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Please read the rest of this updated post, which you can find here… I’ve done this as I don’t know what links to this old post, and I want you to read the updated version instead. You can learn even more about packaging in the massive packaging section of this site, found under the “resources”...
Please note, Tinosan SDC is now SILVÉRION® 2400. Everything else remains the same. Tinosan SDC is a water soluble silver salt of citric acid (INCI citric acid (and) silver citrate) that has a pH of 1.4 to 1.6. It is a colourless, low viscosity liquid that works as an anti-microbial preservative (bacteria, yeast, and mould)...
I found this little video on Cosmeticsinfo.org and thought I would share it with you! (Click on the “Importance of Preservatives” video on the right hand side.) Even though the mould appears in splotches on day 8, there’s a lot of contamination going on that we can’t see in the days beforehand. Yes, I know...
I’ve had quite a few e-mails and comments asking will 20% alcohol preserve a lotion recipe? I’ve seen people stating they use somewhere between 15% and 60% alcohol to preserve oil in water lotions. (The FDA considers products with 62% as being anti-bacterial, according to this post.) My personal opinion – I don’t think I...