Isobutylparaben is a 4-hydroxybenzoate ester.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Isobutylparaben is a 4-hydroxybenzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 0QQJ25X58G · registered name ISOBUTYLPARABEN · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- ASEAN · China · European Union
- Restricted or banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · Japan · South Korea
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction II/1375
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Parabens as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Amended Report on the Safety Assessment of Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isopropylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben and Benzylparaben as used in cosmetic products
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Isobutylparaben and Isopropylparaben
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name イソブチルパラベン: 本品は、パラヒドロキシ安息香酸とイソブタノールのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4247-02-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-208-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4020749
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID20749
- IUPAC
- 2-Methylpropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 194.23 g/mol
Measured properties
- Odour
- odourless
- Water solubility
- 223.7 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.40
- Molecular weight
- 194.23
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 15 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.
- Preservative14
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Simultaneous determination of six parabens in cosmetic products by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography · 2013
- Determination of 22 preservatives in cosmetics by ultra performance liquid chromatography · 2009
- Microbiological quality and efficacy of preservatives in marigold-based skin care products · 2023
- Parabens: The love - hate molecule · 2020
- Final Amended Report on the Safety Assessment of Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isopropylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, and Benzylparaben as used in Cosmetic Products 1 · 2008
Linked databases 20
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata