Natural and preservative generally seem to be two most antinomic notions… even if their association makes more than one formulator dream… ae chemie, a Californian ingredients supplier, has taken up the challenge and today presents its new natural preservative, derived from banana, and effective against most micro-organisms that can contaminate a cosmetic product.
AE Preserve® PX-82 is a natural preservative and disinfectant. It is a concentrated plant extract in liquid form largely coming from musa sapientum.
It is rich in bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, glycosides and terpenoids, and modified during formulation process with a series of magnetic and enzymatic transformation to produce active enzyme.
AE Preserve® PX-82 contains potent enzymes that break/degrade/digest any organic or inorganic substrate from any source. It is also a natural source of bioactivecompounds which is effective against many microorganisms, such as:
• Gram negative bacteria: Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli
• Gram positive bacteria: Burkholderia cepacia, Staphylococcus aureus
• Molds and Fungi: Aspergillus brasiliensis
• Yeast: Candida albicans
Technical data
• Color: Bright reddish orange
• Odor: Botanical aroma
• Solubility in water: 100%
• pH range: 5.5 - 6.5
• Non-flammable, Readily biodegradable
• Recommended use level: 3.0 - 4.0%
• INCI (Global): Musa Sapientum (Banana) Extract / INCI (China): Musa Sapientum (Banana) Water
