Very Disliked
Methylparaben
Preservative
Preservative
Paraben
Parabens are a type of preservative to preserve shelf-life and prevent growth of bacteria in products.
Bad for Coral Reefs
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Can worsen Eczema
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Explained
Methylparaben is a preservative and is a paraben. It is used to prevent the growth of fungus, mold, and other harmful bacteria. Parabens are chemicals used as preservatives in both cosmetics and food.
Methylparaben can be synthetically created. It can also be found naturally in some fruits, such as blueberries.
Oftentimes, Methylparaben is combined with other parabens to help increase the shelf life.
The safety of Methylparaben is currently being studied. While ongoing studies are looking into the safety of parabens, the results have been very mixed. Some studies have not found Methylparaben to be harmful.
See all 3,369 products with Methylparaben
What it does
Preservative
Tending to preserve or capable of preserving.
Prevalence
Uncommon
Percentage of products that contain it
3.5%
Top categories
Moisturizers
Makeup
Cleansers
Position
Predominant list placement
Bottom 25%
Concentration
Concentrations we've seen
0% to
0%
References
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
pubs.acs.org
www.fda.gov
www.sciencedirect.com
Products with Methylparaben
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
35342
INCI Name
METHYLPARABEN
INN Name
methylparaben
EC #
 202-785-7
Ph. Eur. Name
methylis parahydroxybenzoas
All Functions
Preservative
