Germaben / Germall plus Preservative

Liquid Germall Plus Preservative is a broad spectrum antimicrobial preservative which is compatible with virtually all cosmetic ingredients for use in personal care and household products where extended shelf life is desired. Germall Plus offers complete broad spectrum preservation against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeast, and mold.

How to Use

Product Details:

Germall Plus Preservative (Also Known as Liquid Germall Plus Preservative)

Paraben Free Preservative

Germall Plus has no known inactivators and is compatible with virtually all cosmetic ingredients.

Liquid Germall Plus is a combination of Germall II and IPBC pre-dissolved in Propylene Glycol that exhibits a synergistic preservative effect, reducing the total active preservative level necessary

Can be used in a wide variety of products including shampoos, body/shower gels, conditioners and other high water content products, as well as water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions, creams, lotions, scrubs and make-up

Advantages to using Germall Plus Preservative are:

Germall Plus is compatible with virtually all cosmetic ingredients

Is an effective preservative, even in small quantities

Germall Plus is soluble in cationic, anionic and nonionic water soluble formulations, as well as in the emulsified portion of oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions.

Germall Plus can be used to bolster other preservatives in a formulation

Effective in products with a pH of 3.0 - 8.0

Recommended use levels in finished formulations are 0.1 - 0.5%.

Technical Information:

INCI: Propylene Glycol & Diazolidinyl Urea & Iodopropynyl Butylcarbonate

CAS #: 57-55-6 & 78491-02-8 & 55406-53-6

Specific Gravity: 1.15 - 1.25 @ 25°C

Appearance: Colourless liquid

Not to be used in aerosols.

Germall plus is heat sensitive and should be added to products at a temperature of 50°C (122ºF) or BELOW to prevent degradation of the preservative qualities.

The addition of Germall Plus above 50°C (122ºF) could result in compromising the preservative system in your product.

Usage Rate: 0.1 - 0.5%