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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.

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

Ingredients with the PRESERVATIVE function

Radium Ore Powder is a finely, ground powder obtained from mined radium ore.

II/293

Santalum Paniculatum Wood Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the wood of Santalum spicatum, Santalaceae.

Silver Citrate is the organic salt that conforms to the formula:

CAS 36701-38-9V/59

Beta-cyclodextrin sulfobutyl ether, sodium salts; ethers sulfobutyliques de b-cyclodextrine, sels de sodium; Heptakis-1-(4-sulphonylbutyl)-…

CAS 182410-00-0

Sodium 1-(3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-2,4-dioxo-2H-pyran-3-ylidene)ethanolate

CAS 4418-26-2V/13

Sodium Mannitylphytate is the sodium salt of the product obtained by the condensation of Mannitol and Phytic Acid.

CAS 1415551-44-8

Suaeda Salsa Extract is the extract of the whole plant Suaeda salsa, Amaranthaceae.

Salicylic acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1)

CAS 2174-16-5V/3

TEA-Sorbate is the triethanolamine salt of 2,4-hexanedienoic acid

III/62 V/4

Undec-10-enoic acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1) (salt)

CAS 84471-25-0III/62 V/18

Mercurate(1-), ethyl[2-mercaptobenzoato(2-)-O, S]-, sodium

CAS 54-64-8V/16

Thymus Vulgaris Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of Thymus vulgaris, Lamiaceae

CAS 84929-51-1

1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)urea

CAS 101-20-2III/100 V/23

5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol

CAS 3380-34-5V/25

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 201 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.