SODIUM O-PHENYLPHENATE (sodium ortho-phenylphenate)
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 26874
- Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
SODIUM O-PHENYLPHENATE (sodium ortho-phenylphenate): Preservative allowed under conditions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex V, entry 7), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Antimicrobial: helps control the growth of micro-organisms on the skin.
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 0x7f7805b6b7e0> 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
This entry covers the same substance as SODIUM O-PHENYLPHENATE (same CAS number in the CosIng inventory): its conditions apply.
- Entry
- Annex V, No 7
- Substance
- Biphenyl-2-ol; 2-phenylphenol; 2-hydroxybiphenyl, Sodium 2-biphenylate
- Glossary names
- o-Phenylphenol, Sodium o-Phenylphenate
- CAS
- 90-43-7, 132-27-4
- EC
- 201-993-5, 205-055-6
- Product type
- (a) Rinse-off products (b) Leave-on products
- Maximum concentration
- (a) 0,2 % (as phenol (b) 0,15 % (as phenol)
- Other conditions
- When o-Phenylphenol and Sodium o-Phenylphenate are used together, the combined concentration (as phenol) shall not exceed 0,2 % in rinse-off and 0,15 % in leave-on products. Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation. Not to be used in oral products.
- Warnings
- Avoid contact with eyes.
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 2 February 2026
- Application from 1 May 2026
It shall apply from 1 May 2026.
- Entry into force on 1 May 2026
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
- 38006
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 132-27-4
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 205-055-6
- Declared functions
- Antimicrobial
- Wikidata
- Q6581446
- PubChem
- 23675735
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.004.597
- InChIKey
- KSQXVLVXUFHGJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Classified hazard (CLP Regulation)
A classification describes an intrinsic hazard, not a risk: the risk depends on the dose, the form and the exposure.
sodium 2-biphenylate; 2-phenylphenol, sodium salt
No harmonised CMR classification
- Hazard classes
- Acute Tox. 4 * STOT SE 3
Skin Irrit. 2
Eye Dam. 1
Aquatic Acute 1 - Hazard statements
- H302 H335 H315 H318 H400
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.
Japan
- Allowed under conditions: オルトフェニルフェノールナトリウム (Sodium o-phenylphenate)
Annex 3-2 (allowed preservatives), entry 9, page 8. Conditions (source text, in Japanese): [sous-liste] 2 化粧品の種類により配合の制限がある成分(注1) | 100g中の最大配合量（ｇ） / 粘膜に使用されることがない化粧品のうち洗い流すもの: 0.15 | 100g中の最大配合量（ｇ） / 粘膜に使用されることがない化粧品のうち洗い流さないもの: 0.15 | 100g中の最大配合量（ｇ） / 粘膜に使用されることがある化粧品: | (注1) 空欄は、配合してはならないことを示し、○印は、配合の上限がないことを示す。
South Korea
- Restricted: 비페닐-2-올(ο-페닐페놀) 및 그 염류 (SODIUM O-PHENYLPHENATE)
별표 2, 보존제 성분 (preservatives), entry 22, page 5. Limit: 페놀로서 0.15%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 화학물질명: 소듐 o-페닐페네이트 (CAS No. 132-27-4) | 화학물질명: o-페닐페놀 (CAS No. 90-43-7) | 화학물질명: 포타슘 o-페닐페네이트 (CAS No. 13707-65-8) | 화학물질명: MEA o-페닐페네이트 (CAS No. 84145-04-0)
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.