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INCI ingredient

Zinc Phenolsulfonate

Zinc Phenolsulfonate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Zinc Phenolsulfonate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

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: antimicrobial, astringent, deodorant

Products with Zinc Phenolsulfonate

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antimicrobial
  • astringent
  • deodorant
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
  • astringent: Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
  • deodorant: Reducing and/or eluminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.

CAS 127-82-2 · EC 204-867-8

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 25) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 6% (as % of anhydrous substance). Deodorants, antiperspirants and astringent lotions III/25 Avoid contact with eyes

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

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