Beauty ingredient · Preservative
Ethylparaben
- CAS
- 120-47-8
A paraben preservative.
- Paraben
- Preservative
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points ethylparaben costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Restricted useRegulatory
Allowed in EU cosmetics up to 0.4% (single ester) and 0.8% (mixtures). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Restricted | Up to 0.4% (as acid) for a single ester; 0.8% for mixtures. | — | [1] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Popular products that list ethylparaben
1 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list ethylparaben.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (5)
- e214
- ethylparaben
- ethyl paraben
- sodium ethylparaben
- ethyl p hydroxybenzoate
Sources
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“butylparaben and propylparaben should be prohibited in leave-on cosmetic products designed for application on the nappy area of children below three years.”
eur-lex.europa.eu