[ardidito]

Propylene glycol is in everything you’ve mentioned, if I read correctly.

Propylene glycol (with some commonly used preservative, I assume, but haven’t identified) burn me too. I found this out in the most unpleasant way possible (personal care products).

I wish I could be of more assistance. Is a reaction to propylene glycol possible? I know I’ve used other products that include it (at much lower concentrations) and I haven’t noticed anything.

If it’s fragrance, you have little change of sorting it out with commercial products, right? Maybe go for preservatives next?

[ardidito]

Hi All,

It’s a long, irrelevant story as to how I arrived/received/adopted the name Ardidito, so I’ll just say you can address me as such.

If you don’t mind, I’ll prioritize my paragraphs in order of relevance:

Commercial products have let me down, while raising prices, so I’m particularly budget oriented.

Specifically, I’m particularly interested in [order]: facial lotions+creams+occlusives, the same - for body - along with a nice, fluffy body butter that isn’t too much of a butter (IPM is in my cart already) and face washes in varying ‘strengths’, as my personal need for cleanser is highly dependent on a lot of variables I can’t control. 

I’m fairly new to formulating, somewhat experienced in skincare and I have a background in medicine. I hope I can help, but I’m warning you up front, chemistry is not my wheelhouse. I can try though. That’s probably worth mention too: I’m an information sponge and I love to research related topics, as cosmetic formulations are my latest obsession. I may have some helpful knowledge specifically regarding makeup, and that seems to be a rarely discussed topic here so - feel free to message me directly if you’d like. I’ll do what I can.

I’m here to learn about pretty much everything you guys discuss. I’m a personal-use formulator, with hopes of being able to distribute on a small scale to family and friends. I’m not a professional in any applicable area on this site.