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Ingredient register

Isobutylparaben and Other Banned Parabens

Limit Endocrine disruptor Cosmetics and personal care

Decode Label flags Isobutylparaben and Other Banned Parabens as a moderate concern in cosmetics and personal care (endocrine disruptor). It was not found in any of the 912 published products we have analysed.

The concern

Parabens prohibited in EU cosmetics

The EU prohibited isopropyl-, isobutyl-, phenyl-, benzyl- and pentylparaben in cosmetics because the data were insufficient to show they are safe. Their presence on a label suggests the product was made for a market with looser rules.

Most relevant to

People who are pregnant Children

Cited authority

Commission Regulation (EU) No 358/2014 (Annex II prohibition)

Not found in this catalogue

0 of 912 published products Decode Label has analysed list Isobutylparaben and Other Banned Parabens or any of its label synonyms. That describes this catalogue, not the Indian market as a whole. If a product we score lists it, it will appear here and its score will reflect it.

Identity

Also appears on labels as

Isobutylparaben Isopropylparaben Pentylparaben Phenylparaben Benzylparaben

Questions

Are Isobutylparaben and Other Banned Parabens safe?

The concern is cited to Commission Regulation (EU) No 358/2014 (Annex II prohibition). Why it is flagged: Parabens prohibited in EU cosmetics. Decode Label treats it as a moderate concern in cosmetics and personal care. It was not found in any of the 912 published products we have analysed.

How common are Isobutylparaben and Other Banned Parabens in Indian packaged products?

Decode Label has not found Isobutylparaben and Other Banned Parabens in any of the 912 published products analysed so far. That describes this catalogue, not the Indian market as a whole.

Who should be most careful with Isobutylparaben and Other Banned Parabens?

People who are pregnant; Children.

Related ingredients

Other entries in the register with the same kind of concern.

Butylphenyl Methylpropional Dibutyl Phthalate 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor BHT Butylparaben Climbazole

Method and limits

  • Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 912 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
  • Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
  • A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
  • No regulatory rows. This substance is not matched in our regulatory warehouse, so the concern above rests on the cited authority alone.
  • Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 3 November 2026.
  • Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.