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I haven’t had time to write up posts for this week, so you’re going to get things off the top of my head for the next few days! Sorry! Fellow enjoyers of sewing – When did we stop calling ourselves “sewers” and started using the word “sewist”? According to WordSpy, in 1964. I don’t care...
In this post about preserving scrubs, Drei said…i think its better that there should be no preservatives. in my opinion, one there is a preservative in one’s product it just make it less organic. thus there is also a some effects if you put some preservatives in it. that is why some people get allergies. I...
I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at three Ecocert preservatives – Leucidal, Advanced Leucidal – Aloe, and NataPres. I think my general apprehension about using these preservatives are threefold – they have short shelf lives, they are far more expensive than the preservatives I generally use now (liquid Germall Plus, Germaben II, and Phenonip), and...
NataPres is an Ecocert preservative I found at Lotioncrafter. I purchased it, but haven’t used it, and that’s primarily because of the need for a secondary preservative. Click here to see the data sheet. NataPres INCI: Glycerin (and) Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate (and) Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract (and) Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Extract (and) Populus...
Please read this post I wrote on this preservative as there are some concerns that it might not work well or at all. I know the appeal of natural can be very strong, but if it’s on par with using no preservatives, we are putting ourselves and our loved ones at risk for all kinds of...