oxybenzone

Regions

Market	Status	Limit	Rule	Source
European Union	Restricted	≤ 6%	Annex VI (benzophenone-3, ≤6%; label 'contains benzophenone-3' if >0.5%)	Source
United States	Restricted	≤ 6%	FDA sunscreen proposed rule — pending final rulemaking; CIR recommends ≤6%	Source
South Korea	Restricted	≤ 5%	MFDS UV filter ≤5% (benzophenone-3)	Source
Japan	Restricted	≤ 5%	MHLW positive list (UV filters) ≤5%	Source
China	Restricted	≤ 10%	NMPA UV filter positive list ≤10%	Source
United Kingdom	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with OPSS — UK Cosmetics Regulation.
Canada	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with Health Canada — Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
Australia	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with AICIS / TGA.
India	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with CDSCO / BIS — IS 4707.
Brazil	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with ANVISA — RDC resolutions.
Mexico	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with COFEPRIS.
ASEAN	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with ASEAN Cosmetic Directive — Annexes.
California (US)	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with OEHHA Prop 65 · AB-2771 (PFAS).
Washington State (US)	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (HB 1047).

Retailer	Status	Note	Source
Clean at Sephora	Banned	UV filter prohibited under Sephora Clean	Source
Conscious Beauty at Ulta	Flagged	Reef-concern UV filter — flagged	Source
Target Clean	Flagged	Reef-concern UV filter — flagged under Target Clean	Source
Amazon listing compliance	Flagged	UV filter — flagged for reef impact; disclose	Source
Credo Clean Standard	Banned	Dirty List — Hormone Disruption category, Chemical Sunscreens group; prohibited	Source
Whole Foods Body Care	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with Whole Foods Market body-care quality standards.
Whole Foods Premium Body Care	Banned	Unacceptable, Body Care - Premium list. Function: sunscreen.	Source
Walmart Sustainable Chemistry	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with Walmart sustainable chemistry commitment.
Walmart Made Without List	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with Walmart made-without-list substances.
CVS store-brand chemicals policy	Banned	Restricted specifically in the Sun Care Products category (CAS 131-57-7) — confirmed under source's own 'Suncare Products' section header	Source
Costco vendor compliance	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with Costco wholesale vendor requirements.
Douglas clean criteria	Banned	Oxybenzone named explicitly as an excluded UV filter under Clean Beauty. Confirmed via secondary coverage of the program criteria.	Source
The Detox Market banned list	No entry in our compiled ruleset — verify with The Detox Market banned-ingredient list.

2026-07-21 · Compiled from cited primary sources. Informational only — not legal advice.