ECHA – the European Chemicals Agency based in Helsinki – has classified butyl parabens as endocrine disrupters. Parabens are used in cosmetics as preservatives.
From 2021 onwards, all products with a concentration above 0.1% must therefore be notified to ECHA, which will list these products in a database called From 2021 onwards, all products with a concentration above 0.1% must therefore be notified to ECHA, which will list these products in a database called SCIP. ECHA’s goal is the complete disappearance of butyl parabens as preservatives in cosmetics.
