Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate is a cosmetic ingredient that filters UV light to protect the skin. The EU lists it as an allowed UV filter, with a maximum amount. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 248 products, most often sunscreen.

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What does Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate filters UV light to protect the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: UV filter.

UV filter

What other names and numbers does Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate have?

CAS number
302776-68-7
EC number
443-860-6
CosIng reference
38990

Is Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate restricted in the EU?

It is allowed, on a list with limits. The EU lists it as an allowed UV filter, with a maximum amount (Annex VI of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 28).

The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.

Which products contain Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate in the ingredient lists of 248 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often sunscreen and perfumes.

  • Sunscreen107
  • Perfumes9

Products with it, by country of sale: France 55 · Germany 41 · Norway 20 · Turkey 17.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsUV filters

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  3. EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)

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