[Ann_Teak]

Hi David

Thank you for your message and thank you for answering my initial question! I am now in discussions with the company who is carrying out the product safety assessment. Kindest regards.

[Ann_Teak]

Hi Johnb, 

This will only be very small scale, selling at craft fairs and one or two selling platforms, there are other very similar products on the market at the moment eg lush and bomb cosmetics, but these products contain a lot of extras which I would prefer to leave out, colours glitters ect, and stick to the basics, I’ve looked at the ‘soap’ shampoo bar alternatives which are out there but i don’t believe ‘soap’ washes hair correctly, it leaves a nasty residue behind that you then need to remove with various vinegar rinses, which play havoc with the hairs and scalps pH. I have made a few different batches using SCI powder, which do seem to work but they all include the liquid surfactant decyl glucoside which i have been told i can not use if i want my product to be anhydrous, as it is made with 50% water, do you believe this to be true? 

[Ann_Teak]

Good morning, thank you for your replies, i am making this product from scratch, I’m trying not to copy any one elses formula on the market in the UK. I am not a scientist and have no chemical back ground, just a retired hairdresser. I have been told that if my product is anhydrous it will only require a cosmetic safety assessment/ report and no further testing (stability, preservative testing etc) if this is incorrect please do let me know. As mentioned before i have included a preservative in my recipe, dehydroacetic acid & benzyl alcohol, this is in liquid form. Many thanks.

[Ann_Teak]

Hi Belassi, thank you for your reply, yes i have a preservative in my recipe already.