{"id":46624,"date":"2025-12-03T15:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/benzophenone-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:18:21","slug":"benzophenone-2","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/benzophenone-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BENZOPHENONE-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>ORGANIC UV FILTER<\/p>\n<p>UV filter<\/p>\n<p>Ingredient to avoid during pregnancy: Yes<\/p>\n<p>Suspected endocrine disruptor<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Benzophenone-2 is used in cosmetic products as a UV filter. It helps protect the skin and the products themselves from damage caused by ultraviolet rays, by absorbing these rays.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Fat-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: the use of benzophenone-2 in cosmetics is permitted, but subject to specific restrictions and concentrations due to potential health and environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and suitable for people following a vegan lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Although a functional UV filter, benzophenone-2 has raised concerns about potential endocrine effects. Some people may also develop skin sensitivities.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Frequently used in sunscreens, lotions and day creams containing a sun protection factor (SPF).<\/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-46624","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\/46624","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=46624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}