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Dehydroacetic Acid
Dehydroacetic Acid
A preservative used at low levels, often with benzyl alcohol, to keep products free of bacteria, mold, and yeast.
What it does
Dehydroacetic acid is a preservative with broad activity against bacteria, mold, and yeast, frequently combined with benzyl alcohol in gentle preservative systems. It is used in small, regulated amounts purely to keep a formula safe. It is not an active ingredient.
Also known as
sodium dehydroacetate (salt)
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