Ingredient
Phenoxyethanol
One of the most widely used cosmetic preservatives, keeping a product free of microbial growth once opened.
- Preservative
- CAS 122-99-6
What it is there to do
Preservative
Keeps the product free of microbial growth in use.
What the rules say
Each line names the rule it comes from. A limit is not a warning.
EU · Restricted
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex V, entry 29
What it sets out
Maximum 1 % w/w in the finished product. Packs don't print concentrations and we hold none, so no page here measures a product against it.
What we don't know
- Where it comes from — plant, mineral, synthetic — isn't recorded.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.