[Arismac]

Believe me, Mark I have been a professional practitioner (now
retired) for far too many years not to know what it is like to have people
quote that “authority for everything, Dr Google” to me, which is why I
asked here of course.

My quote came from a retailer of SA in Sydney Australia named NewDirections.

I am also very cautious of purchasing via Aliexpress and Alibaba unless I can
obtain samples and have them thoroughly tested before using. I then retest the
consignment.

[Arismac]

Good evening (morning here) gentlemen and many thanks for your response.

Belassi the following was copied and pasted from a suppliers web site in Australia. It was in fact this comment that led to my origional question. Having done a lot of surfing around now I think it would be my best option to formulate two creams. One for morning containing SA and one for evening containing Retinol.

Thank you for pointing out to me that Retinol and Vit A are similar but not the same.

Salicylic acid can be very tricky to add into an
emulsion formulation (A cream or lotion) as it is not that soluble in
water or oils.   One option is to neutralise it into sodium salicylate
by reacting it with sodium bicarbonate.  This will fizz in water until
the reaction is complete, the salt is just as effective for the skin as
the acid but has less solubility issues.

I am still in the market for paid assistance.

Mac

[Arismac]

I think I should mention that I have been advised to use an, as yet unknown, quantity of sodium bicarbonate to produce sodium salicylate before adding the salicylic acid to the water phase. This will obviously also have the effect of raising the pH closer to 5.0 - 5.5 where I would like it to be.

Mac

[Arismac]

Thank you again. I am getting very close to joining Mr. Romanowski’s classes. I am encouraged by the thought that I know just enough to know that I know very little. I am sure I am never going to be too old to learn, so back to school very soon.

Cheers,
Mac

[Arismac]

Thank you gentlemen. I am most happy to accept your advice. Is there also a place for using test strips? If so is there a type/brand that you would recommend?

[Arismac]

Thank you, I had suspected this was the case but I thought there might be a method of using a “control” to adjust where necessary. I aim for 4.5 to 5.5 for creams aimed at my clients of advanced years and 5.0 to 6.0 for the younger generation.

Cheers
Mac

[Arismac]

Thank you so much for your very prompt reply. I am experimenting with arnica because it really seems to have some therapeutic benefits for old joints and muscles.

We have several “rubs” on the market in Aus that also contain arnica but they all make a terrible mess of clothes and bedding. Hence the reason I am looking to make a “non-greasy” alternative.

Thanks again

[Arismac]

Thank you gentlemen. Much appreciated

[Arismac]

My name is Mac. I have been living with skin cancer courtesy of my military service for most of the last 20 years. Gradually over that time I have developed skin cream formulas that have appeared to reduce the frequency and intensity of BCC and CCC’s.

I am now nearly 80yo and have the best skin tone I have had for most of my adult life. This has led to testing my formulations on family and friends. I am now being frequently asked by visitors and customers to our healthcare business to supply them my cosmetic formulations.

This is starting to cost serious money so it is time I set up as a boutique manufacturer. I have recently discovered Idebenone and Co-enzyme Q10 and have created formulations using these two antioxidants.

What I need now is some kind person who is willing to charge me money to inspect my formulas and warn me if I am on the road to harming my customers or have created a really silly formulation.  Even perhaps suggest improvements.

Thank you for reading
Cheers
Mac