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Ethylparaben
Preservative
Permitted preservative
- CAS
- 120-47-8 Opens the substance record on PubChem
- Status
- Permitted preservative · Annex V, entry 12
- Maximum
- 0.4% single, 0.8% mixed esters
- Conditions
- Permitted preservative.
- In brief
- Ethylparaben is a manufactured ester of para-hydroxybenzoic acid, used in cosmetics as a preservative. It helps prevent the growth of bacteria and fungi in a product, keeping the formula stable while it sits on a shelf or in a bathroom cabinet.
- Appears in
- 0 catalogue products
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