Ingredient profile
Butylphenylmethylpropional
Raters disagreeperfumingfragranceCAS 80-54-6
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as butylphenylmethylpropional, ButylphenylMethylpropional, BUTYLPHENYLMETHYLPROPIONAL.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
—
Caution
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
Concern
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Government
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Concern
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Banned in the EU since 2022 over reproductive-toxicity concerns; still found in older/imported stock. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited))
- Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
An EU-banned fragrance ingredient classified a reproductive toxicant; also a sensitizer. (EU CLP Annex VI (CMR classification) (Repr 1B); ChemSec SIN List (Substitute It Now))
- Concern
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- EU Microplastics Restriction
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
BannedProhibited as a cosmetic ingredient in this jurisdiction.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)Banned in the EU since 2022 over reproductive-toxicity concerns; still found in older/imported stock.
- ECHA (EU CLP Regulation) · EU CLP Regulation Annex VI, Table 3 (harmonised classification, ECHA export): Repr. 1BCarries an EU harmonised classification (Repr. 1B) — a definite (category 1A/1B) carcinogen, mutagen or reproductive toxicant under CLP Annex VI, index 605-041-00-3. A hazard classification, not proof of harm at the level used.
Canada
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
Notes
- Reproductive-toxicant concern
- EU-prohibited
- EU harmonised CMR (cat. 1)
- ANSES endocrine candidate
