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PhilGeis said:1. No.
2. All natural = BS
3. No
4. MaybeAre you able to elaborate a little more? For the no’s, is it that they don’t work at all? Or would work combined? For #2, although they say natural, it seems actually naturally-derived, but regardless, I am not familiar with the efficacy of those ingredients and haven’t found much other than the company’s info.
Do you have any recommendations for preservatives that do not include parabens, formaldehyde (or donors), nor phenoxyethanol?
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BTMS-25 or BTMS-50 feel relatively dry compared to other emulsifiers I’ve tried.
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I took a quick look, and of course this isn’t legal advice, you should confirm yourself, but it seems like Nia-114 is patented (according to the company), but not Myristyl Nicotinate. Seems like Nia-114 is a variation of it. Myristyl nicotinate is available for purchase, and I saw another lotion with it available for sale by another company, so it doesn’t seem to be patented by the company that sells Nia-114.
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@ketchito oh, that’s interesting. I did a quick search online and it says to keep between pH 6-8. I’m pretty sure this recipe is within that range, but I will double check. I will also try re-making it and waiting until cool before adding the optiphen plus. Because this never happened before ????♀️
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Just a comment about the hyaluronic acid-related lawsuit, the person may indeed have had such a reaction to it. I make a super basic 1% hyaluronic acid “gel” for a family member who loves it, but when another family member tried it, their face turned red and it felt like burning. On myself, for my general skin it feels fine, but it burns on my lips. It is just water, 1% hyaluronic acid, and 1% optiphen plus, and the person has no reaction to the water or optiphen plus. So many people love hyaluronic acid, but for some it doesn’t feel good! But still not something to sue over, since anyone can be allergic to anything.