tkb cap 2 Preservative Expiry

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tkb cap 2 Preservative Expiry

Posted by saraahsan on December 1, 2020 at 1:03 am

hi wonderful people here

i am using tkb cap 2 in lipstick and it is all going well. my question is i bought this preservative last year in december 2019. i dont know its expiry but i think one year is its expiry so it will expire this month December 2020.

can i use this preservative now? should i need to buy new one or can i still use this month. any one have knowledge about tkb preservative plz guide

saraahsan replied 3 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 8 Replies
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PhilGeis

Member
December 1, 2020 at 2:24 pm

Ask TKB for an ex. date. If they can’t/won’t respond, do not use their products.
Are you sure you need a preservative in a lipstick?
saraahsan

Member
December 1, 2020 at 5:43 pm

PhilGeis said:

Ask TKB for an ex. date. If they can’t/won’t respond, do not use their products.
Are you sure you need a preservative in a lipstick?

yes actually i sell them so i add lip safe preservative in my Lipstick formula. expiry was one year. i bought in last December..so i wanted to ask can i still add that preservative as December is just started or i should buy new one
PhilGeis

Member
December 1, 2020 at 6:34 pm

Sale does not require preservative per se. Is it classic wax based product?

Re. TKB, think the exp would be for the material meeting its own spec - so within that period it should be as intended.
saraahsan

Member
December 2, 2020 at 9:52 am

PhilGeis said:

Sale does not require preservative per se. Is it classic wax based product?

Re. TKB, think the exp would be for the material meeting its own spec - so within that period it should be as intended.

yes i make wax and oil based lipstick. mostly when we see market bought lipstick ingredients they also add preservatives like parabens on list.

i have tocopherol as well. i think that is enough to add in formula so my oils dont go rancid. am i right?
Zara

Member
December 2, 2020 at 10:17 am

I always use them up to the expiry date. I don’t believe 100% oil/wax products needs preservatives. I was making lip balms a few tears ago and never added one, just vitamin E and Rosemary extract.
PhilGeis

Member
December 2, 2020 at 12:15 pm

Tocopherol is a good idea. Some use parabens to prevent mold. TKB Cap 2 (glycols and phenoxyethanol) would be good vs bacteria esp. Gram negative bacteria. A wax based lipstick is not much of a bacterial risk, and those are are poor vs fungi.
Perhaps consider just a paraben.
saraahsan

Member
December 2, 2020 at 10:25 pm

Zara said:

I always use them up to the expiry date. I don’t believe 100% oil/wax products needs preservatives. I was making lip balms a few tears ago and never added one, just vitamin E and Rosemary extract.

thank you dear for guidance i think i should add vitamin e only
saraahsan

Member
December 2, 2020 at 10:26 pm

PhilGeis said:

Tocopherol is a good idea. Some use parabens to prevent mold. TKB Cap 2 (glycols and phenoxyethanol) would be good vs bacteria esp. Gram negative bacteria. A wax based lipstick is not much of a bacterial risk, and those are are poor vs fungi.
Perhaps consider just a paraben.

thank you so much for guidance i will keep these points in mind and i will switch to vitamin e tocopherol only. will stop using preservative in lipstick