INCI names / Phenoxyethanol
Phenoxyethanol INCI name
The INCI name for phenoxyethanol is Phenoxyethanol. The tools list it by that name in every product, soap included, at the weight you enter.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Phenoxyethanol |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap | Phenoxyethanol, as added |
| Preservative limit (Annex V, entry 29) | At most 1.0 %, in the ready-for-use product, in the EU and in Great Britain |
| On a US label | Phenoxyethanol |
| In Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The same name as the EU. Northern Ireland uses the EU glossary cited below; Great Britain still uses the glossary it kept from the EU, where the name has another entry number. |
| What it is used for (CosIng) | antimicrobial, preservative |
Glossary citation: Phenoxyethanol #20709 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
The label only names the preservative. Keeping within the Annex V maximum is part of your product's safety assessment, and the tools do not check the amount.
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "phenoxyethanol, 5", and the tool prints the name for the region you choose.
Transcribed from the EU glossary of common ingredient names (Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175) and checked against it; the US names are the ones FDA's substance registry (GSRS) records, and the uses are those CosIng, the Commission's cosmetic ingredient database, lists. A labelling reference.