INCI ingredient

Methyl Benzoate

Methyl Benzoate appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in bar soaps.

What it triggers

Methyl Benzoate appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in bar soaps.

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: skin conditioning - emollient, fragrance, preservative, solvent

in 13 products

Showing 13 of 13 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

Functions listed by CosIng

skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
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.
solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).

CAS 93-58-3 · EC 202-259-7

EU regulation

Listed in Annex V (ref. 1a) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 0.5% (acid). V/1a

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

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