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Naticide.
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@emanuelsf, if you can prove me wrong you are welcome to share your sources.
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I usually buy 5lt packs because it’s cheaper. Normally I would go through it in 2 months which I believe is too long to expect it to stay clean. Do you think there is a problem with boiling?
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@Doreen, I really hope that bacteria that can exist at extreme temperatures (extremophiles?) are not present in that fancy overpriced distilled water I buy from Amazon ????
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@Belassi, I would assume you know who exactly you are buying from.
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I decided that for my own peace of mind I am just going to boil it. It sounds counterintuitive to boil distilled water but better safe than sorry I guess..
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Yes, unfortunately, ingredients sold by repackagers are compromised from day 1. They buy 25kg drum and then decant it thousand times into 100 ml bottles which allows dust, air and microorganisms into the material. There are a couple of ways to make the situation better. I boil my deionised water (because I don’t have any guarantees on whether it’s sterile or not), add EDTA, add two broad-spectrum preservatives of a different type (like phenonip and germall), for which I check the expiration dates and since recently (after I grew some nasty fungae in a facewash that was preserved with parabens) I knocked out all sorts of bug food. Not like I was using much before, but apparently what is ok for large companies not ok for a home crafter. And I totally agree none of it is sufficient if you are going to sell. But getting certain ingredients from Amazon is ok as long as you know the supplier.
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@Zink you made my day :smiley:
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@MJL, I am sure there is a way to formulate a face wash that won’t cause issues. I am quite interested in gentle cleansers. What surfactants are you using and how much?
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No, no, no and no again. There is no proof that essential oils have significant skin benefits, but there is a lot of proof that essential oils are phototoxic and cytotoxic. They just smell good. No other function.
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Sorry guys but I must disagree on that. Makingcosmetics sell many of their ingredients on Amazon.uk. There is another repackager called mystic moments. They sell ingredients both through Amazon.com and Amazon.uk, it’s a rather reliable repackager who sells ingredients like pure D5 and 80% lactic acid for example. You can also get USP and BP grades of ingredients such as sodium metabisulfite on amazon. It’s not black and white, you should know what you are getting.
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Haha I heard about it
So, you are fine with mantras and reiki charged crystals? The point is I would rather them have mantras and moonlight than colloidal silver. Haven’t we all saw that guy with blue skin? -
The best place to start:
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Is getting sodium carbomer financially feasible for you? If yes, just get it, because you don’t need to neutralize it.
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Formulating isn’t just reading books. None of them have ready answers. You can start from Harry’s cosmetology but what you are asking here is years of reading and practice. Hundreds of hours in the lab, loads of wasted materials and endless trial and error.
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@Ellatorias, I managed to make water in oil and water in silicone with a stick blender although some say it’s impossible. It depends on a stick blender. Get yourself Bosch with two heads.
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It sounds as a very mild product based on LOI
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I get mine from over 10 different places located in EU, The US, The UK, Australia, Canada and Russia. Unfortunately you can’t find everything in one place. Depends what you are looking for.
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Your friend developed pimples.. question number 1, how that product was preserved. Question number 2, what else was in the formula?
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By the way if you want to reduce the squeaky clean feel cationics might help a lot. Polyquaternium 10 or 7.
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Thank you!
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Also honey is a significant challenge for the preservation system.
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“what emulsifiers are good to emulsify the oil and honey together” what are you going to emulsify if, as you say, there is no water? If there is no water they should just mix together, aren’t they?
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They will migrate to water then because they are not hydrophobic. I tried that many times. Commercial brands use coated pigments. I saw coated TiO2 on tkb trading but I have never seen coated oxides or other pigments on the DIY market. You would be much better off making this blusher anhydrous. Anhydrous formulations are much more “forgiving” especially if you can mix then during cool down.