Product overview
Benzophenone-4 is a broad-spectrum UV absorber, which is white or light yellow powder at room temperature.
It absorbs both UV-A and UV-B, and is an FDA-approved Class I sunscreen, widely used in cosmetic products such as sunscreen creams, lip care, styling lotions, regular and glossy hairsprays.
Applications
Colourant protector in transparent packaging.
As a viscosity stabilizer for gels based on polyacrylic acid when exposed to uv-radiation.
As a stabilizer for fragrance oils in conditioning and body cleansers.
As a protector of hair against the ill effects of UV radiation in hair gels, shampoos and hair setting lotions, mousses and sprays.
As a protection against the sunburn in aqueous based formulation, such as in cosmetics for sunscreen, facial anti-aging and other products.
As a colour fastness improver of dye fabrics in textiles
Technical specification
| Items | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Off white or light yellow crystalline powder |
| Specific extinction (1%, 1cm) E284 | 460-490 |
| E325 | 285-315 |
| pH | 1.2-2.2 |
| Melting point, ℃ | ≥140 |
| Loss on drying, % | ⩽3.0 |
| Turbidity in water, EBC | ⩽4.0 |
| Color, Gardner | ⩽2.0 |
| Purity(HPLC), % | ≥99.0 |
Packaging
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