Sodium benzoate is present in our ingredients list solely as a residue from the prolonged hydroglycerin maceration of our botanicals.

At Phaedra Botanicals, we do not add sodium benzoate as an intentional ingredient in our skincare formulations.

Instead, its presence is a natural result of our meticulous and unrushed process of extracting the beneficial properties of botanicals slowly and without solvents, which requires a preservative system.