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dogandbrush

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October 31, 2024 at 4:10 am in reply to: Awful smell coming from my formulation

I decided to use 1% because I was hypothesizing that the smell was due to oxidation of the oils in the formula. I’ll try to play around with the percentages
dogandbrush

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October 31, 2024 at 4:02 am in reply to: Awful smell coming from my formulation

Okay I am going to try making some without the zinc ricinoleate. It would be a shame if it is causing the smell since I have found it to be a really effective odor absorber. Thanks
dogandbrush

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October 31, 2024 at 4:05 am in reply to: Awful smell coming from my formulation

Thats really interesting I did not know that. I have phenoxyethanol preservative as well, so I might try that in a formula without the metabisulfite and see how that affects the smell. Thanks
dogandbrush

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October 25, 2024 at 12:10 am in reply to: Awful smell coming from my formulation

Hi thanks for your reply,

So the last line are all part of this https://www.myskinrecipes.com/shop/en/antioxidants-uv-absorbent/7752-activeprotec-ox.html Which I started using because I suspected that the problem was that the formula was oxidising too much. The smell was there before I started using sodium metabisulfite but its definitely worth running a knockout experiment.

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ActiveProtec™ OX
antioxidant High performance, various types, acts to prevent free radicals (oxidation) of ingredients.