
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Pollution Protect
Biopelle Exfoliating Home Peel Mild
Bulldog Energising Eye Roll-On
CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
Cien Sos Concentrated Hand Cream
Colorescience Hydrating Mist
Dirty Works (Sainsbury's) 3 In 1 Gentle Micellar Cleansing Water
Dr. Barbara Stürm Hyaluronic Serum
Dr. Loretta Intense Replenishing Serum
Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Hydro-Mist
Faces Canada Ultime Pro Makeup Fixer
First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue Anti-Breakout Pads With White Clay