Phenoxyethanol

What the evidence says

• Restricted useRegulatory

  The EU allows it as a preservative up to 1% (Annex V). [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Rules around the world

“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.

Popular products that list phenoxyethanol

10 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list phenoxyethanol.

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