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  Unwanted color development - eyebrow color formulation

  Posted by nycnj on August 17, 2022 at 7:51 pm

  I am trying to identify the source of unwanted color development. The formulation is a liquid eyebrow pen on the market. I am convinced that this is not a one-off incident, as the product has received many similar complaints online about the product leaving a greencast on the skin. (google green eyebrow pen)

  I contacted the brand, but was informed that the color change was because of how it was stored at the major retailer where I bought the pen. 

  I don’t have access to a microscope so I am unsure whether it is microbial growth. Perhaps the formula needs a better biocide? I’m also fairly confident that it is in a PP container. Below is the ingredient list (sorry I don’t have percentages):

  G2014172INGREDIENTS: AQUA / WATER / EAUALCOHOLGLYCERINPVPPEG/PPG-14/4 DIMETHICONEPROPYLENE GLYCOLPENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATETRIISOPROPANOLAMINE[+/- MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIRCI 16035 / RED 40CI 42090 / BLUE 1CI 19140 / YELLOW 5] F.I.L. D217393/1
  
  I am asking out of a place of wanting to learn from others mistakes and not repeat the same mistake when I formulate.

  nycnj replied 2 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies

  • chemistry
  • color
  • eyebrow
  • makeup
  • stability
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  PhilGeis

  Member

  August 18, 2022 at 11:02 am

  Don’t see anything in that formula that would preserve.  Think the brand is blowing you off.   If nothing else, they haven’t qualified stability.

  Suggest you contact the FDA at: https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-compliance-enforcement/how-report-cosmetic-related-complaint

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  nycnj

  Member

  August 23, 2022 at 12:57 pm

  Thanks, Phil!

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