Lanxess Offers Sustainable Protection with Neolone BioG Preservative

The preservative offers broad-spectrum activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and molds. The preservative is stable in a pH range of 3 to 6.
The preservative offers broad-spectrum activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and molds. The preservative is stable in a pH range of 3 to 6.
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Lanxess' latest Neolone BioG Preservative (INCI: Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCL) is a Cosmos approved and climate-friendly ingredient that matches the criteria of the company's Scopeblue sustainability brand.

The preservative offers broad-spectrum activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeasts and molds. The preservative is stable in a pH range of 3 to 6. It is readily biodegradable and, when used at the recommended use levels, non-sensitizing and non-irritating, per the company.

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The ingredient can also be used in leave-on and rinse-off products such as creams, face masks, cleansers, hair conditioners and wet wipes.

Vivien Konetzky, global product manager home and personal care in the Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit at Lanxess, commented: “Thanks to our microbiological knowhow and global network of R&D centers, we offer our customers safe, high-quality, effective and sustainable preservatives. We support our customers not only in finding the right dosages and possible preservation combinations, but also provide formulation guidance."


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