Hexamidine Paraben is the Hexamidine salt of 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid.
- Korean limit
- 0.1%
Definition
Hexamidine Paraben is the Hexamidine salt of 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid. It conforms to the formula:
US FDA substance register · UNII XBD058OZ1M · registered name HEXAMIDINE DIPARABEN · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIALStops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Taiwan
- Maximum concentration : 0.1%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.1%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction V/47 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
HEXAMIDINE DIPARABENINCI헥사미딘다이파라벤Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 93841-83-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 299-055-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID60917529
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID701346488
- IUPAC
- 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid--4,4'-[hexane-1,6-diylbis(oxy)]di(benzene-1-carboximidamide) (1/2)
- Molecular formula
- C47H58N8O7
- Molecular weight
- 847.03 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
Linked databases 10
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata