Grapefruit Seed Extract and its use in Cosmetics

Grapefruit Seed Extract is a potent, broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent that is also safe to handle. It is fully biodegradable, requires no special equipment, is non-corrosive, and has a 30 year track record of safety and effectiveness as a human therapeutic.

Cosmetics manufacturers use grapefruit seed extract both as a natural, harmless preservative and, in selected products, to provide the antimicrobial benefits of grapefruit extract.

Grapefruit seed extract will protect you as a manufacturer from potential liability and protect the customer from exposure to pathogenic microbes.

Products that contain as little as 0.05 to 0.1%  have an indefinite shelf life.

In concentrations up to 1 or 2% of volume total, grapefruit seed extract is useful not only in preserving the product, but also in protecting the consumer from bacterial infection, as in first-aid sprays, lip-balms, and ointments.

It will greatly extend the shelf-life of hand-crafted soaps.

Using as little as 0.05%, soaps will retain colour, aroma, and appearance for extended periods.

It mixes well with virtually all solvents, including water, alcohol, and organic solvents

Usage 0.5% - 1.5%