Octocrylene is a sunscreen agent found in sunscreens that absorbs UV rays. Octocrylene is a compound often used as an additive in sun screen, and is thought to have skin moisturizing effects because of its emollient properties.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Octocrylene is an effective oil soluble liquid UV‐B filter. It has excellent dissolving properties for crystalline UV filters. Due to its outstanding photostability it is used as photostabilizer. Conjugated acrylate portion absorbs UVB and short-wave UVA (ultraviolet) rays with wavelengths in the range of 280-320 nm which protects the skin from direct DNA damage. The ethylhexanol portion is a fatty alcohol, which functions as an emollient due to it's hydrophobicity.
- Primary indication
- In the US, Octocrylene has been evaluated by the FDA and is considered safe for use up to 10% in the formula.Curator reviewed · 1 structured indication
- Formula / weight
- C24H27NO2 · 361.485 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 1996 · United States, 2000
- Also known as
- Octocrilene
- Brand names
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Which drugs share a target with Octocrylene, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?
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