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Chemical UV Filters

Sunscreen UV filters

All skin types Sensitive skin caution

What is Chemical UV Filters?

Organic filters that absorb UV light to protect skin from sun damage, used in many SPF products. Effective and widely used; a minority of people with reactive skin find some filters sensitising.

In skincare terms, Chemical UV Filters is a UV filter that helps protect skin from the sun’s rays.

What does it do?

Chemical UV Filters is primarily used for sunscreen uv filters.

Who it may suit

If your skin is sensitive or reactive, introduce it slowly and patch test first. It is widely used across products for all skin types.

Where you'll find it

In our catalogue, Chemical UV Filters appears in spf, sets, moisturisers, treatments and more.

Also listed as

On an ingredients label (INCI), Chemical UV Filters may appear as: ethylhexyl salicylate, butyloctyl salicylate, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, homosalate, ethylhexyl triazone, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, drometrizole trisiloxane, octinoxate, octisalate, avobenzone, oxybenzone, octocrylene, homosalate, ensulizole, meradimate, ethylhexyl methoxycrylene, benzophenone-4, benzophenone-3, polysilicone-15, tris-biphenyl triazine.

Related ingredients

This is educational information, not medical advice. Skin reactions vary between individuals — patch test new products and consult a professional if you have specific concerns.

Products with Chemical UV Filters