Cosmetic roles
Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · Japan · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : (a) 0,4% (expresso como ácido) para cada substância considerada em forma individual. (b) 0,8% (expresso como ácido) para a soma das concentrações individuais de ácido 4-p-hidroxibenzóico, seus ésteres de metil e etil e seus sais contidos no produto.
- Other limitations and requirements : Prohibit: isopropylparaben, isobutylparaben, fenylparaben, benzylparaben, pentylparaben.
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.4% (as acid) for single ester 0.8% (as acid) for mixtures of esters
Taiwan
- (a) 0.4%
- (b) 0.8%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0,4% (as acid) for single ester 0,8% (as acid) for mixtures of esters
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction V/12 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Parabens as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
CALCIUM PARABENINCI칼슘파라벤Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 69959-44-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 274-235-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30220234
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30142725
- IUPAC
- Calcium bis(4-carboxyphenolate)
- Molecular formula
- C14H10CaO6
- Molecular weight
- 314.306 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Preservative1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard