Use of Preservatives in Natural and Organic Cosmetics

Recently, natural and organic cosmetic products have become more preferred by consumers. For this reason, manufacturers have made an effort to produce more natural and cosmetic products.

Issued by the Ministry of Health "DRUG AND MEDICAL DEVICES AGENCY TURKEY, GUIDE FOR THE COMPONENTS AND PRODUCT CLAIMS natural and organic cosmetics, VERSION 1.0" can be used to assist in natural and organic cosmetic ingredients have been identified. Preservatives are the most important of these substances. Preservatives that can be used are clearly defined in this guide since consumers especially choose this type of products because they are not exposed to the negative effects of preservatives.

In cases where the use of preservatives is inevitable in organic cosmetics, preservatives that can be used within limits are specified in the table below.

 

Table 2. Nature-identical preservatives that can be used in natural and organic products. 

Preservatives	English Name
Benzil alkol	Benzyl alcohol
Benzoik asit,tuz ve etil esteri	Benzoic acid, its salts and its ethyl
Dehidroasetik asit ve tuzları	Dehyrdoacetic acid and its salts
Formik asit ve formik asit sodyum	Formic acid and its salts
Propiyonik asit ve tuzları	Propionic acid and its salts
Salisilik asit ve tuzları	Salicyclic acid and its salts
Sorbik asit ve tuzları	Sorbic acid and its salts

* mentioned salts: salts of sodium, potassium, ammonium, ethyl ammonium, calcium and magnesium cations (for example, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate) 

 

In order to use “organic” or “natural” expression in organic and natural cosmetic products, at least 95% of the product content must be like this.

As a result, if a natural or organic cosmetic product is mentioned, only preservatives in the table can be used. If the manufacturer will claim that it does not contain preservatives, no preservatives should be included, including the preservatives in the table. You can get detailed information on the subject from satis@saniter.com.tr