- Type
- Preservative
- How serious
- Moderate severity
- Evidence
- Moderate evidence
Why it is flagged
More oestrogenic than the shorter-chain parabens; the EU capped its concentration and banned it from nappy-area products.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Safety of Cosmetic Ingredients Health Canada, 2026
- Draft screening assessment - Parabens group Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada, 2020
- Parabens in Cosmetics U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2025
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2014 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products European Commission, 2014
Also listed as
propyl paraben, propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, propylparabène, propilparabeno, propilparabene, e216, propyl parahydroxybenzoate, propyl p hydroxybenzoate, sodium propylparaben, potassium propylparaben, propylparaben sodium, propylparaben potassium, e217, sodium propyl parahydroxybenzoate, sodium propyl p hydroxybenzoate, sodium propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, propyloparaben, propyl-4-hydroxybenzoat, parahydroxybenzoate de propyle, parahidroxibenzoato de propilo, p-idrossibenzoato di propile