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Citric lactic - suppose can try either. I’m just a preservative guy.
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Think that would be better
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Can you lower the pH enough to accomodate an organic acid?
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That combination is not esp. good vs. fungi - or much else beyond phenoxy by itself.
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 18, 2023 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Piroctone olamine vs IPBC comparation as anti fungal preservativeI’ve heard the same for ZPT - data did not support. What are the data for piroctone?
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 18, 2023 at 5:53 am in reply to: Piroctone olamine vs IPBC comparation as anti fungal preservativeFamiliar with Piroctone olamine as a dandruff active - it’s another hydroxamate chelator. Not much experience as preservative - efficacy, stability, formula interactions, water quality- cations
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Pools as simple water solution without the cosmetic poo and goo and biguanides are substantive - cosmetic packaging offers much more surface area to a small volume of product.
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Graillotion is as always quite correct.
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 16, 2023 at 6:27 am in reply to: Solubility of methylparaben in phenoxyethanolNot sur the max - but at least
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 15, 2023 at 2:38 pm in reply to: Solubility of methylparaben in phenoxyethanol -
PhilGeis
MemberApril 14, 2023 at 1:13 pm in reply to: Comparation of two preservative blends for effectivenessJust sales literature
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 14, 2023 at 5:54 am in reply to: Comparation of two preservative blends for effectivenessProb not much difference but use the 1st - there are some data for EHG as booster. I’d drop the phenoxy to 0.5%.
I don’t know why anyone would bother with Phenethyl alcohol as a preservative when they can use phenoxy.
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Per Graillotion’s comment- what’s pH?
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 13, 2023 at 4:25 pm in reply to: FDA "tentative final monograph for over-the-counter topical antiseptics"As always chemicalmatt is spot on. BKZ is so lame that Pseudomonas grows in the stuff
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What is the cosmetic effect of these extracts? Do you have an in vitro assay?
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 12, 2023 at 6:12 am in reply to: FDA "tentative final monograph for over-the-counter topical antiseptics"Here is the overall history of this and related monographs https://www.fda.gov/drugs/historical-status-otc-rulemakings/rulemaking-history-otc-topical-antimicrobial-drug-products#Consumer_Antiseptic.
The FR citation you offered addresses only one of these topical antimicrobial product monographs, specifically
This document covers only OTC
consumer antiseptic rubs that are
intended for use without water. This
document does not cover consumer
antiseptic washes (78 FR 76444, 81 FR
61106); healthcare antiseptics (80 FR
25166, 82 FR 60474); antiseptics
identified as ‘‘first aid antiseptics’’ in
the 1991 First Aid tentative final
monograph (TFM) (56 FR 33644); or
antiseptics used by the food industry.The FR offers a CDER contact person - Anita Kumar, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and
Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 5445,
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–
796–1032. You’ve best advised to contact Ms. Kumar. -
Not MIT - sensitization problems.
If phenoxy you’ll still need a counterpart to the “+” of Germall +.
Any more info on your growthj?
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Oneka is silly. I’m more familiar with PHMB but Biguanides are good for swimming pools, poor in cosmetics.
Phenoxy/EHG/chelator/Benzoate at that pH should be ok.
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As in MyMicrobiome and its imaginary “standards”? Largely meaningless - and nothing regarding the anticipated health beauty benefit claim that is also fictional.
https://www.mymicrobiome.info/en/tested-and-certified-microbiome-friendly-products
Looking at the claimed methods - either the MyMicrobome folks have made dramatic improvements in microbiology - or they’ll full of it.
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 4, 2023 at 11:51 am in reply to: Natural Formula Idea Preservative help (PLEASE HELP)Please stop. The first isn’t natural and poor - the last two are fantasy.
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Can’t technical safety - but the EU directive doesn’t give any wriggle room.
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In theory with Phenoxy/EHG - you need to address yeast/mold and to a lesser extent Gram +.
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PhilGeis
MemberApril 10, 2023 at 1:36 pm in reply to: Natural Formula Idea Preservative help (PLEASE HELP)ok