PENTYL DIMETHYL PABA
Official label name (INCIInternational name of cosmetic ingredients: the one printed on the pack. name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 20439
- Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
PENTYL DIMETHYL PABA: Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II, entry 381), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. Annexes of the Regulation consulted on 21 October 2026.
Who it concerns
This ingredient is prohibited in cosmetics in the European Union: what follows describes its hazards, not a permitted use.
What official classifications and rules say for each group. A classification describes the hazard of the pure substance, not the risk of a product that contains it, which depends on the dose and the exposure.
Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
No classification harmonised by the European Union covers reproduction, the unborn child or breastfeeding for this substance. This does not mean it has been judged to have no effect during pregnancy.
Babies and children
The Cosmetics Regulation sets no age-related condition for this ingredient.
Skin, eyes and allergies
No official classification for sensitisation, irritation or eye damage, and no obligation to label it as an allergen.
Environment
No official classification as hazardous to the aquatic environment and no assessment as an endocrine disruptor for the environment.
Read on the label
The Cosmetics Regulation requires no warning to be printed for this ingredient.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
UV absorber: protects the cosmetic product from the effects of UV light.
What the rules say
It is prohibited to use it in a cosmetic product sold in the European Union, whatever the dose. If it appears on the ingredient list of a recent product, this needs checking: the record may be old or wrong, or the product intended for another market.
The text of the annexes
Prohibited in cosmetics
CosIng links the name PENTYL DIMETHYL PABA to this Annex II entry.
- Entry
- Annex II, No 381
- Substance
- Amyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate, mixed isomers (Padimate A (INN))
- CAS
- 14779-78-3
- EC
- 238-849-6
What has changed, and what will change
Dates of the texts that cover this ingredient. A text date may cover several substances: the details of each entry are below.
Annex II, entry 381: introduced or replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
Annex II, entry 381: applies from this date
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 58982
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 14779-78-3
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 238-849-6
- Declared functions
- UV absorber
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions, with no effect on sale in France. What is covered, and what is not yet.
Comparison between countries
Most restrictive status in each country, and the maximum concentration cited. The details and the source of each rule follow.
| Country | Rule | Maximum concentration cited |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | Prohibited in cosmetics | not cited |
| United Kingdom | Prohibited in cosmetics | not cited |
| Switzerland | EU Regulation applies | not cited |
| United States (federal) | No federal rule recorded | not cited |
| Japan | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| South Korea | Prohibited | not cited |
| China | Prohibited | not cited |
| Australia | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| Brazil | Prohibited | not cited |
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
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
- Prohibited: 아밀 4-디메칠아미노벤조익애씨드(펜틸디메칠파바, 파디메이트A)
별표 1 (prohibited substances), entry 534, page 28.
China
- Prohibited: 4-二甲氨基苯甲酸戊酯, 混合的异构体（帕地马酯） (Amyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate, mixed isomers （padimate A （INN）） （CAS No. 14779-78-3）)
表1 化妆品禁用原料目录 (prohibited substances, 2021年第74号), entry 295, page 附件2 (.doc) table row 295 ; TID reprint p.13.
Brazil
- Prohibited: 4 – dimetilaminobenzoato de amila, misturas de isômeros (padimato A*)
RDC 529/2021, Anexo (prohibited substances), entry 381, page 14.
Conditions, source text, in Portuguese
N° UE: 381
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.