PROPYL BENZOATE
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 23289
- Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
PROPYL BENZOATE: Preservative allowed under conditions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex V, entry 1a), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Fragrance.
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 0x7f0bfdd2e160> is on it with a maximum concentration.
The text of the annexes
Preservative allowed under conditions
- Entry
- Annex V, No 1a
- Substance
- Salts of benzoic acid other than that listed under reference number 1 and esters of benzoic acid
- Glossary names
- AMMONIUM BENZOATE / BUTYL BENZOATE / CALCIUM BENZOATE / ETHYL BENZOATE / ISOBUTYL BENZOATE / ISOPROPYL BENZOATE / MAGNESIUM BENZOATE / MEA-BENZOATE / METHYL BENZOATE / PHENYL BENZOATE / POTASSIUM BENZOATE / PROPYL BENZOATE
- CAS
- 1863-63-4 /2090-05-3 / 582-25-2 / 553-70-8 / 4337-66-0 / 93-58-3 / 93-89-0 / 2315-68-6 / 136-60-7 / 120-50-3 / 939-48-0 / 93-99-2
- EC
- 217-468-9 / 218-235-4 / 209-481-3 / 209-045-2 / 224-387-2 / 202-259-7 / 202-284-3 / 219-020-8 / 205-252-7 / 204-401-3 / 213-361-6 / 202-293-2
- Maximum concentration
- 0.5% (acid)
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
- 37266
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 2315-68-6
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 219-020-8
- Declared functions
- Fragrance, Preservative
- Wikidata
- Q7250465
- PubChem
- 16846
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.017.292
- InChIKey
- UDEWPOVQBGFNGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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: 벤조익애씨드, 그 염류 및 에스텔류 (PROPYL BENZOATE)
별표 2, 보존제 성분 (preservatives), entry 15, page 3-4. Limit: 산으로서 0.5% (다만,벤조익애씨드 및그 소듐염은 사용 후 씻어내는 제품에는 산으로서 2.5%). Conditions (source text, in Korean): 화학물질명: 벤조익애씨드 (CAS No. 65-85-0) | 화학물질명: 소듐벤조에이트 (CAS No. 532-32-1) | 화학물질명: 암모늄벤조에이트 (CAS No. 1863-63-4) | 화학물질명: 부틸벤조에이트 (CAS No. 136-60-7) | 화학물질명: 칼슘벤조에이트 (CAS No. 2090-05-3) | 화학물질명: 에틸벤조에이트 (CAS No. 93-89-0) | 화학물질명: 이소부틸벤조에이트 (CAS No. 120-50-3) | 화학물질명: 이소프로필벤조에이트 (CAS No. 939-48-0) | 화학물질명: 엠이에이-벤조에이트 (CAS No. 4337-66-0) | 화학물질명: 마그네슘벤조에이트 (CAS No. 553-70-8) | 화학물질명: 메틸벤조에이트 (CAS No. 93-58-3) | 화학물질명: 페닐벤조에이트 (CAS No. 93-99-2) | 화학물질명: 포타슘벤조에이트 (CAS No. 582-25-2) | 화학물질명: 프로필벤조에이트 (CAS No. 2315-68-6)
Brazil
- Allowed under conditions: Sais de ácido benzoico não inclusos no número de ordem 1 e ésteres de ácido benzoico (AMMONIUM BENZOATE/ BUTYL BENZOATE/ CALCIUM BENZOATE/ ETHYL BENZOATE/ ISOBUTYL BENZOATE/ ISOPROPYL BENZOATE/ MAGNESIUM BENZOATE/ MEA-BENZOATE/METHYL BENZOATE/ PHENYL BENZOATE/ POTASSIUM BENZOATE/ PROPYL BENZOATE)
RDC 528/2021, Anexo (allowed preservatives), entry 2, page 2. Limit: 0,5% (expresso como ácido).
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
1 recorded product 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.