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Benzoic Acid

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What we found

Benzoic acid is used in cosmetics as a preservative to prevent microbial growth. Fair: approved preservative permitted without notable restriction under EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex V.

Source: ecfr.gov ↗

Also labeled as: Benzoic Acid, 65-85-0, E210

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