I didnt realize that bar soap mixed with water may not carry a higher pH! Hi!
Convert your total recipe weight to ounces.
We dont really prefer one (Optiphen vs. Optiphen Plus) over the other and find that both works fabulously as the other one. =), You are definitely correct about the amount of preservatives she would need to add in her recipe. . Youre correct, Optiphen Plus is not recommended for oil based products. And wouldnt there be more advantages to using aloe gel, such as enriching the product with its healing benefits? https://www.brambleberry.com/Germaben-Preservative-P3972.aspx. You may find this blog post helpful! Preservatives are needed in any product that has water in it to prevent bacteria and mold from growing. Glyceryl Monocaprylate (and) Glyceryl Monoundecylenate is a fine anti fungal but in my opinion, not an effective product to prevent against mold and bacterial contamination.
Would this require a preservative? *no EOs*. Could you tell me a little more about your recipe and I can help you figure out what preservative would be the best for you to use? Because the pH level of the lye neutralizes any mold or bacteria that could be in the soap, you dont need to use any preservatives in your hot process, cold process or melt and pour soaps. Here is a great post that I often refer to when converting percentages: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lotion/how-to-convert-s-to-weight-amounts-2/, I want to make Coconut Oil Deodorant,Lotion Bar,Lip Balm,Shea whip body lotion.I will add Arrow root,baking soda 100 Orangic Coconut oil, . However Im starting to wonder if its necessary.
=). Let us know if you have any other questions! Does anyone have any thoughts on Oregano Oil as a preservative? 4 per cent as compared to natural Italian ice cream which is higher at 10 percent or more. I am looking at Optiphen and Optiphen Plus instead. . Phenonip is a mix of preservatives phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ethylparaben, butylparaben, propylparaben, and isobutylparaben. Thank you for all your time and expertise. If you are interested in creating your own liquid soap, here is a great e-book by Anne-Marie that goes over how to make your own. I have a question not necessarily related to preservatives, but about the pH of soap. CAS No. Thank you, Melissa.
Thank you very much for the quick respond. Im assuming the potassium vs. sodium alkali used is a big determinate in the liquid vs bar soap and also the pH.
Thank you again for your great feedback and we appreciate hearing from you. The additional dried herbs could be contributing to the smell as well, or it could be a combination of all these things. Im envisioning selling pre-measured oils/emulsifying wax in a little heat-safe container (maybe a small canning jar) with a recipe attached so people can make their own lotion.
Please dont hesitate to ask more questions . For the preservation of simple surfactant products a dose of 0.5% might be sufficient. You may also find this blog post helpful , Perfectly Preserved: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/perfectly-preserved/. how many ounces/teaspoons to use. Optiphen: https://www.brambleberry.com/Optiphen-P3682.aspx. I want to make sugar and salt scrubs to raise money for a charity. Thank you so much for your feedback. I have searched & searched : ( & read about a carrot juice & a lemon, fruit purees, Vodka, some failed stories with lye & juice, Plot No. Does phenoxyethanol serve any other purpose besides preservation? What a Great site you have! But I am looking for an alternative preservative, Paraben and formaldehyde-free. this really helped. A Stay in the loop about important information by signing up for our e-mail list. If you were using a water-based extract, you could use a preservative if you wanted to be extra-safe. Shea Butter If so, which would you recommend? Its always good to be knowledgeable about the ingredients you are using and there are a wide range of options out there for preservatives. Just make sure you keep your body butters and scrubs within the temperature range for the preservative you are using (we list those on the website).
. If you are using a conditioner with both water and oil, Id suggest using the Optiphen which works great for shampoos and conditioners when you are wanting to use a preservative. Id love to have an all natural preservative option and this seems legit! I too, am planning on making and selling natural hair and body products and found very early on ALL NATURAL preservatives are confusing and not always good for my tester products (Im still working on the ingredients). I have seen a lot of lip glosses that appear to have no water source yet still contain phenoxyethanol as an ingredient. =). . If you add it at less than 100 degrees (F), that should solve the issue youre having with the emulsion breaking down =) Sorry I missed this comment earlier. Over the last couple years i have never noticed any mold, bacteria etc..even jars that are a couple years oldthey just dont smell good anymore. Just wondering if your making home made shampoo, do you need to use a preservative ?
