Preservative

Benzoate

Preservative
Limited Data
Insufficient safety data available. Consider enriching this ingredient.
Details

Description

Preservative

Purpose

Function

Preservative
Profile

Properties

Silicone
Silicone free
Compliance

Regulatory Status

EU
Permitted
Safety
MODERATE
US
Permitted
EU Max Concentration2.5%
Absorptionlow
Sensitizationlow
MoSnot established
ConcernModerate
Verdict

Dissociates into ethanolamine and benzoic acid; ethanolamine component carries nitrosamine formation risk; benzoic acid itself assessed as "safe as used". The ethanolamine salt of benzoic acid; molecular weight ~165.19; acts as an ion pair that freely dissociates in water

US Note

Allowed; benzoic acid is GRAS and its CIR assessment concluded it is safe as used

Assessment

Ratings

Comedogenic0/5
LowHigh
Irritancy0/5
LowHigh
Reference

Identifiers

Category
Preservative
Updated
Apr 23, 2026

No registry identifiers available for this ingredient.