Methyl - Paraben
Also listed as: Methylparaben
Methyl - Paraben appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.
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 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.
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 2 products
- no photoDove nourishing body careDove · body moisturizer
M Budget Dentifrice anti caries au goût rafraîchissant de mentheM Budget · toothpaste
Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- 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
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.