Instead, you let them dissolve in your water :). that have preservatives are intended for a long shelf life, and for the creator to be able to have it made before it is sold. thanks! We are so glad that you stopped by! Weve found that grating soap to make liquid soap hasnt worked the best for us (it gets a bit gummy) and because you making it differently than normal liquid soap, I would suggest adding a preservative to be safe. Again, this is just a general observation and not a comment on a specific company. But, if your body butter recipe has water or is a water-based recipe, Id suggest using Optiphen Plus. Does that mean that I am adding the preservative at 1.47% (98.97 * 1.5%)? That being said, your math looks good! Could you tell me if it would be best, and if a preservative is recommended in lip products that do not contain water?
That doesnt mean you wont have success with it but I would STRONGLY recommend if you are going to sell product with it that you do the $600 challenge testing for the recipe/formula that you have settled on. Optiphen Optiphen is a paraben and formaldehyde-free preservative. I actually have some of their products. Even if the Aloe Vera Juice has a preservative in it, it is only sufficient enough to preserve the Aloe Vera Juice and not any additional ingredients that you would add to the product. And here are a couple of Lotion Bar recipes that I think you might like: Lotion Bar Love: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lotion/lotion-bar-love/, Bite Me Not Lotion Bar: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/bite-me-not-eo-blend/. Adding a preservative will deter bacteria from growing, but it wont stop the carrots from turning brown and possibly going bad. Check out previous TIOTs onmelt and pour, bath bombsandcolorants. Im in the research phase right now.
Its on a Moms Natural website and I would hate to see entire families get sick from this. I know Im really late to this conversation but Im very new to soap making (havent actually taken the plunge yet but gearing up to do so!). A preservative is an anti-microbial solution that helps to prevent mold and other yucky things from growing in your products. Because your products are water based, Optiphen Plus would be a good choice. You can certainly switch out aloe gel for water, but aloe gel is about 90% water, so you still need a preservative.I would recommend Optiphen which is a paraben and formaldehyde-free preservative. It really solidifies the point that we must all be safe rather than sorry and use preserivtives in out products! Sure enough, the woman had not used a preservitive in her lotion and it contained the bacterial source of the infection! Your wishlist has been temporarily saved.
of preservative *^ are being preserved with optiphen plus, which I thought was not for anhydrous products? Optiphen is actually not lip-safe, so we dont suggest using it in your lip scrubs. You can share them with us on Bramble Berrys Facebook page. And, if you look at most extracts, they are either in oil or alcohol, so you will not need to worry about adding a preservative to your batch unless you add water to you recipe! Thank you very much, Anne-Marie, for the detailed and very fast response.
If it only contains oils, you will need a oil soluble preservative. The only thing I mix with the fruit is lemon juice. From what I understand, I almost fill the jar up with salt and pour the oil over it. When adding a flavor oil into your lip balms, you dont need to add a preservative. Please help me figure out which is best for sugar scrubs and how much of the recommended preservative I should use. I am thinking about using a laboratory, but that is going to be expensive. Be sure to let us know how your body butter turns out.
Im happy to hear your recipe has worked!
You can make it from scratch or a base. I know the difference between weight and volume can be a bit confusing, but we are totally here to help you out with any questions that you may have. I have decided to take my scrubs to the safe side and use Optiphen at a .75%. Making it from scratch is more of an intensive process and can up to eight hours. These three blogs give more information and are more complete than I can be in a comment: http://personalcaretruth.com/2010/06/more-to-the-parabens-story/ This is a little confusing to me! How to Make Emulsified Scrub Online Video: https://www.brambleberry.com/How-to-Make-Emulsified-Scrub-Online-Video-P4692.aspx. I did actually order the castile/castor oil liquid soap paste from yall and am anxiously awaiting shipment! We use Sagescript (http://www.sagescript.com/) for our challenge testing and have found them reliable and easy to work with. Lavender EO Ive always just used Optiphen in my creams that had both oil and water. Anyway, I am planning on making a coffee MP soap and I dont want to use a colorant.
