Many cosmetics including face washes and creams use benzoic acid as an ingredient. This is a preservative in mouth washes, deodorants, toothpastes, after shave lotions and sun screens.
Benzoic acid helps prevent infections caused by bacteria and it can be used to help treat skin irritations and inflammations caused by burns, insect bites and fungal infections e.g. ringworm.
Benzoic acid is a weak acid that is used as a preservative. It is naturally occurring in many fruits and foods in trace amounts. The largest natural source is from the gum of the Chinese Balsam tree called gum benzoin.
As vast amounts of food would be wasted if used to produce Benzoic Acid this is commercially produced and the benzoic acid produced is indistinguishable from that which is extracted from plant material.
Benzoic acid is a permitted preservative in certified organic personal care products by all International certification organization's including Soil Association, Organic Food Federation and EcoCert.
Many cosmetic and pharmaceutical products commonly use benzoic acid. This includes face washes, creams , deodorants, toothpastes, after shave lotions and sun screens. This is used to prevent infections caused by bacteria. It helps to treat skin irritations and inflammations caused by minor burns, insect bites, eczema and fungal infections including ringworm..
Size : 125 gms
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