Korean: 메톡시프로필아미노사이클로헥세닐리덴에톡시에틸사이아노아세테이트 · CAS 1419401-88-9 · Functions: light stabilizer, uv filter
Approved UV filter MFDS restricted ingredients (UV filter)
Conditions (official MFDS text, Korean):
* 배합한도 : 3%
∙ 흡입을 통해 사용자의 폐에 노출될 수 있는 제품에는 사용하지 말 것
∙ 니트로화제를 함유하고 있는 제품에는 사용금지
Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 17, 2026
Approved UV filter Annex VI/32
Maximum: 3%
Conditions: - Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation - Do not use with nitrosating agents - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg/kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
Source: EU CosIng — Annex VI · checked Oct 17, 2026
Not an FDA-listed sunscreen active M020 (not listed)
Conditions: Permitted as a UV filter elsewhere, but not on the FDA list of sunscreen active ingredients (§M020.10). It cannot be the active ingredient of a sunscreen marketed in the U.S. under the monograph.
Source: FDA OTC Monograph M020 (sunscreens) · checked Oct 17, 2026
This is a UV filter. In the U.S., sunscreens are regulated as over-the-counter drugs, so a filter must be on the FDA's list of permitted sunscreen actives to be used in a sunscreen sold there. Compare all filters on Sunscreen filters: Korea vs EU vs U.S.
How Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate is treated in 3 more markets, from the overseas cosmetic regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Always confirm with the regulator of that country before selling there.
| Market | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AS ASEAN (10 countries) | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【Restrictions】 Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 3% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 3% * 【Restrictions】 Other limitations and requirements : — Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation — Do not use with... |
| BR Brazil | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 3% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 3% * Restrictions 【Other limitations and requirements】 : a) Prohibited in products whose application may lead to exposure by inhalation. b) Do not use with nitrosating agents. c) Maximum content of... |
| AR Argentina | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 3% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 3% * Restrictions 【Other limitations and requirements】 : a) Prohibited in products whose application may lead to exposure by inhalation. b) Do not use with nitrosating agents. c) Maximum content of... |
Source: MFDS cosmetic ingredient use restrictions — overseas regulations · checked Oct 17, 2026
METHOXYPROPYLAMINO CYCLOHEXENYLIDENE ETHOXYETHYLCYANOACETATE 메톡시프로필아미노사이클로헥세닐리덴에톡시에틸사이아노아세테이트
Information only, not medical advice. Rules change — always check the linked official source. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist.
In the EU's CosIng records it is listed as “Approved UV filter” (EU CosIng — Annex VI). The maximum allowed is 3%. It is allowed for that use within the stated conditions.
In Korea's MFDS records it is listed as “Approved UV filter” (MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions). It is allowed for that use within the stated conditions.
In the FDA's records it is listed as “Not an FDA-listed sunscreen active” (FDA OTC Monograph M020 (sunscreens)).
The EU's CosIng inventory lists its functions as: light stabilizer, uv filter.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 메톡시프로필아미노사이클로헥세닐리덴에톡시에틸사이아노아세테이트.
CAS 1419401-88-9 (from official records).