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  C12-15 Alkyl benzoate in face cream

  Posted by Ada on January 29, 2020 at 4:34 am

  Hello
  I’m newbie in this forum. I have such question. Can I use C12-15 alkyl benzoate in natural face cream? Is it approved to use in natural cosmetics?

  Ada replied 5 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  ngarayeva001

  Member

  January 29, 2020 at 2:11 pm

  What is “natural”? There is no definition of natural.

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  OldPerry

  Professional Chemist / Formulator

  January 29, 2020 at 5:40 pm

  There is no plant in the world that produces C12-15 alkyl benzoate so if you’re a stickler for what’s natural, it’s not.

  On the other hand, if you believe anything that is not supernatural is natural, then it is.

  Notably, 
  It’s banned from use as an ingredient by Whole Foods. 
  It’s not certified by COSMOS although the EWG gives it a 1 score which means they think it’s fine.

  But as @ngarayeva001 alludes to, there is no such thing as an official “approved to use in natural cosmetics.” It just depends on what you think (or more importantly your consumers) is natural.

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  Ada

  Member

  January 30, 2020 at 6:00 am

  Thank you very much @ngarayeva001 and @Perry for your response. You’re right.
  I think I have to replace this ingredient by another one certified by COSMOS or ECOCERT

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