Sodium Methyl Paraben
Also listed as: Sodium Methylparaben
Sodium Methyl Paraben appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.
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 Sodium Methyl Paraben, its paraben-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.
What it does
Sodium Methyl Paraben appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.
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: preservative
Products with Sodium Methyl Paraben
in 2 products
Héry Shampooing Poils longsHéry · shampoo
Dr Reddy's Venusia Moisturing LotionDr Reddy's · cream or lotion
Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- preservative
- 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 5026-62-0 · EC 225-714-1
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.
