The term preservatives refer to the functional name for a wide variety of compounds that help slow or prevent bacterial growth in a wide range of products, one of them is in personal care products. Preservative compounds that are added to products can be sourced from natural or synthetic.

Antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetics and personal care products help prevent the growth of molds, yeasts, and bacteria, guarding against contamination that can cause irritation or infections.

In Indonesia, preservatives that are allowed to exist in cosmetic products and personal care products are regulated in Attachment III of PerBPOM No. 23/2019.

How SIG can help

SIG Laboratory can perform several preservatives analysis on a wide variety of cosmetics products and personal care products. So we can help you to ascertain preservatives in your product are at the appropriate levels, as specified by national and international regulations.

The types of cosmetics preservatives that can be tested in the SIG laboratory are:

• Methylparaben
• Ethylparaben
• Propylparaben
• Butylparaben
• 2-Phenoxyethanol

Method of Analysis

HPLC is technique that we offer to help you analyze the content of some preservatives in cosmetic and personal care products with  with a UV-Vis detector.