The purpose of parabens in these cosmetics is to antimicrobial harmful bacterias and mold. It’s purpose is to protect the customer and the cosmetic product. Although that may seem like a great thing to have in these products, the eventual outcome is way worse. Some facts about the chemical from its safety data sheet is the chemical formula being C11H14O3. The specific paraben that we’re talking about is Butylparaben, another name that you may recognize is Butyl p-hydroxybenzoate. Its physical properties are the appearance, which is a solid, the weight- 194.23g/mole, the melting point- 68.5℃, and the fact that it’s slightly soluble in cold water. The WMIS pictograms that are associated with this paraben are Health Hazard and Fire Hazard. As
