Parabens

Parabens are a group of chemicals widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. They are used to ensure that that moulds, fungi or bacteria will not contaminate a product. The concentration of parabens in cosmetics is very low, often less than 1%.

The AFSSAPS (Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits de Santé) - a French governing body - regulating the safety of drugs confirmed in its report Vigilances n° 30 (page 3) that the use of the main esters of paraben (the most commonly used parabens in cosmetics) do not hold any risk.