Methoxydibenzoylmethane
What Methoxydibenzoylmethane is & what it does
Methoxydibenzoylmethane is the dibenzoylmethane backbone behind avobenzone (butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane), the most widely used organic UVA filter. As a UV filter it absorbs in the long-wave UVA range, helping shield skin from the deeper-penetrating part of sunlight that contributes to photoaging. Avobenzone-type filters are known to be photo-unstable on their own, so formulators typically pair them with stabilizers like octocrylene. It is used in a small number of sunscreens in the catalog.
What is Methoxydibenzoylmethane?
It is the dibenzoylmethane backbone behind avobenzone, the most widely used organic UVA sunscreen filter. In sunscreens it works as a UV-absorbing active.
What does Methoxydibenzoylmethane do in sunscreen?
It acts as a UVA filter, absorbing long-wave UVA light that penetrates deeper into skin and contributes to photoaging. Because this class of filter is photo-unstable on its own, formulators usually pair it with stabilizers such as octocrylene.
Is Methoxydibenzoylmethane safe?
Avobenzone-type UVA filters are widely approved and used in sunscreens around the world, and no specific concerns are flagged for it here. As with any sunscreen, applying enough and reapplying matters for protection.
Sunscreens with Methoxydibenzoylmethane
We rate 5 sunscreens that contain it:
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OneSkin Super Glow - Mineral SPF 50++ -
72/100
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Jeuvenile SPF 50 Primer
71/100
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Jeuvenile SPF 50+ Pink Tone Up Sunscreen
68/100
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Faces Canada Sun Defence Lotion SPF 40
66/100
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PHOTON Instant Skin Illuminator SPF 50+ Pa+++
62/100