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Preservative vs Paraben - What's the difference?

preservative | paraben |

As an adjective preservative

is .

As a noun paraben is

any of a group of chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, wherein the hydrogen of a parahydroxybenzene molecule is replaced by an alkyl group.

preservative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food
    • Salt, sugar, and acid all act as preservatives when making pickles.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • tending to preserve
    • The curators took preservative actions to maintain the ancient collection.

    paraben

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a group of chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, wherein the hydrogen of a parahydroxybenzene molecule is replaced by an alkyl group
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 19, author=, title=Products for the Skin (1 Letter), work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=I got breast cancer this year, and now avoid products containing parabens . }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "paraben") ----