- Type
- Preservative
- How serious
- High severity
- Evidence
- Moderate evidence
Why it is flagged
Banned in EU cosmetics because the safety data was insufficient to rule out endocrine activity.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Draft screening assessment - Parabens group Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada, 2020
- Risk management scope for Parabens group (methylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, iso-butylparaben) Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada, 2020
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 358/2014 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products European Commission, 2014
- Opinion on parabens (SCCS/1348/10) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, 2011
Also listed as
isobutyl paraben, isobutylparabène, isobutilparabeno, isobutilparabene, sodium isobutylparaben, potassium isobutylparaben, isobutylparaben sodium