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