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INCI ingredient

Benzoic Acid Acido Benzoico

Also listed as: Benzoic Acid, Benzoic Acid (Acido Benzoico), Benzoic Acid (ácido Benzoico)

Benzoic Acid Acido Benzoico appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Benzoic Acid Acido Benzoico appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: fragrance, preservative, ph adjusters

Products with Benzoic Acid Acido Benzoico

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • fragrance
  • preservative
  • ph adjusters
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • preservative: Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
  • ph adjusters: Controlling the pH of cosmetic products.

CAS 65-85-0 · EC 200-618-2

EU regulation

Listed in Annex V (ref. 1) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration a) 2.5% (acid) b) 1.7% (acid) c) 0.5% (acid). a) Rinse-off products, except oral care products b) Oral care products c) Leave-on products V/1

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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