Mikrokill® ECT is a new EC approved preservative from Lonza Personal Care that meets ECOCERT standards. It is an unique, patent pending combination of 4 components; Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Glycerin, and Sorbic Acid, which are well accepted in a wide range of personal care products. The novel composition of this antimicrobial blend offers broad spectrum protection in a diverse range of products, against Gram-positive & Gram-negative bacteria, yeast, and moulds.
Lonza Personal Care Products has recognized the growing market need for a cosmetic preservative that has wide regulatory approval along with ECOCERT approved status. Due to customers requiring ECOCERT approved ingredients as well as the continued concern with conventional preservative systems based upon Formaldehyde Donors, Parabens, Isothiazolones they have developed Mikrokill® ECT to meet the more stringent needs of today's market. Mikrokill® ECT is a versatile, clear liquid preservative system that can be easily added directly to most systems and is compatible with most ingredients used in the Personal Care Industry. For emulsified systems, Mikrokill® ECT can be easily integrated into the pre-emulsification steps in the oil phase or post-emulsification steps.
Advantages to using Mikrokill® ECT are:
