
Phenoxyethanol is the synthetic petrochemical derivative that the natural sector approves of.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that hasn’t gathered a huge amount of attention until recently. This is largely because of what it isn’t. It isn’t a formaldehyde donor. It isn’t particularly sensitising. It has never been linked with cancer. Basically it has kept its head down and nobody has taken a lot of notice of it. This has changed recently, but I will get onto that a bit later. First lets look at its good points and why it has been so widely used despite not being talked about very much. Continue reading →