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The preservation of cosmetic products is becoming ever
more customer driven partially due to a wider knowledge
base and partially due to bad press of chemical based
preservatives. Combined with this regulatory standards
governing personal care products are becoming more
stringent. In the last thirty years we have seen several
groups of chemical products either removed through
legislation or becoming unpopular.

Isca UK Ltd has worked on a solution whereby customers are able to purchase products that whilst they are not preservative chemicals as listed in Annex VI of the Biocidal Products Directive, they do inherently have anti-microbial
properties. Iscaguard SAP is enriched with L(+) amino
acids physiologically valuable substances which contribute considerably to antimicrobial effects.

Iscaguard SAP is a 100% natural preservative containing
Ecocert certified ingredients. It is a synergistic blend of
propandiol with Salix alba extract. The renewablysourced
propanediol made using a unique process is more
sustainable compared to petroleum-based 1,3-PDO
and PG.

Benefits include its high purity, lack of skin irritation
or sensitization, improved humectancy, excellent
aesthetics and environmentally sustainable nature.
Iscaguard SAP is based on compounds that occur in
nature and have natural anti-microbial properties.

Typical use levels for Iscaguard SAP range from
0.125% to 1.0%