Phenylparaben is the ester of phenol and 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid (q.v.).
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII B15A4L4Y1J · registered name PHENYLPARABEN · single chemical substance
Phenylparaben is the ester of phenol and 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid (q.v.). It conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · South Korea · United Kingdom
Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1376
Restriction II/1376 · SCCS opinion: Extended Opinion on the Safety Evaluation of Parabens; Opinion on Parabens; Opinion on Parabens updated request for a scientific opinion on 'propyl-and butylparaben'; Opinion on Parabens, underarm cosmetics and breast cancer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 17696-62-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-698-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4047882
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0027858
- IUPAC
- Phenyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C13H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 214.22 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.
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU prohibited substances (Annex II)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- Tlooto literature search
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- 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