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Butylphenyl Methylpropional

Severity 7/10

fragrance · also known as lilial, p-bmhca

Is Butylphenyl Methylpropional safe?

Butylphenyl Methylpropional is prohibited in cosmetic products in the EU (CosIng Annex II), with documented concerns: hormone disruption, allergy risk.

In plain language

The lily-of-the-valley scent 'Lilial', banned in EU cosmetics in 2022 after being classified as presumed toxic to human reproduction. Still legal in some other markets — check older or imported products.

A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.

Documented concerns

Concerns marked Editorialare Caredermis' own dermatological review; the rest are drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Hormone disruption

7/10

Classified as toxic to reproduction (CMR 1B); banned in the EU since March 2022.

Allergy risk

Editorial6/10

Well-documented fragrance sensitizer.

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU cosmetics: Prohibited

Guidance by skin profile

Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.

  • Sensitive skinHigh caution
  • Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
  • Dry skinNo specific concern
  • PregnancyBest avoided
  • Babies & kidsBest avoided
  • Eczema-proneHigh caution

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists Butylphenyl Methylpropional — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

Products in our library containing Butylphenyl Methylpropional

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