Product Information:
"Phenoxyethanol is an important ingredient, serving as a preservative to safeguard products from harmful contaminants including mould and bacteria. Backed by decades of research and safety assessments, its efficacy in preventing spoilage extends shelf life and maintains product integrity, ensuring safety, freshness and quality for consumers. It is especially important in products containing natural ingredients that are going into people’s mouths.
We have explored formulating with other types of preservatives, but nothing is as effective as this ingredient.
For extra peace of mind, the concentration of the product also needs to be taken into consideration.
Due to this product being completely safe for consumers, Australia currently has no limit on concentration % of phenoxyethanol. The European Commission is the strictest governing body of cosmetic regulations in the world, and limit concentration to 1% across the entire EU market. PEG PASTE contains 0.5% - an extremely low concentration.
Linked here is a summary of a study conducted in 2019 to review the safety of phenoxyethanol.
The full study linked here."
Read about Peg Paste in Melbourne Broadsheet HERE