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Preservatives are ingredients that kill bacteria to prevent a product from contamination.
The common preservatives used are:
- Tocopherol acetate (vitamin E derivative; is also an emollient and
antioxidant). - Propylene and butylene glycols (also humectants)
- Disodium and tetrasodium EDTA
- Diazolidinyl and imidazolydyl urea
- Parabens (Methylparaben, polyparaben, butylparaben, etc.)
- Phenoxyethanol
- Methylisothiazolinone
- Ascorbyl palmitate (a derivative of vitamin C)
- Benzoic acid
- Benzyl alcohol
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