Phenoxyethanol
What-it-does:
preservative
Details
It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben.
It’s not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic.
Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10).
It’s often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol.
Something incorrect or missing?Products with Phenoxyethanol
Celeteque Brightening Alcohol-Free Toner
Cussons Baby Sensitive Wipes
Mama Bear Water Baby Wipes
Max Love Gloss Lip Volumoso
Moon Shower Adaptogenic Spa Mist
Nioxin 3D Intensive Hair Booster
Revolution x Jake Jamie Toffee Apple Face Mask
SEPHORA COLLECTION Beauty Amplifier Smoothing Translucent Setting Powder
SeneGence Glossy Gloss
SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel
Tesco Fred & Flo Wipes
Yeouth Hyaluronic Acid Serum
iWhite Korea Recovery Sleeping Gel Mask
life aloe vera gel
Avon Distillery Purify Facial Oil
Barry M Flawless Hydro Fix Primer Water
Benefit Cosmetics Benetint
Biologique Recherche Elastine Marine
Biologique Recherche Serum Collagene Marin
Biologique Recherche Serum Elastine Pure
Biologique Recherche Serum Placenta
Byphasse Lotion Tonique À L’Eau De Rose
ClarityRx Daily Dose Of Water Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum
Clean Kids Naturally Mango Mist Spray Detangler
Clear Skin Days by Sephora Collection Clarifying Toner
Daytox Eye Wonder
Dickinson’s Enhanced Witch Hazel Alcohol Free Hydrating Toner
Doctor Babor Thermal Spray
Holika Holika Pig Nose Clear Blackhead Steam Starter
Kiehl’s Cucumber Herbal Alcohol-Free Toner
M2 Beauté Eyelash Activating Serum
Momotani White Moisture Lotion
Nip+Fab Dragon's Blood Fix Hyaluronic Shot
Olaplex No. 1 Bond Multiplier
Ole Henriksen So Nurturing Cleansing Cloths
Omorovicza Blue Diamond Concentrate
Palladio Rice Paper Oil Blotting Sheets
Philosophy Purity Made Simple Micellar Cleansing Water
Revolution Skincare Warming Gel Moisturising Face Mask
Revolution x Jake Jamie Mince Pie Face Mask
Shinetree Squeeze&Go Soothing & Brightening Aloe & Green Tea Gel
SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5+
The Inkey List Seakelp Serum
Umoua Advanced Extraction Liposome Tech Peptide Renewal Cream
eve lom Intense Hydration Serum
Algologie Algae Gel Mask
Alpha-H Hyaluronic 8
BABOR Algae Vitalizer
BABOR Beauty Rescue
BABOR Matte Finish