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5% ingredients
hey everyone when putting a ingredient at 5% do you recieve the benefits of that ingredient???
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14 Replies
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@Perry
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Not sure what you’re making….but other than water…most formulas never hit the 5% range (other than an oil or the likes)… Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.
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I would think this would very much depend on the ingredient you’re using…each and every ingredient has its own suggested and maximum usage rates…and I agree with @Graillotion…there are a lot of ingredients that can cause serious injury and/or damage if used at 5%…some even at .5% or less! At the very least, most ingredients would not give any more perceivable benefit when used at more than 1-2%. But again, each ingredient is different.
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Depends on the ingredient. There is no 5% rule that applies to everything.
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Graillotion said:Not sure what you’re making….but other than water…most formulas never hit the 5% range (other than an oil or the likes)… Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.
I’m making a “hair growth oil” and what do u mean by “Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.”
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abierose said:I would think this would very much depend on the ingredient you’re using…each and every ingredient has its own suggested and maximum usage rates…and I agree with @Graillotion…there are a lot of ingredients that can cause serious injury and/or damage if used at 5%…some even at .5% or less! At the very least, most ingredients would not give any more perceivable benefit when used at more than 1-2%. But again, each ingredient is different.
I’m making a hair oil
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Perry said:Depends on the ingredient. There is no 5% rule that applies to everything.
making a hair oil
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I thought the 5% rule was where you add every ingredient at 5% each to keep the math simple?
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MarkBroussard said:I thought the 5% rule was where you add every ingredient at 5% each to keep the math simple?
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If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.
If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.
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Perry said:If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.
If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.
thank you so much for that I know minoxidil is the only proven thing is that it?? and so where can I purchase minoxidil to use in my product
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tianaloveorganics said:Perry said:If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.
If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.
thank you so much for that I know minoxidil is the only proven thing is that it?? and so where can I purchase minoxidil to use in my product
Last time I checked, Minoxidil is a drug, not a cosmetic.
This is a completely different arena. I think it was only a suggestion of what works….not something you should pursue.
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Graillotion said:tianaloveorganics said:Perry said:If you are making a “hair oil” which is meant to soften hair and make it more manageable or feel nicer, then 5% oil would certainly have an impact.
If you’re making a “hair growth oil” then neither 5% or 100% of any oil ingredient is going to work. Oils are not proven to make hair grow.
thank you so much for that I know minoxidil is the only proven thing is that it?? and so where can I purchase minoxidil to use in my product
Last time I checked, Minoxidil is a drug, not a cosmetic.
This is a completely different arena. I think it was only a suggestion of what works….not something you should pursue.
Ok
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tianaloveorganics said:Graillotion said:Not sure what you’re making….but other than water…most formulas never hit the 5% range (other than an oil or the likes)… Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.
I’m making a “hair growth oil” and what do u mean by “Some ingredients will seriously damage you at 5%.”
Some ingredients are more than effective at tiny %. You don’t need more 0.2% of EDTA or 0.05% of BHA (or BHT). Ingredients like retinol can cause serious damage at 5%
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