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INCI ingredient

Ethylparaben

Ethylparaben appears on 148 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair cares.

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 Ethylparaben, its paraben-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Ethylparaben appears on 148 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair cares.

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 Ethylparaben

in 148 products

Showing 24 of 148 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 120-47-8 · EC 204-399-4

EU regulation

Listed in Annex V (ref. 12) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 0,4% (as acid) for single ester 0,8% (as acid) for mixtures of esters. V/12

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

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