Preservatives

Recall: Arbonne’s Shea Butter Body Wash! An interesting study of preserving our products

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The FDA has put out a recall for Arbonne’s Shea Butter Body wash because “because product testing by the manufacturer revealed the presence of Pluralibacter gergoviae.” This bacteria “is an opportunistic pathogen that has repeatedly been isolated from personal care products.” (Reference) This isn’t the first time this company has been involved in a recall...

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Q&A: Euxyl PE 9010: What does “high levels of surfactants” mean when it comes to inactivating it?

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Quick note: The picture above is of the bubble baths we made in our live Zoom meeting on May 2nd, the formulas for which you can find as a post and as a PDF by clicking this post. This formula doesn’t contain the surfactants I mention in this post: I chose this shot because I...

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Q&A: What’s the reason for putting silver in cosmetics?

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In the January Q&A, Emma asked: I have a question about some products I recently received as a gift from my brother in Berlin. There is a really nice store there called Urban Cosmetics and they have a lot of natural products, hydrosols, etc. Reading the ingredients I notice they put silver in their serum and...

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Things to consider when choosing preservatives (Week four, part two, Newbie Tuesday: Making naturally compliant lotions with Ritamulse SCG)

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Welcome back to this short series on choosing preservatives. I’m considering this part three of week three’s Newbie Tuesday series, Making naturally compliant lotions with Ritamulse SCG. Tuesday, January 14th, 2020: Shopping lists for ingredients, supplies, and packaging as well as optional components. Tuesday, January 21st, 2020: We took a look at the general formula we’ll...

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Things to consider when choosing preservatives (Week four, part one, Newbie Tuesday: Making naturally compliant lotions with Ritamulse SCG)

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Welcome to part one of week four, Newbie Tuesday: Making naturally compliant lotions with Ritamulse SCG. I realized I needed more time to talk about how to choose preservatives properly. I think it’s a topic we can all enjoy and discuss, but it’s a huge topic that needed to be split into two parts. If...

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