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PRESERVATIVE

Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

211 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the PRESERVATIVE function designation.

Ingredients with the PRESERVATIVE function

MEK Peroxides is a mixture of peroxides obtained by the reaction of MEK and Hydrogen Peroxide.

1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]decane

CAS 100-97-0V/30

Molybdate (*MoO4*$2-$), hydrogen (1:2), (T-4)-

CAS 7782-91-4

6,11,28-Trioxatricyclo[22.3.1.05,7]octacosa-8,14,16,18,20-pentaene-25-carboxylic acid, 22-[(3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-.beta.-D-mannopyranosyl)oxy…

CAS 7681-93-8

2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,7,8- tetramethoxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one,4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetramethoxy,3',…

CAS 478-01-3

PIROCTONE

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Piroctone is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

CAS 50650-76-5V/35

1-Hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)pyridin-2(1H)-one, compound with 2-aminoethanol (1:1)

CAS 68890-66-4III/61 V/35

Poly(hexamethylenebiguanide) hydrochloride [1];poly(iminoimidocarbonyl)iminohexamethylene hydrochloride [2];Poly(iminocarbonimidoyliminocar…

CAS 32289-58-0 [1]/27083-27-8 [2]/28757-47-3 [3]/ 133029-32-0 [4]

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

How the PRESERVATIVE function is used in CosIng

The PRESERVATIVE function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 211 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.

Function assignments come from official EU CosIng data. They describe intended cosmetic use, but they do not replace regulatory review of each linked ingredient and any annex records tied to it.