Name Benzophenone Description Used in perfumes, flavoring agents, chemical manufacturing, as an ultraviolet curing agent, sunscreen ingrdient, an additive in plastics, cosmetics, coatings, and adhesives. Occurs naturally in some foods. Benefits Helps protect skin from UVB rays. Considerations • Endocrine disruption
Benzophenones are associated with endocrine disruption. • Bioaccumulation
Benzophenones are found to accumulate in the body. • Suspected Carcinogen
Benzophenones are implicated in DNA damage that may lead to cancer. • Birth Defects
Some reseearch suggests that certain benzophenones can cause birth defects like hypospadias. Synonyms diphenylmethanone
Diphenyl ketone
Methanone, diphenyl-
Benzoylbenzene
Phenyl ketone
Ketone, diphenyl
alpha-Oxoditane
Benzene, benzoyl-
alpha-Oxodiphenylmethane
Diphenylketone
diphenyl-methanone
.alpha.-Oxodiphenylmethane
Diphenyl-methanon
Diphenylmethanone (Benzophenone)
EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 000315
BENZOPHENONE (8CI)
phenylketone
Benzopheneone
Benzophenon
benzophenone-
benzoyl-benzene
a-Oxoditane
meta-benzophenone
alpha -oxoditane
di(phenyl)methanone
a-Oxodiphenylmethane
METHANONE, DIPHENYL- (9CI)
Diphenylmethanone, 9CI
alpha -oxodiphenylmethane
Dimenhydrinate Impurity J
BENZOPHENONE [MI]
BENZOPHENONE [FCC]
diphenyl-ketone Research Sources https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36805158/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31939680/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17707034/ https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3102 Summary Endocrine disruption, linked to cancer and birth defects.
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