Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 625NNB0G9N · registered name Propylparaben Sodium · single chemical substance
Sodium Propylparaben is the sodium salt of Propylparaben that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · Japan · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : (a) 0,14% (expresso como ácido) para a soma das concentrações individuais. (b) 0,8% (expresso como ácido) para a soma das concentrações individuais das substâncias mencionadas nos itens 11 e 11-A contidos no produto; neste caso a soma das concentrações individuais de butil e propilparabeno e seus sais não devem superar 0,14% (expresso como ácido).
- Other limitations and requirements : Não usar em produtos que não se enxáguem destinados a área de fraldas em crianças menores de 3 anos.
- Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : Em produtos que não se enxáguem desenhados para crianças menores de 3 anos: "Não usar nas áreas das fraldas".
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) 0.14%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : - 0,14% (as acid) for the sum of the individual concentrations - 0,8% (as acid) for mixtures of substances mentioned in entry 12 and 12a, here the sum of the individual concentrations of butyl and propylparaben and their salts does not exceed 0,14%
- Other : Not to be used in leave-on products designed for application on the nappy area of children under three years of age.
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : For leave-on products designed for children under three years of age: "Do not use on the nappy area"
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction V/12 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer · 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
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Parabens as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name プロピルパラベンNa: 本品は、プロピルパラベン(*)のナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 35285-69-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 252-488-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3042348
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1022348
- IUPAC
- Sodium 4-(propoxycarbonyl)phenolate
- Molecular formula
- C10H11NaO3
- Molecular weight
- 202.185 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Initial boiling point and range
- 310 ℃
- Flash point
- 124.6 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- &, lt, 0.001 ㎩
- Water solubility
- 1000 g/100g
- Vapour density
- 6.978943734898171
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -0.36
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 6 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.
- Preservative3
- Biocide3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- 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
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata