Cosmetic Science and Technology

1 total work

Preservative-Free and Self-Preserving Cosmetics and Drugs

Published 2 January 1997

Introduces the principles that augment the formulation of products free from traditional preservatives by creating a hostile environment for microorganisms without diminishing quality. The text emphasizes that the preservation of a product should be inherent in the formula and examines the use of multifunctional chemicals whose secondary characteristics include germistatic and germicidal qualities.