Susan Barclay-Nichols

Preservatives: Liquipar oil

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Liquipar oil is a liquid preservative that’s all about the parabens, with an INCI of isopropylparaben (40%), isobutylparaben (30%), and butylparaben (30%) As we know the parabens are great fungal, yeast, and mould fighters, but often need help in the bacteria fighting department, so the manufacturers (ISP) recommend you add some Germall II (phenoxyethanol) at...

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Second e-book to raise money for my groups – Hair Care Products: Shampoos & Conditioners

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Thank you to everyone who bought the e-book, Back to Basics, to help me raise money for my youth groups! I hope you’re enjoying the book, and I’d love to hear your suggestions for future books, including ways I could improve the e-books (like making them a smaller file size – which I’ve done with...

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Aviva Community voting – round 2 started Monday, October 25th!

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You might remember I entered our Rated T for Teen youth groups into the Aviva Community Fund, and that we came in around 18th or 19th (we were tied) in the last round. There are two more rounds in which we could make it to the top 10, and we need your help to make...

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Preservatives: Optiphen Plus

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Optiphen Plus is a liquid broad spectrum preservative with an INCI of Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol (and) Sorbic Acid. (It differs slightly from Optiphen with the inclusion of the sorbic acid.) As it isn’t heat sensitive, we can include it in our water based creations at 80˚C or lower in the water phase of our process....

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Preservatives: Optiphen ND or Rokonsal ND

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Optiphen ND is a liquid broad spectrum preservative with the INCI Phenoxyethanol (79% to 81%), Benzoic Acid (11.5% to 12.5%) Dehydroacetic Acid (7.7% to 8.5%). It is suitable for products containing water and can be added at any point in the product making process as it isn’t heat sensitive. It is best used with products with...

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