{"id":36634,"date":"2025-12-03T13:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/4-methylbenzylidene-camphor\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:01:13","slug":"4-methylbenzylidene-camphor","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/4-methylbenzylidene-camphor\/","title":{"rendered":"4-METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>ORGANIC UV FILTER<\/p>\n<p>Enzacamene, UVB filter<\/p>\n<p>Ingredient to avoid during pregnancy: Yes<\/p>\n<p>Suspected endocrine disruptor<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor is mainly used as a UV filter in sunscreen products. It helps protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays by absorbing them, thus preventing cell damage and premature skin aging. <\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Fat-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: This ingredient is generally considered safe when used at regulated concentrations in cosmetic products. However, it is subject to regulations in some countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Although 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor is recognized for its effectiveness as a UV filter, it is the subject of discussion regarding its endocrine-disrupting potential. Users with sensitive skin or predisposed to allergies may want to test on a small area of skin first.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Frequently used in sun creams, day lotions with sun protection and certain make-up products with built-in SPF.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-36634","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/36634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}