Phenoxyethanol Methylparaben
Also listed as: Phenoxyethanol
Phenoxyethanol Methylparaben appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenYesa paraben preservative
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
If a product lists Phenoxyethanol Methylparaben, its paraben-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.
What it does
Phenoxyethanol Methylparaben appears on 2 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: antimicrobial, preservative
Products with Phenoxyethanol Methylparaben
in 2 products
Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- antimicrobial
- preservative
- antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- 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 122-99-6 · EC 204-589-7
Listed in Annex V (ref. 29) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 1.0%. V/29
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.
