Tab. IV.
Frequency of occurrence and percentage of preservatives identified on the label of selected products and referring to rinse-off, leave-on and make-up categories.
| Preservatives | CAS no. | Rinse-off | Leave-on | Make-up | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | ||
| Methylparaben | 99-76-3 | 8 | 9.4 | 16 | 20.8 | 5 | 17.2 | 29 | 15.2 |
| Ethylparaben | 120-47-8 | 2 | 2.4 | 11 | 14.3 | 3 | 10.3 | 16 | 8.4 |
| Propylparaben | 94-13-3 | 3 | 3.5 | 8 | 10.4 | 4 | 13.8 | 15 | 7.9 |
| Butylparaben | 94-26-8 | - | - | 4 | 5.2 | 2 | 6.9 | 6 | 3.1 |
| Triclosan | 3380-34-5 | 4 | 4.7 | 2 | 2.6 | - | - | 6 | 3.1 |
| Imidazolidinyl Urea | 39236-46-9 | 2 | 2.4 | 8 | 10.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 11 | 5.8 |
| Diazolidinyl Urea | 7849-02-8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 5-bromo-5-nitro-1, 3 dioxane | 30007-47-7 | 1 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.5 |
| 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1, 3-diol | 52-51-7 | 1 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.5 |
| DMDM Hydantoin | 6440-58-0 | 12 | 14.1 | 4 | 5.2 | - | - | 16 | 8.4 |
| Phenoxyethanol | 122-99-6 | 22 | 25.9 | 54 | 70.1 | 17 | 58.6 | 93 | 48.7 |
| Methylisothiazolinone/ Methylchloroisothiazolinone | 2682-20-4, 26172-55-4, 55965-84-9 | 19 | 22.4 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 9.9 |
| Chlorphenesin | 104-29-0 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.6 | 2 | 6.9 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Benzoic acid | 65-85-0 | 5 | 5.9 | 9 | 11.7 | 1 | 3.4 | 15 | 7.9 |
| Sodium benzoate | 1-23-235 | 49 | 57.6 | 17 | 22.1 | 2 | 6.9 | 68 | 35.6 |
| Potassium sorbate | 24634-61-5 | 23 | 27.1 | 15 | 19.5 | 4 | 13.8 | 42 | 22 |