Preservatives

Creating a Last Minute vanilla bean winter body custard with ViscOptima SE™ – 8 Choosing product protection ingredients

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Six plastic bottles containing preservatives sit atop a metal plate on a digital scale

Choosing product protection ingredients! Let’s look at the things we add to a formula to make sure they remain uncontaminated as we store or use them as well as those things that prevent oxidation of the ingredients, especially oils, which can lead to horrible smells and rancidity. Click here to see a longer post on...

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#alltheingredients: TRIstat PCG 90 (INCI: Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol) – preservative

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I’ve been very kindly sent three new preservatives from Voyageur Soap & Candle, and thought I’d share these with you to give you more options for all your product makin’ needs! This is the second one I’ve been using called TRIstat PCG 90! Yesterday, we met TRIstat SDHA FCC, NF! Click the link to learn...

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#alltheingredients: TRIstat SDHA FCC, NF preservative (INCI: Sodium dehydroacetate)

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I’ve been very kindly sent three new preservatives from Voyageur Soap & Candle, and thought I’d share these with you to give you more options for all your product makin’ needs! As with everything on this site, this is not an ad, sponsored content, or anything that might benefit me financially, like affiliate links. I’m...

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What are those? Product protecting or product protection ingredients?

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Six plastic bottles containing preservatives sit atop a metal plate on a digital scale

What are product protecting ingredients or product protection ingredients? These are ingredients you add to your formula to keep them safe. They prevent contamination, prevent or stop microbial growth, reduce the speed of oxidation in our ingredients, bind any metals – all of which lead to more stability and a longer shelf life. This category...

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#alltheingredients: Jeecide® CAP-7 (INCI: Caprylyl Glycol (and) Glyceryl Laurate (and) Glyceryl Undecylenate) – broad spectrum preservative

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Jeecide® CAP-7 (INCI: Caprylyl Glycol (and) Glyceryl Laurate (and) Glyceryl Undecylenate) is a natural, clear colourless liquid broad spectrum preservative we can use in all kinds of products, including naturally compliant, “preservative free”, and “clean” beauty products! Let’s take a closer look at it and how we might use it in our products. As a...

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