It Replaced Parabens. Is It Better?
"Paraben free" only tells half the story. What's preserving the product instead?
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It replaced parabens. Is it any better? Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that took over as brands removed parabens. Regulators allow it at up to one percent. But it can irritate sensitive skin and eyes. Products without water, like balms and oils, generally don't need one at all. Our Beauty Oil has no water, so it needs no synthetic preservatives. Simple by design.
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Key points from the full guide
- Phenoxyethanol is a synthetic preservative that became popular as brands removed parabens.
- The EU and other regulators allow it at up to 1 percent and consider it safe at that level for adults and children.
- It can irritate sensitive skin and eyes, and allergy is possible but uncommon.
- Swallowing products containing it can be harmful to infants, which led to an FDA warning about a nipple cream.
- Products without water, like bar soap, balms and oils, generally do not need a preservative like it at all.
Read the full guide: Phenoxyethanol: The "Paraben Free" Preservative Swap