Preservatives

Weekend Wonderings: Why can’t I use Germaben II with an emulsifed scrub? Can I use the deodorant additive in a solid scrub bar?

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WHY CAN’T I USE GERMABEN II IN AN EMULSIFIED SCRUB?In this post on making a black cocoa emulsified scrub, Sophia asks: Oh no, I can’t use germaben II? I thought because there is e-wax in it I could use it? So what will happen? I watched a lady use it in her e-sugar scrub and it...

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Weekend Wonderings: The search is working again! How much does the shelf life increase when we add anti-oxidants? Will Leucidal work with sugar scrubs?

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THE SEARCH ENGINEIn this post on Emulsifiers: Making a simpler Lotionpro 165 body butter Lise asks: Search function is working on my blog again- I just dropped in to search for something on yours and can’t find it. Did you take it down? I did take the search down because I was growing tired of...

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Weekend Wonderings: What’s a plasticizer? Can we add BTMS to lotion bars? Why don’t I use GSE or Vitamin E as preservatives?

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WHAT IS A PLASTICIZER?In this post on sorbitol, Marjo asks: I am suddenly obsessed with this plasticizer reference… Sorbitol is one of them. I think cyclomethicone is increasing spreadability so that is a plasticizer too? Or do they also need to do film forming? Are there more like these and would we want them to be in a...

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What do you want to know? Is this a broad spectrum preservative?

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In this Weekend Wonderings post, Elise asks: Would a combination of Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben & Propylparaben be a ‘broad spectrum preservative’?  If you look at the preservative quick reference chart, you’ll see this is likely Phenonip or Liquipar Optima, which are both broad spectrum preservatives! What is a broad spectrum preservative? It means it it kills...

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Weekend Wonderings: Preserving difficult to preserve products. Adding beeswax to any lotion recipe.

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Is it really November 30th? It really is starting to smell and look at a lot like Christmas, eh? Michael’s smells like a Christmas cake bomb just went off in the middle of the store, and it gives me such a headache! (Which is saying a lot because I’m not scent sensitive and I love...

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