The ingredient, explained
Propane
Propane has published research relevant to cosmetic safety assessment.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
Propane
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Propellant
- Creates pressure to dispense a product from an aerosol container.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
Safety assessment
The re-review updates cosmetic use/exposure data and considers newly available safety evidence for these aerosol propellants.
What this does not tell us
Safety review under the specified exposures, not cosmetic efficacy. It cannot characterize intentional high inhalation exposure or current regulatory status.
Sources for this summary. PubMed 38872413 ↗
Research review checked Oct 1, 2026
Selective exact-identity review of 1 supplied local candidates and the targeted primary-source search recorded below. Bounded review, not a systematic search.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
Read the 1 selected study
Safety assessment
Isobutane, Isopentane, Butane, and Propane. ↗
International journal of toxicology · 2025
Follow the formula
Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
Registry identity
Propane
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- PROPANE
- CAS registry number
- 74-98-6
- EC number
- 200-827-9
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026