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  • Preservatives in food grade makeup diy?

    Posted by kara on May 23, 2024 at 10:48 pm

    I heard using coco powder or corn starch (no preservatives) can cause mold and fungus to grow on your face. How accurate is this? It seems plausible, to me, as it’s like slathering brownie batter that’s sat out all day, on your face. But I can also see how it’s not plausible.

    Perry44 replied 7 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • PhilGeis

    Member
    May 24, 2024 at 4:15 am

    Doubt you’ll have obvious mold growing on your consumers’ faces. Perhaps mold/bacterial contamination of your product.

    Food quality ingredients often fail to meet cosmetic microbiological standards.

  • Perry44

    Administrator
    May 24, 2024 at 7:42 am

    Yes, product contamination is the concern, not mold on peoples faces.

    But it’s still not a good idea to use them.

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