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  Vaginal safe preservative and ingredients

  Posted by MaidenOrangeBlossom on March 4, 2023 at 12:43 am

  I’d like to formulate a personal lube for older women or even women with cancer managing vaginal dryness. What is a safe eco cert or food and vaginal safe preservative? Which ingredients are safe to apply to the vulva/vagina for dryness from menopause/radiation etc? It should also be food and condom safe as well. Would GDL work along side Leucidal to maintain the shelf life?

  Herbnerd replied 8 months, 4 weeks ago 6 Members · 6 Replies

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  philgeis

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  March 4, 2023 at 9:20 am

  Appreciate your professionalism and concern for safety. In that regard, please drop the Ecocert charade and forget the GDL/Leucidal - in any application.

  Suggest . parabens and organic acid(s).

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    KMRCSMiami

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    March 5, 2023 at 12:17 pm

    I agree- traditional would be safer, cheaper and better but it seems to be an trend right now. Its unfortunate as a lot of times these are exponentially more expensive and still fail challenge testing. 😅 “but the supplier’s marketing propaganda said this leaf would give 3 yr shelf life”

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  KMRCSMiami

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  March 5, 2023 at 12:15 pm

  I’ve developed a few “clean” vaginal lubricants for a brand. The preservative system of choice for these brands tends to be potassium sorbate/sodium benzoate. I have a preference for more robust systems, but this combo seems to be the standard for “clean”. Just make sure to pH the product correctly as these are pH sensitive.

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  MarkBroussard

  Member

  March 5, 2023 at 2:37 pm

  @MaidenOrangeBlossom

  Before you go too far down this path … Are you aware that what you are describing is regulated at an FDA 510K Medical Device. The testing to get a product like this to market runs around $200,000.

  But, yes, the salts of organic acids are generally preferred in these products. You might also consider coupling those with Phenethyl Alcohol

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    fareloz

    Member

    March 6, 2023 at 2:35 am

    FDA is only valid for USA though.

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      Herbnerd

      Member

      March 6, 2023 at 11:02 am

      Fair comment; though in many countries such products are also considered a medical device. However, sometimes it does come down to the wording on the pack.

      Treating vaginal dryness would be a medical claim and thus a medical device in many countries.

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