Benzoic Acid
Used with care
Benzoic Acid
Benzoic acid is an organic compound that can be found naturally in certain berries, fruits and in benzoin gum - the resin produced by styrax trees - from which it gets its name. We use benzoic acid in minute quantities as a preservative ingredient in some of our product formulations.
INCI Name:
Benzoic Acid
Role:
Preservative
Common name:
Benzoic Acid
EWG score: The EWG score is a hazard score ranging from 1-2 (low hazard), 3-6 (moderate hazard) and 7-10 (high hazard) published by the Environmental Working Group. Their data is sourced from the Skin Deep® database and studies published in open scientific literature.
1 - 3 (depends on usage)