Phthalates (DBP)

A softener that makes scent last longer and plastic components flexible.

Type
Fragrance carrier / plasticizer
How serious
High severity
Evidence
Strong evidence

Why it is flagged

Among the most consistently documented endocrine disruptors, tied to reproductive-hormone changes in human cohorts.

Health topics it bears on

Sources

Also listed as

dbp, butyl phthalate, di-n-butyl phthalate, phthalates