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  • Graillotion

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    March 15, 2023 at 8:44 pm in reply to: MIX ISOAMYL LAURATE WITH GLICERIN

    Usually they just choose to leave out the ingredients that do not have pretty and natural names. 🙁 This also helps keep ‘copy cats’ to a minimum.

  • Graillotion

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    March 12, 2023 at 4:05 pm in reply to: Really, really stupid company

    Regarding the baby lotion….I am always amazed…at what a robust emulsifier cetyl alcohol is…stand alone. ???? ???? Don’t even start….with all the potential allergens!

    Apparently their MODUS OPERANDI is: Don’t list anything without a pretty name. 🙂

  • Graillotion

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    March 8, 2023 at 8:21 pm in reply to: Stearic acid from tallow?

    Probably cost…and by product channels. Animal fats…are going to head directly to the dog and cat food companies. So the stearic people will look for a less competitive source. Think…cost, Cost, COST…they will always go to the cheapest source of feedstock. Slaughter houses…generally don’t have a trash can….every part gets used. 🙂

  • Graillotion

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    March 5, 2023 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Weird conditioner: question about it.

    This whole line-up….seems to be stand-up comedy material….They seem to have made a nice lotion…without an emulsifier. ???? (And apparently never heard of a chelate.)

    Apparently their theme of “Free of this and that”….also includes…intellect.

  • Graillotion

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    March 5, 2023 at 7:39 pm in reply to: Colloidal Oatmeal

    Pretty much….

    But to answer your next question…. don’t think you can get this fine of grind….at home. 🙂

  • Graillotion

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    March 5, 2023 at 7:35 pm in reply to: Coffee machine descaler

    Is my brain not working? Wouldn’t you just add the acid until q.s? Till you reached the target pH?

  • Graillotion

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    March 5, 2023 at 7:29 pm in reply to: Weird conditioner: question about it.

    I believe this is using the latest scam: Pine extvolat.

    I’m sure the Leucidal folks…will be lining up for this. 🙂

    But with so many extracts….so many places to hide the real preservative. ????

  • Or….are these emollients as @chemicalmatt might suggest….high in character count value,…and help meet G’s character count requirement? ????

  • Graillotion

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    February 26, 2023 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Unstable BB Cream

    None of us are Daniel….we cannot guess Nebuchadnezzar’s dream.

    So…answering your question….you have too much of something. Your turn to guess. 🙂

  • Graillotion

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    February 20, 2023 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Stability problem with anhydrous balm

    If it is simply….butters recrystalizing….then search ChemicalMatt’s comments on this topic….as he has answered it half a dozen times…. (Maybe search under polyglyceryl’s.)

  • Graillotion

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    February 16, 2023 at 3:31 pm in reply to: Multyple type of chelators in one formula

    SP is touted to have skin benefits…with increasing levels…. why not just use more?

    Otherwise…tag team it with L-Arginine…and brag about the use of amino acids…in the marketing. 🙂

  • Graillotion

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    February 14, 2023 at 3:06 am in reply to: Oxford Biosciences - serious?

    Fermented oils are all the rage now.

    Yes…they add some bug food….to feed the bugs…. But this is a huge biz…in Korean skincare…and elsewhere.

    So to answer your question….of course it is an oil.

    Concept is…break that triglyceride bond…so you can get some value out of the FA’s.

  • Graillotion

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    March 15, 2023 at 4:06 pm in reply to: LEUCIDAL SF MAX & AMTICIDE COCONUT

    Do you have any links to this investigation by the FDA @PhilGeis ? A cursory glance through Google, I could not find a methylisothiazolinone and AMT hit.

    Aloha

  • Graillotion

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    March 15, 2023 at 3:37 pm in reply to: LEUCIDAL SF MAX & AMTICIDE COCONUT

    WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY over due!

    Do you have any links to this info?

  • Graillotion

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    March 14, 2023 at 4:15 pm in reply to: Really, really stupid company

    Pretty safe to assume. 🙂 (Or…there were plenty of extracts to hide the real preservative in.)

  • Graillotion

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    March 13, 2023 at 3:19 pm in reply to: FDA Urea limitations on cosmetic products???

    @PhilGeis ….as I am not a paid member…I could not open the bottom link.

    So….what I hear you saying is…. in cosmetics….there is no limit (legally) to how much Urea a product can contain? Correct?

  • Graillotion

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    March 13, 2023 at 1:50 am in reply to: Really, really stupid company

    Why did you conclude they are GMP? Is that mandatory in Canada?

  • Graillotion

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    March 5, 2023 at 9:42 pm in reply to: Weird conditioner: question about it.

    Pure S#IT….is being….Kind!

  • Graillotion

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    March 5, 2023 at 7:37 pm in reply to: Tips and Tricks on formulating a 40% urea foot product

    This is the same person….that thought Leucidal was a preservative….in another thread!

  • Graillotion

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    February 25, 2023 at 7:14 pm in reply to: Deodorant , triethyl citrate or deoplex ?

    Define ‘great’. Great at what? What is the formula doing now, better, that it wasn’t doing before.

    Is the formula scented? And what bearing did it play on the added scent?

    Aloha, @Squinny

    I would not expect it to be an irritant. 🙂

    I have looked (on paper) at the type of ingredient….for a long time.

  • Graillotion

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    February 21, 2023 at 3:03 am in reply to: Stability problem with anhydrous balm

    No problem….I actually read all 44 pages of Matt’s comments last week (good thing it was raining like crazy ….no yard work)….while searching on another topic. He is a valuable asset to the community!

    I could have tossed you the answer….but there is SO MUCH value….in discovering it yourself…and all the learning that came along with it. 🙂 Good Luck.

  • Graillotion

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    February 16, 2023 at 3:05 pm in reply to: Why do beginner formulators want to put milk in their emulsions?

    I very much get the impression…this is a school yard gross out contest….you know… You think you’re gross…look what I can do. 🙂

  • Graillotion

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    February 15, 2023 at 3:15 pm in reply to: Why do beginner formulators want to put milk in their emulsions?

    Well aware of the preservation nightmare…. but do you know of ANY actual benefit?

    That can’t be their motivation… to see how good their preservation system is? 🙂

    hehehe….cuz we all know….selection of goat’s milk….and good preservation selection….go hand in hand. ????

  • Graillotion

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    February 14, 2023 at 12:40 pm in reply to: Lactic vs Citric acid…differences and advantages.

    Is IT working on it now? Yesterday during the day….it was working fine…and I got to page 13….then all of a sudden…I get the 404 error…no matter what page I try to access.

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