Ingredient · INCI listed
Homosalate
A common UVB-absorbing chemical filter used mainly to raise SPF and dissolve other filters. Effective in that narrow role, but it adds little UVA protection on its own.
Data summary
Products containing
48
Most common in
43 products
sunscreens
Typical pairing
Avobenzone
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In the catalog
Homosalate by the numbers.
The DermFND database tracks 62 products formulated with homosalate, and it's strongly concentrated in sunscreens — 54 products, 87% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 68/100 on average (above the catalog norm); the strongest is By Wishtrend UV Defense Moist Cream SPF 50+ at 87/100.
Of those, 5 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Avobenzone (53 shared formulas) and Octocrylene (33 shared formulas). The median price of a homosalate product here is $16.
Where it shows up
