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Noob formulation question in regards to IU
Hello I’m a noob and trying to understand formulation and IU.
For example, the part of the formulation for Neosporin states:
“Active ingredients (in each gram) Purpose Bacitracin 400 units First aid antibiotic Neomycin 3.5 mg First aid antibiotic Polymyxin B 5,000 units First aid antibiotic “
If I wanted to recreate this using a cosmetic cream base of my own, my question is does this mean for every 1 gram of the cream base I need to add 400 IU of Bacitracin and 5000 IU of Polymyxin respectively?
Any clarification would greatly be appreciated. Thank you everyone
Brian -
2 Replies
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More or less. Accurate enough. But this is a drug, not a cosmetic.
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Noobs should not be contemplating making products of this nature.
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