Synonym(s)
CAS number: 73705-00-7
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"TEA" is the acronym for triethanolamine, a quaternary ammonium compound. Triethanolamine reacts easily with fatty acids to form triethanolamine soaps and is used as a basic component in soaps and other cosmetic products. Sulfonates are salts or esters of sulfonic acids (alkanesulfonic acids, alkyl sulfuric acids).
TEA-phenylbenzimidazole sulfonate is a substance which is used in cosmetic formulations where it acts as a UV filter (filters certain UV rays from sunlight).
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The framework conditions for UV filters that may be used in cosmetics are defined in the EC Cosmetics Regulation (1223/2009) Annex VI.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer