Methylparaben
CAS: 99-76-3 | Type: preservative
Low To Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low To Moderate
Risk (Children)Low To Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryNo major regulatory flags
NGO listOn the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, a non-governmental list; last updated September 2018). This is a list membership, not a regulatory classification. Source: the TEDX List export (publisher's page)
Molecular FormulaC8H8O3
Molecular Weight152.15
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS): Opinion on Parabens (Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben) in Cosmetics REGULATORY · 2021
- US FDA: Parabens in Cosmetics — Safety Assessment and Consumer Information Update REGULATORY · 2023
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 7456) PUBCHEM
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- where to look Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 7456; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID4022529 (Methylparaben) REFERENCE
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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