{"id":45771,"date":"2025-12-03T15:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/benzophenone\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:10:14","slug":"benzophenone","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/benzophenone\/","title":{"rendered":"BENZOPHENONE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>FAT-SOLUBLE\/EMOLLIENT<\/p>\n<p>Ingredient to avoid during pregnancy: Yes<\/p>\n<p>Suspected endocrine disruptor<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Benzophenone is mainly used in cosmetic products as a sunscreen to protect the skin from harmful UV rays. It helps prevent damage caused by UV rays, such as premature aging and sunburn.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: UV protector<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: this ingredient is generally considered safe for use in cosmetic products at permitted concentrations. However, some debate its safety due to potential concerns about absorption through the skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, benzophenone is of synthetic origin and is therefore generally considered vegan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Although effective, benzophenone has been associated with cases of allergic reactions, and some debate exists on its effects on the aquatic environment. Its use is increasingly being replaced by newer sunscreens that present less risk of irritation.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Sunscreens, body lotions, foundation and some hair products for UV protection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\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-45771","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\/45771","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=45771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}