Preservatives: What’s coming up!

Some of you are so eager to learn more about various preservatives, that you’re jumping ahead and asking questions about posts that haven’t been written yet! I like to establish the components of the various ingredients – in this case, what we find in our preservatives and how they work – then go into the...

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E-book to raise money for my youth groups

A huge thank you for purchasing the e-book as a way of supporting my youth groups! If you don’t know about it, here’s a quick synopsis… It’s a 122 page e-book entitled Back to Basics: Anhydrous Products. The book includes over 50 recipes and explanations for making lotion bars, whipped butters, balms, oil based scrubs, bath...

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Preservatives: Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC)

Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) is a non-formaldehyde releasing chemical based on iodine. It is effective against fungus and bacteria and can be combined with diazolidinyl urea or parabens to create a broad spectrum preservative. The Cosmetics Ingredient Review Panel notes it is safe to use at levels equal to or below 0.1% and the EU allows...

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Preservatives: Phenoxyethanol

Phenoxyethanol is a phenolic compound with an alcohol functional group that we find in quite a few preservatives. It is not a formaldehyde releaser. It has good activity* against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria as well as yeast, and is generally paired up with another preservative – a quaternium, benzoic acid, or parabens to...

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Update on the Aviva competition!

An update on the Aviva Community Fund competition. We didn’t make it into the top 10 last round – we were number 19, which is still awesome, but not enough for the top 10 – so we’re on to the second round as of October 25th. If you voted for us before, please consider voting...

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