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  • Rose Floral Water

    Posted by mikethair on June 4, 2021 at 2:04 am
    We have been purchasing Rose Floral Water which according to the CoA is made up of the following:

    Rose Absolute (min 0.5%)

    Gluconolactone & Sodium Benzoate &
    Calcium Gluconate
    (≤1.0%)

    The issue is that shipments tested in our QA lab are returning quite high microbial counts. So, down the sink they go, and at 45 Kg, Ouch!!

    Thus, my question, just how difficult would this be to make?

    We have a GMP-certified production facility, and Rose Floral Water in the past was just easier to buy-in.

    Anyone here experienced in producing Floral Waters able to offer some pointers?

    Thanks

    Kind regards,

    Mike

    PhilGeis replied 3 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  • MarkBroussard

    Member
    June 4, 2021 at 10:41 am

    @mikethair:

    It might be easier to request that your supplier bolster the preservation in the product they send to you.  Geogard Ultra alone is not sufficient for full-spectrum preservation.

  • mikethair

    Member
    June 4, 2021 at 12:01 pm
    Been down that track…. no result. 
    That’s why I thinking it may be easier to dot ourselves. But can’t say I have any experience in this type of product…. often it’s the one that appears simplest are the ones that produce problems.
    Anyone here have experience?
  • PhilGeis

    Member
    June 4, 2021 at 1:27 pm

    45 kg.  Dang.   Supplier contract with the jerks didn’t offer any help?

  • mikethair

    Member
    June 4, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    PhilGeis said:

    45 kg.  Dang.   Supplier contract with the jerks didn’t offer any help?

    No. They sent a follow-up sample, and on evaluation had a very strong and rather unpleasant back note that I think was the result of over-dosing with preservative. Then they blamed issues and contamination with their RO water.

  • PhilGeis

    Member
    June 5, 2021 at 10:37 am

    Yup - bunch of jerks.

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