Hello,
i am new here so big hello to everyone
i am starting my own business using natural ingredients. I am not a chemist.
I am sure most of them are natural, but i am using a preservative that has Benzyl Alcohol (78-84%) , Benzoic Acid (11-13%) , Dehydroacetic Acid (6,5-7,5%) ,Tocopherol.
From what i read online, All of them are from natural origin except Dehydroacetic Acid which i read that its “synthetic” but okay to use in natural cosmetics.
my question is, can i claim the 100% natural slogan ? I want to keep my concept that way but my formula recipe has this preservative.
thank you all
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thank you for this reply, i agree, i care to be honest and sincere with my customers.
can i at least claim “natural” (not 100% natural)? Or shall i not use the word natural at all? It at least 99% is , even My logo has the word “nature” in it
But i havent started selling yet.
The Dehyroacetic acid is causing alot of inconvinience ?
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
i learnt this recipe while in italy. Expiry within 2 months, ph 6.5-7
so that may get you in trouble, as @Microformulation stated.
Just make sure that all of your ingredients appear as Illustrative Acceptable Ingredients on Natural Products Association, ECOCert, NSF Ansi305.
What specific emulsifier are you using?
If you are confident, and it should not take too much research to confirm that all of your ingredients are Natural as defined by one of these standards, or just use common sense, then use Natural as opposed to 100% Natural in your marketing/labeling language.
This is not really as confusing as some here would make it out to be.
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
you are right, made “with” would also be reasonable. Since most of the ingredients are very natural and pure.
thank you
yes i think using the “natural” “or with natural” would be better used in this case than 100%. so i will keep the word natural. And i will list full ingredients and explainations.
the cold emulsifier i’m using consists of:
-Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearat
-lauryl glucoside
-glecyrin aqua
Have a wonderful day
MarkBroussard said:
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
Can we call these “naturally derived” as well?
Benzyl Alcohol , Benzoic Acid , Dehydroacetic Acid (6,5-7,5%) ,Tocopherol.
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
i am asking so to increase my knowledge , not to be deceptive at all. I am actually doing the exact opposite i want to know more about my ingredients so i can be honest when promoting.
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thank you all for your wonderful support and answers
i have read online the ingredients of many cosmetics companies who claim to be (natural and/or naturally derived)
one of them stated
“According to Ecocert regulations when it comes to ingredients, a product has to contain at least 95% of natural ingredients to be certified”
and those companies use benzyl alcohol and
Dehydroacetic acid, european brands.
I think if a company is using that much of natural ingredients it has the right of stating the word “natural” but not “100%” , it can say 95% or 99% , depending on each product.
Don't confuse being ECOCert-compliant with being Natural. ECOCert does allow some synthetics. Benzyl Alcohol & DHA is an ECOCert-complaint Preservative, but that does not mean that it is natural.
If you want to claim 95% Natural, that is fine, but you should be precise in your definition.
If you want your product to be 100% Natural and claim Natural, then there are options regarding your emulsifier and preservative that will allow for that.
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
and thats what i will be doing.
i just read a product of bodyshop, they use the word “nature-powered”.
May i ask what natural preservatives and emulsifiers that are as effecient as the ones i mentioned please.?
See website for details www.desertinbloomcosmeticslab.com
i understand,
i just saw your website and your services ?? Great idea.
thank you all ?
that I learn is from Perry web talk
-Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearat
-lauryl glucoside
-glecyrin aqua
- Be careful to do patch tests. I tried a cold emulsifier (Emulgin VL75) which is
I think what you have here (the INCI is identical). Sure, it emulsifies really well. But I, and one of my testers, came out in a bountiful crop of pimples (applied to the back of the hand). I am 100% certain it was the emulsifier and I strongly suspect it was the glucoside.
can it be increased the shelf life by increasing the thickness?