ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE
Endocrine0 products
- CAS
- 5466-77-3
- EC
- 226-775-7
- PubChem CID
- 5355130
- Molecular Formula
- C18H26O3
- Molecular Weight
- 290.4000 g/mol
A full English write-up is not available yet. Category and regulatory notes above still apply.
Hazards
Benefits
Functions
Restrictions
Function & Use
UV Absorber
Skin-Conditioning Agent
UV Filter
Usage Restrictions
- Maximum Concentration - 10%
SCCS maximum concentration; safe: up to 10% (SCCS/1671/24)
- Use Condition - 500µg/kg bw/day
sed at 500 mg/kg bw/day
Regulatory note
- EU 1223/2009 Annex VIAllowed
Maximum concentration: 10%
The verdict isn’t ours: below is what SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) said, verbatim.
What The Sources Say
SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety)1
Safety assessment
EU 1223/2009 Annex VI — SCCS opinion: Evaluation of Potentially Estrogenic Effects of UV-filters
Scientific References
- EPA CompTox Chemicals Dashboard — DSSTox identifiers mapped to CAS (2021r1)US EPA, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure
- EU CosIng — Cosmetic Ingredient Database full exportEuropean Commission, DG GROW
- Evaluation of Potentially Estrogenic Effects of UV-filtersSCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
- INCIDB — Skincare & Cosmetics INCI Database (Kaggle 2026.07)INCIDB (derived from EU CosIng, US FDA MoCRA, NLM DailyMed, OBF)
- OpenFDA Cosmetic Adverse Events (api.fda.gov/cosmetic/event)US FDA — unvalidated adverse event reports
- SCCS Opinion SCCS/1671/24 — SCCS - Opinion on Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (EHMC) (CAS No. 5466-77-3/83834-59-7, EC No. 226-775-7/629-661-9)Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)(2025)
- ToxValDB — genotoxicityUS EPA — ToxValDB v97