Silkster
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Hi Bob,
I am trying to start up a small cosmetics business tgether with a biochemist, but currently I am definitiely in the first category. I will soon be starting biochemistry at university, but my background is in law. I like the idea of being a professional, but I understand how specialised this area actually is. So I am aiming to be professional enough to formulate stable products, but maybe not skilled enough to invent new active ingredients.
I would like to understand the chemistry enough to be able to judge whether certain active ingredients like eg. MSM and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate could be combined into a formulation without significant oxidation. The point for me is to be able to apply chemistry principles to problems like this and make predictions; without having to ask others each time.
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oh and this is for experimental purposes only, not going to sell this or anything. In fact I’ve decided to investigate chitosan as a preservative, or moisturizer instead of as a penetration enhancer.
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Also does anyone know if citric acid would work better than sodium lactate? Also is sodium tripolyphosphate be required to activate the chitosan?
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I picked up a product on ebay that claims to be 98, color is dark brown and taste is also sweet. Seems way to cheap to be the real thing though. I’ve only used it once, dissolved in 50% glycerine. So far no hair removal though!
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Hey Mark, I forgot to say that I also agree with your point, the poison is definitely in the dose!
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Good point Bob, I also saw this study reporting toxicity from topical eucalyptus oil: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9838728
Needless to say I agree on safety testing.