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INCI ingredient

Isobutylparaben

Isobutylparaben appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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

What it does

Isobutylparaben appears on 16 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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: antimicrobial

Products with Isobutylparaben

in 16 products

Showing 16 of 16 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antimicrobial
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.

CAS 4247-02-3 · EC 224-208-8

EU regulation

Listed in Annex II (ref. 1375) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. II/1375

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

Paraben-free instead

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