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I thought I’d write a quick post on this topic because I get a lot of questions about preservatives. Almost all of our liquid ingredients will contain a preservative of some kind, especially if they contain water. I haven’t met a surfactant yet that didn’t contain a preservative, and you generally need to read the...
In this post, Heidi asks…My question is this.They tell us we don’t need preservatives in soaps. Do you believe this is true? And if it is, why do we need a preservative in a solid shampoo bar (syndet)?And how about something without water like a body lotion bar? Great question! Let’s take a look at...
If you are going to make a product that contains water or might be exposed to water, you need to include a preservative. If you want to make a preservative-less product or want to use alcohol as a preservative or want to store things in your fridge, do it. If you’ve read all that I’ve...
madpiano asks in this post: I do have a question though, as we are in Europe, we have slightly different preservatives available. I mainly use one called Microkill, it’s INCI is: Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol (and) Chlorphenesin. Is there anything I need to watch out for? I know there is a similar US one, but that contians...
So we’ve spent some time getting to know our preservatives, so let’s take a look at what preservatives we might want to use and those we should avoid when creating our products. Let’s say you’re making a scented body spray and you want to use polysorbate 20 to emulsify your fragrance into the water based...