Is PROPYLPARABEN Safe? — Ingredient Safety Profile · Greenveil
Ingredients PROPYLPARABEN beauty / cleaning / food / industrial / pharma
PROPYLPARABEN EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11696 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Personal care, Pesticides.
Research docs 0 Claims 0 Sources 75 Function Biocide • Flavouring and nutrient Identifier DTXSID4022527 45
Concern score
45/100 Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
How we scored this The concern value is driven by the published classifications and regulatory status below — not by a single signal.
Concern score 45/100 (moderate) · high confidence.
Where it appears Prevalence of PROPYLPARABEN in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Home maintenance Personal care Pesticides Laboratory supplies Food and drug Raw materials
Typical roles
Biocide Flavouring and nutrient Food preservative Fragrance No specific technical function
Suitability Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Linked research Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11696 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Personal care, Pesticides. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Fragrance, Food preservative.
inactive ingredient database Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Preservative
Softener and conditioner
The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.
Evidence read The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
No evidence profiles are attached to this ingredient yet.
Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: FILM; Potency: 0.22 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE, DENTIFRICE; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: INFILTRATION; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.35 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.03 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRALESIONAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 0.4 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Potency: 0.8 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: 14 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: JELLY; Potency: 140 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 140 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Potency: 0.2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: 0.01 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.01 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Potency: 0.01 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SUSPENSION/ DROPS; Potency: 0.01 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.22 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Potency: 2.5 mg/5ml
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: ELIXIR; Potency: 200 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: LIQUID; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 13 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 8 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 100 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE; Potency: 0.2 mg/1ml
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 64 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 4 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Maximum daily exposure: 40 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 0.2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Potency: 0.14 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 0.8 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.12 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 0.04 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: PARENTERAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: ENEMA; Potency: 0.02 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 271 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.01 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: SOFT TISSUE; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.02 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: 0.04 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM, AUGMENTED; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: EMULSION; Potency: 0.06 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: JELLY; Maximum daily exposure: 180 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LIQUID; Potency: 0.1 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Maximum daily exposure: 140 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.2 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.03 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 24 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Potency: 0.8 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SYSTEM; Maximum daily exposure: 21 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: NA
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 12 total products.
listed in openFDA substance openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
