- Type
- Preservative
- How serious
- Moderate severity
- Evidence
- Strong evidence
Why it is flagged
The most oestrogenic of the commonly used parabens; concentration-capped in the EU and banned from leave-on nappy products.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Parabens Group - information sheet Health Canada, 2023
- Draft screening assessment - Parabens group Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada, 2020
- Opinion on Parabens - Updated request for a scientific opinion on propyl- and butylparaben (SCCS/1514/13) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, 2013
Also listed as
butyl paraben, butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, butylparabène, butilparabeno, butilparabene, butyl parahydroxybenzoate, butyl p hydroxybenzoate, sodium butylparaben, potassium butylparaben, butylparaben sodium, butylparaben potassium, sodium butyl parahydroxybenzoate, sodium butyl p hydroxybenzoate, sodium butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, butyloparaben, butyl-4-hydroxybenzoat