Sunscreen | Range of protection |
Organic |
PABA derivatives |
PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid) | UVB |
Padimate O (octyl dimethyl PABA) | UVB |
Cinnamates |
Octinoxate (octyl methoxycinnamate) | UVB |
Cinoxate | UVB |
Salicylates |
Octisalate (octyl salicylate) | UVB |
Homosalate | UVB |
Trolamine salicylate | UVB |
Benzophenones |
Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) | UVB, UVA2 |
Sulisobenzone (benzophenone-4) | UVB, UVA2 |
Dioxybenzone (benzophenone-8) | UVB, UVA2 |
Others |
Octocrylene | UVB |
Ensulizole (phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid) | UVB |
Avobenzone (butyl methoxydibenzoyl methane, Parsol 1789) | UVA1 |
Ecamsule (terephthalylidene dicamphor sulfonic acid, Mexoryl SX)* | UVB, UVA2 |
Drometrizole trisiloxane (Mexoryl XL)¶ | UVB, UVA2 |
Meradimate (menthyl anthranilate) | UVA2 |
Bemotrizinol (bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenol triazine, Tinosorb S)¶ | UVB, UVA2 |
Bisoctrizole (methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, Tinosorb M)¶ | UVB, UVA2 |
Inorganic |
Titanium dioxide | UVB, UVA2, UVA1 |
Zinc oxide | UVB, UVA2, UVA1 |