different between paraben vs butylparaben

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From para- hydroxybenzoate.

paraben (plural parabens)

Any of a group of chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, wherein the hydrogen of a parahydroxybenzene molecule is replaced by an alkyl group

paraben

butyl +? paraben

butylparaben (uncountable)

A paraben, the butyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, used as an antifungal preservative in cosmetics.

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