One of the reasons apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice) will work for reflux is because it has acid which the stomach needs to digest food. Most of the time, it's not too much acid that causes reflux, it's too little.
Preservative free wine and the use of sulphur dioxide is, however, an expansive and contentious topic and getting to the bottom of it can feel like trying to crack the Da Vinci Code. Preservative free wine is a really a misnomer. This is because no wines are truly âpreservative freeâ as some sulphur dioxide will always be released during fermentation and acts as a natural preservative. The term âpreservative freeâ is often used to mean that no preservatives have been added during the wine making process.
Use in health care. Benzyl alcohol is used as a bacteriostatic preservative at low concentration in intravenous medications, cosmetics and topical drugs. The use of benzyl alcohol as a 5% solution has been approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of head lice in children older than 6 months and in adults.