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Preservative

PHENYLPARABEN

CAS 17696-62-7
5

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

Phenylparaben — a paraben preservative. EU explicitly prohibits it in cosmetics under Annex II following SCCS endocrine-disruption concerns; do not use.

Function

ANTIMICROBIALPRESERVATIVE

Skin benefits

  • Historically used as preservative

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II — prohibited in cosmetics
  • Endocrine-disruption (estrogenic) concerns
  • Do not use

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry: regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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