Germall Plus is a preservative. This family of preservatives delivers efficient anti-microbial power to a wide variety of personal care products. Balanced, synergistic, and boasting broad-spectrum protection. There are no “natural” alternatives to synthetic preservatives. The ingredients undergo chemical alterations & extensive manipulation in order to extract and harvest those preserving benefits (Click HERE for more on this). When water is present in any product used for topical application, broad-spectrum preservation is very important! Germall Plus is a paraben-free preservative and provides for complete, broad-spectrum preservation against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeast, mold, and fungi and it is effective in very low amounts. While active ingredients in skincare bring benefits and health to your skin, preservatives do the same for the lotions themselves.