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  • Perry44

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    March 10, 2023 at 11:37 pm in reply to: Stearic acid from tallow?

    They are caused by that but in the cosmetic industry if something has even the hint of a problem, they’ll get rid of it if it’s easy to replace .

  • Perry44

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    March 10, 2023 at 10:48 am in reply to: PAO and Expiration Date

    Unfortunately, some questions do not have good answers. This is more of a legal / regulatory question than a formulation question.

    The quick answer is yes, stability testing.

    But PAO is pretty much a fairy tale since no one knows how long the product has been around before it was opened. What if the user buys a product, forgets it for 5 years, then tries to use the product? That certainly will have a different expiration point than a product opened 2 weeks after it was made.

  • Perry44

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    March 10, 2023 at 8:25 am in reply to: Log in is not working so I have to keep creating an account

    You contact me. Are you still having a problem?

  • Perry44

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    March 1, 2023 at 9:29 am in reply to: Active ingrediants mixing

    Sure you can mix those together. They won’t actually have any real positive effect but they should all be compatible.

  • Perry44

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    February 28, 2023 at 12:26 pm in reply to: Asking ChatGPT

    This is a great demonstration of why ChatGPT is of limited use. It gave you bad advice (heating a fragrance oil is a BAD idea!) and then it just repeated back what you said - putting in too much oil could reduce viscosity.

    It should have told you to use a solubilizer but that is not even mentioned.

  • Perry44

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    February 23, 2023 at 12:23 pm in reply to: Butylene glycol in cleansing oil formula

    At 0.5% I’m not sure it is doing much of anything. But it might help with keeping oils more compatible or tying up water so nothing can grow if you happen to splash some water into the container. Or it could be a residual ingredient from one of the other ingredients. Those would be my guesses.

  • Perry44

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    February 21, 2023 at 9:57 am in reply to: What Ph should this shampoo have?

    Yeah, under 5.0 and a more robust preservative (maybe add Potassium sorbate)?

  • Perry44

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    February 20, 2023 at 11:45 am in reply to: cleaning cosmetic equipment

    Using a standard dishwashing detergent and water works for most things.

  • Perry44

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    February 20, 2023 at 11:44 am in reply to: mission/vision statement

    Sounds like a good enough mission to me. But what matters more is what your consumers think.

  • Perry44

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    February 16, 2023 at 2:42 pm in reply to: Is California About To Legally Define Clean Beauty

    Pretty much none of these are really used in cosmetics anymore right?
    It’s the old EU trick of banning things companies don’t use.

  • Perry44

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    February 16, 2023 at 7:50 am in reply to: Multyple type of chelators in one formula

    Yes you can. It’s probably not the most efficient way to formulate though

  • Perry44

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    March 10, 2023 at 8:18 am in reply to: Comments on New forum design / software

    Yep. Just tag me at the moment.

  • Perry44

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    March 10, 2023 at 8:15 am in reply to: What is CLEAN beauty?

    What’s to stop the “not compliant” marketer from just not listing the parabens to become compliant? I’ve seen it suggested that licorice root extract may be spiked with parabens to get it to work.

  • Perry44

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    March 10, 2023 at 8:12 am in reply to: As a professional chemist, what skincare products you DIY for personal usage?

    I’d suggest you start a new discussion with this question

  • Perry44

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    March 2, 2023 at 10:26 pm in reply to: Active ingrediants mixing

    Just because things are published doesn’t mean they are true. Backuchiol does not work as well as retinol despite what some people claim.

  • Perry44

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    March 2, 2023 at 10:23 pm in reply to: Active ingrediants mixing

    Not really. They are claims or marketing ingredients

  • Perry44

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    February 28, 2023 at 12:28 pm in reply to: mission/vision statement

    You already wrote a mission statement above. Go with that. Then change it as needed.

  • Perry44

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    February 28, 2023 at 12:22 pm in reply to: Comments on New forum design / software

    If you want something deleted, you can just ask me. Users can edit their own discussions for 30 min after posting, otherwise a forum admin needs to do it.

  • Perry44

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    February 22, 2023 at 4:55 pm in reply to: FDA micro protocols

    You can see a replay here - https://vimeo.com/797141827

  • Perry44

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    February 22, 2023 at 11:38 am in reply to: Comments on New forum design / software

    That’s a feature I’ve requested the software developers add. At the moment I don’t have a good way to do that. Hopefully, it will be implemented soon because I like that feature a lot too!

  • Perry44

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    February 21, 2023 at 3:45 pm in reply to: Comments on New forum design / software

    Thanks! We’re working on getting that functional.

  • Perry44

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    February 21, 2023 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Comments on New forum design / software

    Thanks! Still working on fixing the ‘search’ but right now it searches the entire website.

  • Perry44

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    February 21, 2023 at 9:28 am in reply to: mission/vision statement

    To know what consumers think, you have to ask them. To do that you have to have some way of contacting them. Big companies use market research companies. Small, individual companies can use things like Social Media, Forums, email or person-to-person contact.

    Ultimately, things like Mission and Visions Statements are things that companies figure out along the way. They aren’t things that you necessarily start with. And honestly, they probably aren’t important if you don’t already have a business.

    You seem to be spending a lot of time on stuff that doesn’t generate revenue or sales.

    If you really want to start a business I suggest you do this…

    1. Find / create a product you want to sell.
    2. Sell it.
    3. Repeat.

    When you start making sales, then worry about mission statements and visions. Creating a vision or mission statement for a business that doesn’t yet exist or doesn’t have any sales seems like mostly a waste of time to me. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to do. But if it is preventing you from actually trying to make sales, then it is hindering your business more than it is helping.

  • Perry44

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    February 16, 2023 at 1:54 pm in reply to: What’s Wrong ???

    ????

  • Perry44

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    February 16, 2023 at 1:53 pm in reply to: Is there any research that what Shampoo color and scent do people like or prefer

    Nope. Maybe orange?

    Shampoo colors typically match the marketing story. So if you make an Aloe shampoo you would make it green. Henna shampoo would be brown, etc.

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