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  • Solar cream preservation

    Posted by Lisa18 on March 5, 2018 at 2:18 pm

    Good morning,
    What type of preservative can I use in high Spf solar cream?I want create a paraben free product.
    Thank you

    OldPerry replied 6 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • OldPerry

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    March 5, 2018 at 2:29 pm

    You’ll need to provide more information than that.  Specifically, what ingredients are in your formula?

  • Lisa18

    Member
    March 31, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    It is a PEG-free O/A emulsion.Principal emulsifier is sucrose polystearate and cetearyl alcohol and cetyl palmitate are co- emulsifier.UV filters are chemicals and physical.

  • OldPerry

    Professional Chemist / Formulator
    March 31, 2018 at 5:50 pm

    That’s still not enough information since you’ve left so much out.  If you want advice just post the List of all the Ingredients. 

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