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What claims can I make with these ingredients?
Whilst I sort out the stability issues in my formula, I still need to make a living. So I am buying a base for now. It is Palm Oil Free, which is great. But I’m not sure which of my original claims still apply.
Could somebody please take a look and let me know if you see anything in the ingredients which goes against my claims? Thanks very much.Ingredients: Purified aqua, Behenyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerol Monolaurate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.
Claims:
No Sulphates
No Parabens
No PEGs
No Petrochemicals
No Phthalates
No TEA/MEA/DEA
No Synthetic Colours
No SLS. -
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Since there are usually no strict rules when it comes to cosmetics especially with regard to chemistry, I’d say you’re fine except for the petrochemical part (HEC, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin). Me personally, I’d also hesitate with the ‘No PEG’ claim because hydroxyethyl cellulose is a pegylated cellulose derivative. True, it doesn’t carry polyethyleneglycol branches but only many monoethyleneglycol side chains which are derived from the same petrochemical process, meaning pegylation using ethylene oxide (BTW phenoxyethanol is obtained with the same reaction). On the cosmetics cleanliness scale, HEC is as good or bad as PEG although it’s not a PEG in sensu stricto. -
Thanks Pharma, that’s really helpful. Much appreciated.
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