MarkBroussard
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You can use plain Silica at 8% to 10%
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Yes, they are deficient in pulling together a toxicology dossier, so this will be something new to most Indies.
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The FDA focused on the requirements that make the most sense. No company, regardless of size, is exempt from Safety Substantiation, which is what really matters. It will be interesting to see if Amazon and Etsy both modify their listing criteria to require companies to submit PCT test results, for instance, before a product can be listed.
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If you’re making an oil-to-milk cleanser, why on earth do you want to gel the oil? All that does is complicate your formula for no added benefit relative to its function.
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You’ll have to play around with it. Start at 1%, see how you like the performance and then gradually increase until you hit your sweet spot in terms of rinse-off and skin sensorials. Some of these surfactants you can use up to 15% and others will give you unpleasant results at anything above 2% … they’re all different. Also depends if you are trying to get it to “milk” when you add water for rinse-off.
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Terminology: Cosmetic Chemist is a degreed professional with expertise in developing cosmetic products. Cosmetic Formulator, generally not degreed in Cosmetic Chemistry, but may have taken an online course. You will be able to get an industry job with a degree in Cosmetic Chemistry. As a Cosmetic Formulator, you may be able to get a job with a contract manufacturer, but it will not likely be developing products, but perhaps in production.
Before you delve into a 2-year Masters Degree program in Cosmetic Chemistry, try taking one of the online courses, which will give you a grounding to see if you might like to pursue a degree in Cosmetic Chemistry. If your undergraduate degree is not in Chemistry or one of the biological sciences, you may have difficulty gaining entry into a MS program in Cosmetic Chemistry.
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Somewhere in the 8% to 10% range is a good place to start
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I have a feeling this is going to end up being another “Obamacare” website catastrophe and it will take some number of months to stabilize.
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“Safety substantiation must be available (toxicological risk assessment, cosmetic safety report)”
Mark, are you speculating here or do you have some concrete info that the FDA will likely define Safety Substantiation in this manner? It would make sense, but MoCRA steers clear of requiring an EU-style Safety Assessment, although the FDA could require it.
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Typically about 20 minutes before neutralization. Once a month to 6 weeks.
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Perhaps the ingredient you are trying to dissolve effects a downward pH drift.
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Dimethicone will solve your problem. All these other approaches may help some, but if you want the most simple, effective solution, just drop in 1% Dimethicone.
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That’s a common internet myth. The activation energy required to get Niacinamide to react with L-Ascorbic Acid is far too high to ever happen in a cosmetic product sitting on a shelf. Even less so with a Vitamin C derivative. But, on the internet, facts are not what matter … if you are trying to market a product containing both Niacinamide + L-Ascorbic Acid you are setting yourself up to have to address the mispeception.
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No, that was Rudy Giuliani farting in court … it was mistaken for The Kraken
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I would not know, I’ve never been in the line of fire of a Rudy Giuliani fart
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Just imagine Trump lawyer Sidney Powell in a deep sea diving suit directing The Kraken
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The price would equate to roughly $30 per 30 ml bottle for ingredients which is just crazy. Even $3.00 per 30 ml bottle would be on the high side. But, without any specifics on your list of ingredients, it is impossible to give you any better advice.
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Matt, Matt, Matt … SMH. The magic is that the MgCl comes from the Zechstein deep sea beds where the bottom of the ocean bed intersects with the deep lava flowing below. Brush up on your mythology, man.
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@Gaillotion
You just add it in and stir until the mixture becomes uniform. Phenoxyethanol/EHG is good for these types of formulas as it is sufficiently oil soluble to work. Glyceryl caprylate (and) Glyceryl undecylenate is oil soluble so you just drop it in.
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Try using 20% Methylpropanediol + 10% Butylene Glycol for starters. If the smell is unpleasant to you then increase the methylpropanediol and lower the butylene glycol
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Yes, the only thing you can do is contact the manufacturer of the ingredient and request a Cruelty-Free certificate or declaration that the ingredient has not been tested on animals. Animal testing has been banned in Europe for quite some time now. It is still allowed in the US, but rarely practiced. I just finished this exercise myself on behalf of a client.
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Here’s the FDA’s take on Safety Substantiation under MoCRA: Companies and individuals who manufacture or market cosmetics have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their products. Neither the law nor FDA regulations require specific tests to demonstrate the safety of individual products or ingredients.
A responsible person is required to ensure and maintain records supporting adequate safety substantiation of their cosmetic products. Manufacturers can use relevant safety data that is already available to support the safety of their products. Animal testing is not a requirement for marketing a cosmetic product. It’s important, however, that all data used to support the safety are derived from scientifically robust methods.
It looks like Preservative Challenge Testing and Toxicology Review (similar to EU Safety Assessment) will be the minimum requirements.
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Here’s the perfect cosmetic moisturizer … the only one you will ever need, but no one would ever buy: Water, Glycerin, Petrolatum, Mineral Oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Cetyl Alcohol, EDTA, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben
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I don’t know about Gwyneth Paltrow, but I hear that the Zechstein sea beds are guarded by The Kraken
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True, but if the manufacturers of parabens aren’t going to fight their own battle, no one else is going to do it for them. Looks like they decided to not worry about growing and maintaining the market for parabens and just let the line wither away over time.