4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID / METHYLPARABEN /POTASSIUM ETHYLPARABEN /POTASSIUM PARABEN /SODIUM METHYLPARABEN /SODIUM ETHYLPARABEN /ETHYLPARABEN /SODIUM PARABEN / POTASSIUM METHYLPARABEN / CALCIUM PARABEN
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid and its Methyl- and Ethyl-esters, and their salts
Key data
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Record details
INCI glossary name
4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID / METHYLPARABEN /POTASSIUM ETHYLPARABEN /POTASSIUM PARABEN /SODIUM METHYLPARABEN /SODIUM ETHYLPARABEN /ETHYLPARABEN /SODIUM PARABEN / POTASSIUM METHYLPARABEN / CALCIUM PARABEN
Chemical name
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid and its Methyl- and Ethyl-esters, and their salts
Chemical / IUPAC name
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid and its Methyl- and Ethyl-esters, and their salts (4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, methylparaben, potassium ethylparaben, potassium paraben, sodium methylparaben, sodium ethylparaben, ethylparaben, sodium paraben, potassium methylparaben, calcium paraben)
Maximum concentration
0,4% (as acid) for single ester 0,8% (as acid) for mixtures of esters
Regulatory information
Regulation
(EC) 2014/1004
SCCS opinions
Opinion concerning Restrictions on Materials listed in annex VI of Directive 76/768/EEC on Cosmetic Products,Extended Opinion on the Safety Evaluation of Parabens,Opinion on Parabens, underarm cosmetics and breast cancer,Opinion on Parabens,Opinion on Parabens,Opinion on Parabens
Identified ingredients
4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID,CALCIUM PARABEN,ETHYLPARABEN,METHYLPARABEN,POTASSIUM ETHYLPARABEN,POTASSIUM METHYLPARABEN,POTASSIUM PARABEN,SODIUM ETHYLPARABEN,SODIUM METHYLPARABEN,SODIUM PARABEN
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