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Preservative - Benzoic Acid +2 PF |
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Directions &
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Formerly known as Optiphen ND. Ashland Chemical is the manufacturer and owner of the trademark Optiphen ND. We have received legal notice that small suppliers may no longer use the brand name of the product. Therefore on 11/20/2017 we have changed the product name as they have requested.
This a paraben free preservative that works best in surfactant based products including shampoos, conditioners, body washes and shower gels. Can also be used in creams and lotions where the pH is not above 6.0.This product contains benzoic acid which may be deactivated by the following non-ionic surfactants and emulsifiers: Ethoxylates, Alkoxylates, Cocamide, as the preservative may become inactive. Provides broad spectrum protection against bacteria, yeast, and mold. Does not contain formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers.
Why People Use This Product:
To prevent bacteria, mold and fungal growth in products.
Popular Products That Use This Ingredient:
Hair Care. Lotions. Creams. Scrubs.
Interesting Facts:
Paraben Free. Formaldehyde Free.
Manufacturing Temperatures: No Higher than 176ºF
Formula pH: Best Below 6.0
Effective Against: Bacteria, Mold, Yeast
Additional Info:
Benzoic Acid should not be used in formulas containing Ethoxylates, Alkoxylates, Cocamide.
Country Of Origin: United States
|  | This product is not on the CA Prop 65 list of toxic chemicals.
This product conforms to the reporting requirements of California Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986). We are conforming to the regulation by reporting the existence, or lack thereof, of ingredients deemed reportable by the above mentioned regulations via a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), in Section 15 "Regulatory Information." Ingredients from Natural Food Sources (NFS) and are exempt from reporting in accordance with Title 27, § 25501(a). |
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International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI):
Phenoxyethanol (and) Benzoic Acid (and) Dehydroacetic Acid
Common Name Ingredient Listing (FDA Approved):
Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid
Directions:
Recommended use level: 0.2% - 1.2%.
Can be added to any phase of the formulation at temperatures up to 80°C (176°F). In aqueous products with low emulsifier content, intensive mixing is recommended to achieve a uniform dispersal of the preservative.
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(33 Reviews) |
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Gisele • Iowa
Date Submitted: 05/13/2020
I Recommend This Product!
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"Excellent preservative" |
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COMMENTS: Does a great job at preserving product that has water added. Highly recommended
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PRODUCT USED IN: Liquid Soap & Washes, Room & Linen Sprays
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| THINGS I LIKE |
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Easy to use
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Crystal • Florida
Date Submitted: 09/09/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"I love this preservative. " |
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COMMENTS: I make all milk lotions and face cream and this does an amazing job preserving my product.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotions, Creams & Butters
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| THINGS I LIKE |
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Nothing
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Taneka • District of Columbia
Date Submitted: 07/01/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"Benzoic Acid Preservative " |
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COMMENTS: Used this product in my shower gels and creamy wash, did not cause any change in fragrance or texture. Worlds wonderful...Great product!
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PRODUCT USED IN: Liquid Soap & Washes
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CONNIE • Florida
Date Submitted: 06/01/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"Great stuff and reasonably priced" |
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COMMENTS: Bought to make a shave soap for my husband.Worked great.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Soap - Shampoo Bars, Soap - Shave Shampoo, Liquid Soap & Washes, Body Sprays & Perfume, Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Face Care, Hair Care, Lotion Bars & Sticks, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Works great
• Great price
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Charlene • Texas
Date Submitted: 05/10/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"Great Preservative" |
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COMMENTS: There are tons of DIY recipes online for lotions and creams but very few of them give accurate information on the importance of preservatives. Many fail to realize that products with water need a preservative. This preservative has held up well for me in everything I've used it in. I mainly use it for lotion and flax seed hair gel. I've never experienced any mold growth in my products and I've never had any allergic reactions.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Hair Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Susan • New Hampshire
Date Submitted: 04/09/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"Does not alter the lotion scent" |
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COMMENTS: I've used this in my lotions since the beginning. I've heard some additives smell. Well this one doesn't and works great for me.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Shanti • Tennessee
Date Submitted: 02/23/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"Easy to use" |
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COMMENTS: Love this in my scrubs
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs
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Becca • Texas
Date Submitted: 01/27/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"lotions" |
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COMMENTS: works great in lotions. Thank you for a great product!
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Patricia • Arkansas
Date Submitted: 01/22/2019
I Recommend This Product!
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"Preservative" |
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COMMENTS: Better to be safe than sorry, always use a quality preservative like this in your handmade items. Works with a variety of different products and is easy to use. It's a big selling point that it's paraben free. It would be nice to have a 4oz and 8oz size available to purchase.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Liquid Soap & Washes, Hair Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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| THINGS I LIKE |
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• paraben free
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• lower the price
• offer a size between 2oz and 1lb
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Leslie • Illinois
Date Submitted: 12/20/2018
I Recommend This Product!
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"Best natural preservative" |
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COMMENTS: I love this preservative because it is natural and i make all natural products. The shelf life is greatly extended. The odor fades very quickly and does not stay in the finished product.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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| THINGS I LIKE |
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Natural
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• Nothing
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Cara • Massachusetts
Date Submitted: 08/30/2018
I Recommend This Product!
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"Works great!" |
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COMMENTS: Used this in lotion and has been working great.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Bath Fizzies & Salts, Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Laura • Wisconsin
Date Submitted: 07/25/2018
I Recommend This Product!
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"Amazing" |
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COMMENTS: I absolutely love this product. It works well in everything I have tried it with sovdar. Easy to use and works with a variety of products.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Liquid Soap & Washes, Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Hair Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Jannalynn • Michigan
Date Submitted: 05/28/2018
I Recommend This Product!
