Home Cosmetic Science Talk Formulating Preservatives - inactivation by cellulose derivatives

  • Bill_Toge

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    August 4, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    speaking from experience, they are not ‘inactivated’ by cellulose derivatives; rather, their efficacy is reduced

    i.e. the preservatives in question will still work, but you’ll need to use them at a higher level

  • kot

    Member
    August 8, 2017 at 9:10 pm

    Thank you Bill_Toge!

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