SEPAWA® CONGRESS 2022 

Speaker: Esther Lansdaal

Company: Corbion

Title: Solving the Green Preservation Challenge: Delivering Sustainable High Performance

Abstract: Chemistries traditionally used for preservation are under intense scrutiny from both regulatory bodies and consumers. But the move to greener solutions has been slowed by the challenge of meeting stringent performance requirements. This presentation provides a look at a new patent-pending preservation system that helps manufacturers use greener chemistries to create effective, sustainable products. By highlighting improvements made possible by this technology in terms of safety (e.g., skin sensitization), environmental impact and social responsibility, this talk illustrates the ways in which preservation performance and positive environmental impact are now coming together. Creating substantially greener cleaning products challenges sustainable acidic preservative efficacy that won’t be compromised at the neutral pH levels required for cleaning products. Acidic preservatives typically cannot function sufficiently above pH 4.5 – 5, but we will discuss a novel, patent-pending preservative system based on lactic acid from Corbion that enables efficacy in surfactants up to pH 7. Practical examples regarding specific applications – as well as formulation tips and tricks – will be presented and discussed.