Ingredient
Phenoxyethanol
One of the most widely used cosmetic preservatives, keeping a product free of microbial growth once opened.
What it does
Preservative
Keeps the product free of microbial growth in use.
Regulatory position
Tied to a named instrument rather than summarised. Presence in an ingredient glossary is not evidence that a substance is permitted at any concentration or for any purpose.
EU · restricted
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex V, entry 29
Maximum 1 % w/w in the finished product
Reference
- CAS number
- 122-99-6
- In our catalogue
- 173 products
Ingredient reference data © European Union, 1995–2026, reused under CC-BY 4.0. Plain explanations are BeautySignal's own. This is information, not medical advice. How we source this.