-for-use preparation (Annex VI, entry 32), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

In plain words

What it is used for

Functions declared by manufacturers:

Light stabilizer.

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 0x7f7804e07920> is on it with a maximum concentration.

The text of the annexes

UV filter allowed under conditions

Entry
Annex VI, No 32
Substance
2-ethoxyethyl (2Z)-2-cyano-2-[3-(3-methoxypropylamino) cyclohex-2-en-1-ylidene]acetate
Glossary names
Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate
CAS
1419401-88-9
EC
700-860-3
Maximum concentration
3%
Other conditions
- Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation - Do not use with nitrosating agents - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg/kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
Dates in the act (1)
  • Entry into force on 3 December 2020

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
89733
CAS (according to CosIng)
1419401-88-9
Declared functions
Light stabilizer, UV filter

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: 메톡시프로필아미노사이클로헥세닐리덴에톡시에틸사이아노아세테이트(신설) (METHOXYPROPYLAMINO CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE)

    별표 2, 자외선 차단성분 (UV filters), entry 9, page 15. Limit: 3%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 비고: ․흡입을 통해 사용자의 폐에 노출될 수 있는 제품에는 사용하지 말것 ․니트로 화제를 함유하고 있는 제품에는 사용 금지

Australia

  • Active ingredient allowed in sunscreens: METHOXYPROPYLAMINO CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE

    Permissible Ingredients Determination (No. 3) 2026, sunscreen actives, entry 3287, page 75. Thresholds cited: must not be more than 3% | less than 0.000005%. Conditions (source text): Purpose: A | Until 20 June 2027, Methoxypropylamino cyclohexenylidene ethoxyethylcyanoacetate must only be used in a medicine where: | (a) BASF Australia Ltd (Client ID 13479) is the sponsor of the medicine (the primary sponsor); or | (b) another person is the sponsor of the medicine (the secondary sponsor) and the TGA has been notified that the secondary sponsor has been authorised by the primary sponsor to use the ingredient in the medicine. | Methoxypropylamino cyclohexenylidene ethoxyethylcyanoacetate must: | (a) only be used as an active ingredient in sunscreens in topical medicines for dermal application; and | (b) not be included in medicines that are intended for use on: | (i) the eye; or | (ii) broken skin. | The total concentration of methoxypropylamino cyclohexenylidene ethoxyethylcyanoacetate the medicine must not be more than 3%. | Methoxypropylamino cyclohexenylidene ethoxyethylcyanoacetate must not be used in combination with nitrosating substances. | The concentration of nitrosamine in the medicine must be less than 0.000005% or 50 ppb. | When used in primary sunscreen products, the following warning statements (or words to the same effect) must be included on the medicine label: | - (AVOID) ' Avoid prolonged exposure in the sun.'; | - (SUNPRO) ' Wear protective clothing - hats and eyewear when exposed to the sun.'.

Brazil

  • Allowed under conditions: Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate

    RDC 600/2022, Anexo (allowed UV filters), entry 36, page 4. Limit: 3%. Conditions (source text, in Portuguese): OUTRAS LIMITAÇÕES E REQUERIMENTOS: a) Proibido em produtos cuja aplicação possa conduzir à exposição por inalação. b) Não usar com agentes nitrosantes. c) Teor máximo de nitrosaminas: 50 µg/kg. d)Embalar/conservar em recipientes livres de nitritos.

Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.