Home Cosmetic Science Talk Formulating propyl paraben vs sodium propyl paraben

  • propyl paraben vs sodium propyl paraben

    Posted by paulasbrito on April 13, 2018 at 11:02 am

    Hello,
    simple question:
    I am going to order preservatives, which one of these should be better for cream and o/w emulsions?
    In what are they different (apart from the sodium part, of course)
    Are the quantities to be used different?
    thanks!

    em88 replied 6 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • em88

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    April 13, 2018 at 11:40 am

    Solubility is the only thing different. The sodium salt paraben is soluble in water at RT while propyl paraben should be dissolved in water at 70-80 C.

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