# Isopropylparaben

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_4191_73_5
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, pharma
Functions: Preservative
Identifier: 4191-73-5

> Isopropylparaben is used as preservative. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Isopropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isopropylparaben) Sodium salt or Sats of Isopropylparaben is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 335 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._