Behenic Acid

What this ingredient generally does

This is a fatty acid that helps oil and water mix and does cleaning work. It also makes the product look opaque rather than see-through.

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Published formulations that list this ingredient

These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.

• CP Skin Health Group, Inc. UV Skin Recovery SPF 50

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• CP Skin Health Group, Inc. UV Skin Recovery SPF 50 Red Correcting

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• SHISEIDO BENEFIANCE WRINKLERESIST24 DAY

  SPF 18 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Shiseido Future Solution LX Total Protective

  SPF 20 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Spigen Beauty Inc. SKINRAYS Protective Bounce Butter Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Sunscreen by Glam up

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop, LLC Everyday Sunscreen with Sunflower Extract Broad Spectrum SPF 30

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Everyday Sunscreen SPF 50

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Everyday Superstars SPF Discovery Kit

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Everyday Superstars SPF Discovery Kit · Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Octisalate, Homosalate, Zinc Oxide

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Gray Malin Kit

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Head to Toe Kit

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Head-to-Toe Favorites Mini Set

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Head-to-Toe Favorites Mini Set · Homosalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Octisalate

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Head-To-Toe Kit

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Perfect Day 2 in 1 Everywear SPF 50 and Mint Condition Lip Shield SPF 30

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Play Everyday Sunscreen SPF 50 with Sunflower Extract

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Best Sellers Mini Kit

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Best Sellers Mini Kit · Octisalate, Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octocrylene

  U.S. formulation

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Where this information comes from

Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.

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