[Chela]

Hi Perry! The oils are: Grapeseed oil, Cedarwood, Avocado, Pumpkin seed, Arctium Lappa Root (extracted from Olive oil). That’ll go into a mixture of Rosemary Water mixed with Flaxseed gel. What would you recommend?

Preservatives: Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate. 1.5%

Co emulsifier: Cetearyl Alcohol

[Chela]

Thank you for the support in tagging Phil!

I will definitely check it out. Aloha!

[Chela]

Thanks for all your feedback and your time Phil!

[Chela]

Even if not looking to be distributed internationally yet?

[Chela]

I’m currently testing this myself trying to figure out what works best for the formulation to be effective not just in preservation but effectiveness with what I’m trying to achieve with this product to give actual results. I have been performing tests to identify contaminants and no visible bacteria, yeast or mold has been present after a week of diy testing. This is all prior to sending it for a USP61 and Challenge test.

[Chela]

Hi Phil! Thank you for your response. Very helpful information. I thought about dropping the Phytocide, I used it primarily because it made my hair feel extra silky and because it helped heaps with lowering the PH in my formulation. I might go with Citric Acid as a mild chelator instead and to help reduce the PH instead of the Phytocide (after mixing the preservative in). May I ask why you suggested to drop the Potassium Sorbate? I have a preservative that has a mixture of Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, and Sodium Benzoate all in one… with Benzyl Alcohol ranging as the highest. Would using that mixture used at 1.5%, plus Citric Acid and the Cetearyl Alcohol be effective? So far no bacteria, mold or yeast seem to be present after a week of testing (without the citric acid added yet). Thanks in advance.