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IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE

Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 13571

IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE: Preservative allowed under conditions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex V, entry 56), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

In plain words

What it is used for

Functions declared by manufacturers:

Preservative: inhibits primarily the development of micro-organisms in cosmetics.

What the rules say

An ingredient can be used as a preservative only if it appears on the list of Annex V. <function plain_language.<locals>.name at 0x7f7804e054e0> is on it with a maximum concentration, for some product types only and with a warning to print.

The text of the annexes

Preservative allowed under conditions

Entry
Annex V, No 56
Substance
3-Iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate
Glossary names
IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE
CAS
55406-53-6
EC
259-627-5
Product type
a) Rinse-off products b) Leave-on products c) Deodorants/antiperspirants
Maximum concentration
a) 0.02% b) 0.01% c) 0.0075%
Other conditions
Not to be used in oral and lip products a) Not to be used in products for children under 3 years of age, except in bath products / shower gels and shampoos b) Not to be used in body lotion and body cream (13) b) and c) Not to be used in products for children under 3 years of age
Warnings
a) Not to be used for children under three years of age (11) b) and c) Not to be used for children under three years of age (12)
Dates in the act (10)
  • Entry into force on 11 January 2010
  • Application from 1 December 2010
    It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
  • Entry into force on 1 December 2010
  • Condition applicable from 11 January 2012
    As from 11 January 2012, by way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, notification carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation shall be considered to comply with Article 7(3) and Article 7a(4) of that Directive
  • Application from 11 January 2013
    July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
  • Entry into force on 11 January 2013
  • Application from 11 July 2013
    It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall appl
  • Entry into force on 11 July 2013
  • Placing on the market before 11 July 2013
    Article 39 Transitional provisions By way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation may be placed on the market before 11 July 2013.
  • Placing on the market from 11 July 2013
    As from 11 July 2013, a distributor who makes available in a Member State a cosmetic product already placed on the market in another Member State and translates, on his own initiative, any element of the labelling of that product in order to comply with national law, shall submit, by electronic means, the following info

Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.

Identity

CosIng identifier
34582
CAS (according to CosIng)
55406-53-6
EC (according to CosIng)
259-627-5
Declared functions
Preservative
Wikidata
Q2928998
PubChem
62097
ECHA InfoCard
100.054.188
InChIKey
WYVVKGNFXHOCQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Classified hazard (CLP Regulation)

A classification describes an intrinsic hazard, not a risk: the risk depends on the dose, the form and the exposure.

3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate; 3-iodoprop-2-yn-1-yl butylcarbamate

No harmonised CMR classification

Hazard classes
Acute Tox. 3
Acute Tox. 4
STOT RE 1
Eye Dam. 1
Skin Sens. 1
Aquatic Acute 1
Aquatic Chronic 1
Hazard statements
H331 H302 H372 (larynx) H318 H317 H400 H410

EU product alerts (Safety Gate)

17 alerts on cosmetic products cite this name in their hazard description. An alert targets a specific product, not the ingredient itself; each alert states the reason (prohibited substance, limit exceeded, missing labelling, and so on).

  • 20 March 2015: Wet wipes, Papilion, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 20 March 2015: Wet wipes, Papilion, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 20 March 2015: Wet wipes, Papilion, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 20 March 2015: Wet wipes, Papilion, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 14 November 2014: Baby wipes, Kirkland Signature, Iceland (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 7 November 2014: Wet wipes, Papilion, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 26 July 2013: Wet wipes, Disney, Spain (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 1 March 2013: Baby wet wipes, Freshmaker kids, Slovakia (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 1 March 2013: Antibacterial wet wipes, gala, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
  • 1 March 2013: Antibacterial wet wipes, gala, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert

Elsewhere in the world

Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

  • Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)

Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.

Switzerland

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).

United States, federal rules

None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.

South Korea

  • Restricted: 아이오도프로피닐부틸카바메이트(아이피비씨) (IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE)

    별표 2, 보존제 성분 (preservatives), entry 29, page 6-7. Limit: ․사용 후 씻어내는 제품에 0.02% ․사용 후 씻어내지 않는 제품에 0.01% ․다만,데오드란트에 배합할 경우에는 0.0075%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 비고: ․입술에 사용되는 제품,에어로졸(스 프레이에 한함) 제품,바디로션 및 바디크림에는 사용금지 ․영유아용 제품류 또는 만 13세 이하 어린이가 사용할 수 있음을 특정하여 표시하는 제품에는 사용금지(목 욕용제품,샤워젤류 및 샴푸류는 제외)

Brazil

  • Allowed under conditions: 3-iodo-2-propinilbutilcarbamato (IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE)

    RDC 528/2021, Anexo (allowed preservatives), entry 55, page 5. Limit: a) 0,02% em produtos que se enxáguem. b) 0,01% em produtos que não se enxáguem, exceto em desodorantes e/ou antitranspirantes. c) 0,0075% em desodorantes e/ou antitranspirantes.. Conditions (source text, in Portuguese): LIMITAÇÕES: a), b) e c) Proibido em produtos para uso bucal e em produtos para os lábios. a) Proibido em produtos destinados a crianças menores de 3 anos, com exceção dos produtos de banho/imersão, gel e sabonete líquido corporal para banho e xampu. b) Proibido em loções e cremes corporais ou qualquer outro produto destinado à aplicação em grande extensão corporal; Proibido em produtos para crianças menores de 3 anos. c) Proibido em produtos para crianças menores de 3 anos. | CONDIÇÕES DE USO E ADVERTÊNCIAS: a) -Para produtos de uso adulto: "Não usar em crianças". -Para produtos destinados ao público infantil: "Não usar em crianças menores de 3 anos" (esta advertência não se aplica para produtos de banho/imersão, gel e sabonete líquido corporal para banho e xampu). b) e c) -Para produtos de uso adulto: "Não usar em crianças". -Para produtos destinados ao público infantil: "Não usar em crianças menores de 3 anos".

Recorded cosmetics that contain it

116 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (page in French).

Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.