One ingredient category that has been under fire lately is preservatives, withparabensreceiving the most heat.
So what’s the deal?
“They help tokeep germs outand to keep the products from turning rancid or discolored.”
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Works well with:Benzyl alcohol works well with most, if not all, other ingredients.
Don’t use with:Benzyl alcohol works well with most, if not all, other ingredients.
What Is Benzyl Alcohol?
It appears as a colorless liquid that has a slightly sweet scent.
“It’s mostly used because of the scaremongering about parabens,” Wong says.
As for more serious risks of using the preservative in your products, those concerns aren’t as valid.
“The potential for allergenicity is low, and low risk of toxicity,” Krant says.
Benzyl alcohol can cause harm when ingested.
Benzyl alcohol is considered a natural preservative, but it can also be synthetically made.
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