Download or read book Preservative-Free and Self-Preserving Cosmetics and Drugs written by Jon J. Kabara and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-01-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the principles that augment the formulation of products free from traditional preservatives by creating a hostile environment for microorganisms without diminishing quality. The text emphasizes that the preservation of a product should be inherent in the formula and examines the use of multifunctional chemicals whose secondary characteristics include germistatic and germicidal qualities.