Tuesday, November 11, 2008

About Methyl Paraben

Methyl Paraben has been characterized as one of the parabens, which is the methyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. It has the molar mass of 152.15 g/mol. It gets hydrolyzed with p-hydroxbenzoic acid and excreted from the body without being accumulated. Generally methyl paraben is non-sensitizing and non-irritating.
IUPAC NAME of Methyl Paraben : Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
STRUCTURAL FORMULA of Methyl Paraben : C8H8O3
PROPERTIES of Methyl Paraben :
  • Methyl paraben is white crystalline.
  • Methyl paraben is easily dissolved in alcohol.
USES of Methyl Paraben :
  • Methyl paraben use can be seen as an anti fugal, which put into the use as the preservative for food, drugs and cosmetics.
  • It is used in feed as the antiseptic.
AVAILABILITY of Methyl Paraben : Source Methyl Paraben directly from the Suppliers of Methyl Paraben.

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