Ingredient profile
propyl parahydroxybenzoate
Raters disagreeCAS 94-13-3
Catalogued by CosIng (a real cosmetic ingredient with a CAS number); none of our lists flag it.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
—
Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
Government
Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Allowed but concentration-restricted paraben preservative; endocrine-activity debate. (EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted))
- Concern
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A paraben preservative with endocrine-activity evidence; flagged on hazard grounds. (ChemSec SIN List (Substitute It Now); EU endocrine-disruptor assessment / SCCS opinion)
- Caution
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
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
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex III (restricted)Allowed but concentration-restricted paraben preservative; endocrine-activity debate.
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.
California
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Notes
- Endocrine-active
- ANSES endocrine candidate
- EU-restricted (with limits)
