You should know
What it is
Preservative
Form of Preservative
Preservative
Paraben
Form of Paraben
Parabens are a type of preservative to preserve shelf-life and prevent growth of bacteria in products.
Concerns
Dry Skin
Can worsen Dry Skin
Dry skin is often characterized by redness, itchiness, tightness, flaking, peeling, and cracking. Dryness can be caused by a variety of factors: genetics, over-exfoliating, climate, diet, age, and skin conditions.
Coral Reefs
Bad for Coral Reefs
Many factors affect if a product is reef safe, including the particle size of ingredients. We do our best to ensure our data is accurate, so please get in touch if you spot an error.
Eczema
Can worsen Eczema
Eczema is also known as Atopic Dermatitis. Common symptoms include redness of the skin, itchiness, patches of rough skin, and small bumps.
Explained
Butylparaben is a preservative, is a paraben, and is not reef safe. It can be bad for dry skin and worsen eczema.
People also like: Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben
People also dislike: Propylparaben, Niacinamide, Methylparaben
Butylparaben is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.5% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Community Stats
365 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.
Users who dislike it 💔
Often have the following skin types:
Sensitive
Oily
Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:
Seborrheic Dermatitis • Fine Lines • Sensitivity • Redness
Where it's used
Butylparaben is most often found as ingredient number 21 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Butylparaben the most:
Products with Butylparaben
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 31734
- INCI Name: BUTYLPARABEN
- INN Name: butylparaben
- EC #: Â 202-318-7
- All Functions: Masking, Preservative
