Ingredient glossary / UV filter
Octisalate (ethylhexyl salicylate)
On the label: Octisalate · UV filter
What it is
A weak chemical UVB filter used to support others and help dissolve them.
UV filters: UV filters absorb or scatter ultraviolet light; the working part of a sunscreen. In the US they are regulated as over-the-counter drugs.
Wikidata: Chemical compound. Q27160526 →
In the research
25 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- In Silico Perspective on Avobenzone, Octisalate, Octocrylene, Homosalate, and Bemotrizinol as Organic UV Filters Using DFT, TD-DFT, and Molecular Dynamics · ACS omega, 2026
- Probabilistic emissions model for organic UV filters released to recreational waters during swimming/bathing events · Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 2026
- Sunscreens · , 2006
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Other uv filters
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