white fine crystalline powder
Noncoloring UV inhibitor for various plastics,
color stabilizer in cosmetic compositions.
Resorcinol monobenzoate is used as an ultraviolet stabilizer
in certain types of plastic films.
Resorcinol monobenzoate is used as UV-light absorber added mainly to outdoor plastics; additive in spectacle frames.
ChEBI: Resorcinol monobenzoate is a benzoate ester resulting from the formal condensation of benzoic acid with resorcinol. It has a role as an allergen. It is functionally related to a resorcinol.