Thank you everyone for your feedback! I wanted to reply sooner, but I was having trouble logging in. This formula is just a first pass, so I will go over it again and revise the ingredient list to be simpler. I will also put the next iteration out in the Texas heat for a couple of months to check stability (if it holds up to that, then I will pay for formal stability testing).
@Pharma Thank you. I made this serum to be used after using my homemade soaps. The different varieties of my soaps have a pH range of 8.1-8.9. the pH of the serum came in at 4.4, do you think raising it to 5 will suffice or should I go to 5.5 to match the skin’s pH?
@Perry I appreciate your wisdom and thank you for not making me feel foolish. I have a question about my aloe line item. It is in the form of a glycerite (with preservative included). Should I use pure aloe instead?
@ngarayeva001 Great catch on the study! I used the combo because I saw a study done and liked the results, but didn’t realize it was being funded by the folks who stand to gain the most. It makes sense that it would be this way, sadly. I will pay more attention to the source/funding from now on.
Thank you everyone for your feedback! I wanted to reply sooner, but I was having trouble logging in. This formula is just a first pass, so I will go over it again and revise the ingredient list to be simpler. I will also put the next iteration out in the Texas heat for a couple of months to check stability (if it holds up to that, then I will pay for formal stability testing).@Pharma Thank you. I made this serum to be used after using my homemade soaps. The different varieties of my soaps have a pH range of 8.1-8.9. the pH of the serum came in at 4.4, do you think raising it to 5 will suffice or should I go to 5.5 to match the skin’s pH?@Perry I appreciate your wisdom and thank you for not making me feel foolish. I have a question about my aloe line item. It is in the form of a glycerite (with preservative included). Should I use pure aloe instead?@ngarayeva001 Great catch on the study! I used the combo because I saw a study done and liked the results, but didn’t realize it was being funded by the folks who stand to gain the most. It makes sense that it would be this way, sadly. I will pay more attention to the source/funding from now on.