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Hey $10 subscribers! The new e-book is here – The big book of preservatives, part one – Fundamentals & formulating

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Holy cow, this one has been ages in the making – part one of The Big Book of Preservatives, Fundamentals & Formulating! It’s a massive book all about the principles of preserving your awesome products with all kinds of traditional and naturally compliant preservatives! (Part two will be out in March 2021 for subscribers and...

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Preservative: Jeecide CAP-2

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I bought two preservatives from TKB Trading – Preservative Cap-2 and Preservative Cap-5 – as I really wanted to make a lip balm that contains water, and that means I need a preservative. My favourite one, liquid Germall Plus, isn’t suitable for oral or lip care products, so I had to find something new. Let’s take a...

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Q&A: Adding a preservative to diluted melt & pour base?

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In the July Q&A, Melanie asked:  I know you don’t do a lot in the area of basic soap, but my question is really about preservatives. I have tried making a batch of my own melt and pour base. I like to be able to whip up a bar of soap to match lotions etc....

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(Membership exclusive) Ingredient: Geogard ECT, ECOcert, COSMOS, NPA preservative

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As I’m trying to work with more ECOcert ingredients this year, I thought I’d share my thoughts on Geogard ECT, (INCI: Benzyl Alcohol & Salicylic Acid & Glycerin & Sorbic Acid), an ECOcert, COSMOS certified, NPA accepted broad spectrum preservative. It might also be found as Neopres ECT. Geogard ECT is a water soluble, low...

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