# Butylparaben sodium

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_94_26_8
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: preservative, Preservative
Identifier: 94-26-8

> Butylparaben sodium is used as preservative / preservative. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 25/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Butyl 4-hydroxy­benzoate and its salts Propyl 4-hydroxy­benzoate and its salts is listed in Annex V of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (preservatives allowed in cosmetic products).

## Regulatory status

- EU: allowed_listed — Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: - 0,14% (as acid) for the sum of the individual concentrations - 0,8% (as acid) for mixtures of substances mentioned in entry 12 and 12a, here the sum of the individual concentrations of butyl and propylparaben and their salts does not exceed 0,14% Other conditions: Not to be used in leave-on products designed for application on the nappy area of children under three years of age. Conditions of use and warnings: For leave-on products designed for children under three years of age: "Do not use on the nappy area"
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. 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._