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"It's my go to preservative" |
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COMMENTS: I like working with this preservative. I use it for my lotions. I have no issues with it. It behaves great.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Liquid Soap & Washes
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maria • Maryland
Date Submitted: 01/17/2018
I Recommend This Product!
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"Good preservative!" |
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COMMENTS: does not discolor
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Kelly • Texas
Date Submitted: 11/07/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"Great preservative!" |
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COMMENTS: I have never had a problem using this in sugar scrubs...awesome product! Wish there was a larger size..like 6 oz.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs
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| THINGS I LIKE |
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Ease of use.
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• Make sizes in between the 1 lb.
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Brittney • Utah
Date Submitted: 10/18/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"Great product, Great price." |
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COMMENTS: I love this stuff.
I use it in my lotion, scrubs and butters.
Works just as I need it too.
Great product
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Dionne • Virginia
Date Submitted: 09/28/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"I love the purpose of this product" |
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COMMENTS: I have to love this as it hasn't given me any reason not too. I think that it is extremely important to use some type of preservative for your products. It is better safe than sorry.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Linda • Arkansas
Date Submitted: 09/26/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"My Go-To Preservative" |
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COMMENTS: I use this for my body butters, magnesium chloride cream, lotions (even though they have a pump) and anything else that may come into contact with one's hands (other than soap of course). You only use a small amount and when weighed against the problem of having a product become contaminated, it is worth the price. Don't skip this step - it is not worth the grief it will cause.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Face Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Holly • California
Date Submitted: 08/05/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"Awesome product!" |
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COMMENTS: This is an awesome preservative, very reliable easy to use!
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Ease of use
• Price
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Marissa • California
Date Submitted: 06/12/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"Great for scrub!" |
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COMMENTS: Works great in my sugar scrubs?. Did not have to alter my recipe and it does not change the scent.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs
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JACQUELYN • Kansas
Date Submitted: 04/09/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"Optiphen ND" |
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COMMENTS: Great parables free product to use in water based products.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Face Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Daina • Indiana
Date Submitted: 03/03/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"works great" |
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COMMENTS: I have had no issues with any of the products I have used this in. I will order more!
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Debra • Florida
Date Submitted: 01/13/2017
I Recommend This Product!
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"Excellent All Natural Preservative" |
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COMMENTS: I haven't found it necessary to alter any of my recipes to include this preservative. It works well with my scrubs as well as my lotions & butters.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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| THINGS I LIKE |
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Knowing my products will last longer.
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Marianella • Texas
Date Submitted: 12/14/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"Optiphen ND" |
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COMMENTS: This is my favor preservative, not just because it prevent bacteria and mold to growth in my products, but because is Paraben and Formaldehyde Free. Need to order a big bottle next time
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotion Bars & Sticks, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Monica • Georgia
Date Submitted: 12/09/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"Perfect!" |
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COMMENTS: I wish they had an in between size for this. 16 ounces might be too much, but 2 ounces is too little for the amount of work I do :-/
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PRODUCT USED IN: Liquid Soap & Washes, Face Care, Hair Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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renee • Ohio
Date Submitted: 12/09/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"A must have to preserve your products" |
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COMMENTS: This is my favorite preservative for my hair conditioners. I like that it is broad spectrum. It doesn't thin the product like other preservatives can. And you only need a small amount so the bottle goes a long way. I highly recommend this product.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Hair Care
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• easy to use
• does not change my products
• price
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Susan • Ohio
Date Submitted: 11/26/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"Take note" |
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COMMENTS: This is a good preservative but please take special note that this does not work in non-ionic surfactants and emulsifiers. Do your research and see that this should NOT be used with any of the emulsifying waxes (soft silky, conditioning, traditional) or polysorbates (choose a different preservative for these awesome ingredients). It does work with the bees wax and such. Don't take my word for it though, do your research.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotion Bars & Sticks
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Works great!
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Jennifer • Ohio
Date Submitted: 11/19/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"Great preservative" |
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COMMENTS: Always use it in my lotions! Definitely a good preservative to have!
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotion Bars & Sticks, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Kerri • Texas
Date Submitted: 10/20/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"Great product :)" |
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COMMENTS: This is my first time using a preservative. So far I'm very happy with it. Incorporated easily into my emulsified sugar scrub.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs
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Wanda • North Dakota
Date Submitted: 09/25/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"love the price" |
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COMMENTS: I started using this for my goat milk lotions and scrubs. I love that it is paraben and formaldehyde free.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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Sally • Vermont
Date Submitted: 08/31/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"Love that this is Paraben Free!" |
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COMMENTS: I don't have to feel all defensive about putting this on my labels! Paraben and formaldehyde free, it keeps my lotions and creams safe from uglies!
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PRODUCT USED IN: Lotions, Creams & Butters
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CYNTHIA • Louisiana
Date Submitted: 08/10/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"VERY GOOD PRESERVATIVE" |
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COMMENTS: I have tried all types of preservatives, but Optiphen is my fave to work with in formulation water based hair & body lotions and contioners Most of my products are 100% natural, vegan and pthalate-free. Thanks to Optiphen, I can add "paraben-free" to my labels as well.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Hair Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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| THINGS I LIKE |
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THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE |
• Dont need much to safely protect product
• from nasties
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Staci • Louisiana
Date Submitted: 06/20/2016
I Recommend This Product!
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"Excellent for my sugar scrubs and lotions" |
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COMMENTS: I'm very scared of bacteria growing in my products and so far, I haven't had any signs of bacterial growth in them. This is a staple ingredient for me. Wonderful.
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PRODUCT USED IN: Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotions, Creams & Butters
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