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• @Pharma clay mask without clay.. we might try that and see if anyone notices :wink: @Imosca Thanks for your input! The redness does seem to occur even if the bentonite is omitted. The amount of bentonite is only 3%, Kaolin is 33%. The PH is teste…

  in Any ingredients that should not be used with CLAY (kaolin, bentonite) Comment by nullafulla March 2020
• Hi @Pharma thanks for your response, PH of the product is ~5. Yes, the preservatives used are noted sensitizers, what would be your alternative preservative? We use the same preservatives for a moisturizer, serum and cleanser. Generally without iss…

  in Any ingredients that should not be used with CLAY (kaolin, bentonite) Comment by nullafulla March 2020
• @Belassi Yeah sorry, I thought I mentioned initially it was a mask formula, I should have. No bentonite. I knocked the CAPB, redness still occurs. Thinking the  Acai extract next to knock out.

  in Skin goes red and slight burn sensation, what do you think is causing this? Comment by nullafulla January 2020
• Thanks Perry & Belassi for your thoughts & feedback. @Belassi The thought behind including CAPB in small amount (1%) was to thicken and help the masks cleansing effect. I do have a feeling it could be the CAPB though, so I'll do knock out …

  in Skin goes red and slight burn sensation, what do you think is causing this? Comment by nullafulla January 2020
• @MarkBroussard great, will have a look. Thank you for the info :)

  in Preservative for Vitamin C Serum Comment by nullafulla September 2019
• @Pharma Thank you for your response and further info. @Gunther noted and thanks for your input.

  in best antioxidants to help slow cosmetic formulations discoloring Comment by nullafulla September 2019
• @MarkBroussard is the below preservative suggestion a ready made preservative product already on the market or would you mix up yourself? If done yourself what  % of each ingredient would you suggest? Also, at what % level would you suggest adding…

  in Preservative for Vitamin C Serum Comment by nullafulla September 2019
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  in What is vitamin E doing in vaping formulation? Comment by nullafulla September 2019
• @GordonE I'm no Vaper, but I feel like I've heard that Vape juice is made from glycerine + flavours etc.. Is that right? If so, I'd assume there's there's no chance of it going rancid, as rancidity would only apply to oils/fats.

  in Tocopherol (Vit. E) Liquid Comment by nullafulla September 2019
• Bill_Toge Thank you very much for your time and info :) There's 2% Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate. I've been using reverse osmosis water. I'll add in Disodium EDTA as a chelator to test results. I've read that sodium metabisulfite might be an option …

  in Using Niacinamide and Vitamin C together in formulations Comment by nullafulla September 2019