Octocrylene

• OCTOCRYLENE (INCI)
• (RS )-2- cyano-3 ,3- diphenylacrylate 2 -ethylhexyl ester (IUPAC)
• Uvinul.RTM N -539 -SG
• Parsol 340

Viscous yellow liquid

1.051 g · cm -3

-10 ° C

218 ° C at 2 hPa

In water: 0.0013 g / l at 20 ° C

1.567 at 20 ° C.

Attention

> 5000 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Octocrilen also octocrylene, is a chemical compound, which is used as sunscreens in cosmetics use. It is an oily, clear yellow liquid which is not miscible with water.

Octocrilen absorbs light mainly in the UV -B and little in the short- wave UV -A region. The filter effect is not very strong. Octocrilen is always used in combination with other filter materials, and it also increases the photostability of specific UV -A filter and stabilizes their protective action in the sequence. Suppressing, after application to the skin possible recrystallization dissolved UV filter substances. Octocrilen itself is photostable and non-irritating to use.

Swell

• Brochure Parsol 340 of Koninklijke DSM
• Entry in the register CosIng the European Commission