INCI ingredient

Butylparaben

Butylparaben appears on 59 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

What it triggers

Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
ParabenYesa paraben preservative
SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
SiliconeNonot a silicone
AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

If a product lists Butylparaben, its paraben-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Butylparaben appears on 59 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

On the label it counts as paraben, which is why a product that lists it cannot be paraben-free.

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

Products with Butylparaben

in 59 products

Showing 24 of 59 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng

fragrance
preservative

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.

CAS 94-26-8 · EC 202-318-7

EU regulation

Listed in Annex V (ref. 12 a) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration - 0,14% (as acid) for the sum of the individual concentrations - 0,8% (as acid) for mixtures of substances mentioned in entry 12 and 12a, here the sum of the individual concentrations of butyl and propylparaben and their salts does not exceed 0,14%. V/12a For leave-on products designed for children under three years of age: "Do not use on the nappy area"

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

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