Get your preservation questions answered!

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Get your preservation questions answered!

Posted by OldPerry on December 1, 2020 at 6:25 pm

It’s time for another chance for you to get your formulation questions answered.

This month we have forum member and microbiology expert Dr. Phil Geis! (@PhilGeis) He is an expert in the topic of cosmetic preservation.

There is a lot of misinformation on the Internet about preservatives, including effectiveness, safety, and what you should use when. This is your chance to get answers from a real expert with decades of experience.
He literally wrote the book on cosmetic preservation - Cosmetic Microbiology: A Practical Approach

So, register for this free webinar today.

Click here to register

The event will take place next week, December 8th at 10:30 AM (Eastern time zone)

Hope to “see” you there.

Regards

Perry, 44

PS. If you want to ask a question about preservatives before the event, post your question here.

PPS. The event will be recorded if you can’t make the suggested time.

PhilGeis replied 3 years, 5 months ago 6 Members · 8 Replies
8 Replies

crillz

Member
December 3, 2020 at 3:36 am

Interested in this but it’ll be 2am in australia. Look fwd to recording.
OldPerry

Member
December 3, 2020 at 4:42 am

@crillz - sorry! We have a worldwide audience so it’s hard to get a time that works for everyone. But be sure to sign up and catch the recording.
crillz

Member
December 3, 2020 at 11:58 am

Perry said:

@crillz - sorry! We have a worldwide audience so it’s hard to get a time that works for everyone. But be sure to sign up and catch the recording.

Completely understand and appreciate the learning possibilities Perry.
A question I wouldn’t mind asking is. If you are trying to make a moisturiser type product for commercial sale with a shelf life of 2 years are you better off leaving ingredients out such as soy lecithin, aloe vera and the likes or will a good preservative system make it not a worry.
I kind of think I may be answering my own question here but I wouldn’t mind the opinion of a pro.
amitvedakar

Member
December 4, 2020 at 5:28 am

@Perry Is registration required to watch recording?
OldPerry

Member
December 4, 2020 at 1:07 pm

@amitvedakar - if you want to see the replay right afterwards, you’ll need to register.
Indusingh6880

Member
December 6, 2020 at 4:47 pm

I really appreciate the webinar organised by chemist corner. Looking forward to attend this.
ngarayeva001

Member
December 8, 2020 at 4:35 pm

@Perry
thank you very much for this. Unfortunately missed a large part of it because of work. Looking forward to a replay.
PhilGeis

Member
December 8, 2020 at 4:58 pm

Links for methods.
Many compendial methods folks use (e.g. ISO, PCPC, ASTM) require purchase. If the price is tough to meet - to understand how such testing can be performed, you might look at methods that have been published on line.

For preservative testing, see US Pharmacopeia 51
http://www.pharmacopeia.cn/v29240/usp29nf24s0_c51.html
or Europen Pharmacopoeia 5.1.3
https://www.drugfuture.com/Pharmacopoeia/EP7/DATA/50103E.PDF

For testing product quality (for microbes), see USP 61 (count) and 62 (specific microbes)
https://www.uspnf.com/sites/default/files/usp_pdf/EN/USPNF/generalChapter61.pdf
https://www.uspnf.com/sites/default/files/usp_pdf/EN/USPNF/generalChapter62.pdf