I didn't think that it did. I don't see it in the INCI here from Kangaroo Blue and she suggests preservative. INCI: Glycerin, Distilled Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Pentasodium Pentetate, Tetrasodium Etidronate. Here's a simple recipe that can be easily adapted into your own creations! Click here for pictorial. 40 oz. FBB 2 oz. Apricot Kernel Oil 2 cup of brown sugar 1 oz. of Pink Sugar few drops of red colorant Liquapar Optima Preservative