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  Solubility of methylparaben in phenoxyethanol

  Posted by Abdullah on April 15, 2023 at 1:14 am

  I am purchasing some methylparaben or sodium methylparaben to use in combination with phenoxyethanol and EDTA in my emulsions, serum and solution Products that all have pH ~4.7.<div>

  As i will import it from another country, MOQ is 25kg and it takes ~2 month to arrive I can’t purchase samples to check.

  As i will use it with phenoxyethanol, if methylparabenparaben is soluble is phenoxyethanol @ around 20 or 25% i will purchase methylparaben. If less then i will purchase sodium methylparaben.

  My question is: what percentage of methylparaben can be completely dissolved in phenoxyethanol at room temperature or lower?

  I will heat it to ~40°c during dissolving but after that it should not separate at lower temperatures.

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  PhilGeis replied 1 year, 3 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies

  • methylparaben
  • phenoxyethanol
  • preservative
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  PhilGeis

  Member

  April 15, 2023 at 2:38 pm

  https://www.essentialingredients.com/pdf/PhenonipXB.pdf

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    Abdullah

    Member

    April 15, 2023 at 11:59 pm

    Thanks

    So maximum 17% methylparaben can be dissolved in phenoxyethanol

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  PhilGeis

  Member

  April 16, 2023 at 6:27 am

  Not sur the max - but at least

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