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INCI ingredient

Methyl Paraben

Also listed as: Methylparaben

Methyl Paraben appears on 22 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.

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

What it does

Methyl Paraben appears on 22 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.

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 Methyl Paraben

in 22 products

Showing 22 of 22 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 99-76-3 · EC 202-785-7

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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