Id suggest using Optiphen.
Anytime you are using a bath and body product (other than soap) with water in it, you will want to make sure you use a preservative so that you can keep mold and bacteria from growing. DaVinci has a lower fat content of approx.
=) I usually add my Optiphen at 120 or below (even though it can go higher for temps).
1 kg = 1,000 g (move the decimal place to the right three places), so a 0.5 kg recipe would be 500 g. The rest of the math is the same. Yes, you can use the pH strips. You definitely want to own a pH meter if youre using this as your main preservative! Is there something else I could have used ???
Let me know if you have any other questions. Multiply your total recipe weight by the real number for each of your ingredients. I had made some castile soap a little while ago and I dont like it.
There is no way I can think of to tell for sure if the preservative has separated, and therefore has the chance of not being effective and also being in contact with the skin above the recommended usage rate of 1.5%. =).
I was going to use either just used coffee grounds or brew a tiny bit of triple strength espresso and add that to the base along with a bit of used coffee grounds. They didnt have the shelf-life stability of many bigger brands (nor would I expect them to with their ingredients list) and while I cant speak to their line specifically, I do know that I have personally been offered extracts at Bramble Berry that were hiding full preservatives in them. What about companies like 100%pure that dont use any sort of preservatives? Even though it is in liquid form, you will always want to measure your recipes by weight especially when using preservatives. Oh and to answer your question: I make body scrubs and might eventually venture out in lotions, but right now its scrubs and bath bombs (although the preservative is not necessary in the bath bomb). We always suggest using a preservative in your lotions to prevent any microbes or bacteria from growing. My question is, how is silver nano compared to other preservatives mentioned above? INCI:Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol (and) Sorbic Acid. , I totally know what you mean Bonnie, math is not my strong suit, but I commonly refer back to this blog post when Im having trouble with percentages. for many years and there are some preservatives I would not touch (literally) and would certainly not use in my products. If I were to use Optiphen, I could no longer call my product all natural.
Paste as plain text instead, not use anything and put the child and the company at risk ?
I would not recommend adding food products.
You can see an example if this in this Soap Queen video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3VbeNl1Nqg&list=PL05E2F1EF0838281A. But, which one?? Here are our two concentrate bases, that all you have to do is add your fragrance/color and you are done. Generally, products that dont contain water and wont be exposed to water (ie: used in the shower) dont need preservatives.
I saw that you wrote about how natural antioxidants do not have any antimicrobial attributes. Optiphen is a paraben and formaldehyde-free preservative. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated! =). Liquid Soap Concentrate Base: https://www.brambleberry.com/Liquid-Soap-Concentrate-Base-P4278.aspx, Natural Castile Liquid Soap Base: https://www.brambleberry.com/Natural-Castile-Liquid-Soap-Base-P4609.aspx. Thanks so much for presenting it. We always want to prevent your products from growing anything nasty and that is why we suggest using preservative in products with distilled water and pureed food mixes. =). That clarifies it for me I am going to check out your scale and as soon as I have photos to show, I will post them on your facebook wall. However, isnt the water being retained naturally within the plant leaves significantly better than water coming from an outside source, even distilled water? By
Also when making coconut butter do you need a preservative ? Or is it okay to use when glycerin or aloe vera even is added into the product? It works great with butters but in the past (just started using a new lotion recipe) Ive had a problem when using it to make lotions in that after the lotion was made it would become watery and some of the water would separate. If so, what would the shelve life be for the CP soap and what would be the usage rate of ROE in a CP soap that yields 48oz total? If you dont include water in your perfume spray, you dont actually have to include a preservative/. I have heard of Leucidal and have tested it personally here for potentially bringing in to Bramble Berry. There is nothing in a M&P Soap or preservative that would keep your milk from spoiling over time. We always suggest listing an expiration date on your products so that your customers know when they are good to use. If it does you will need a water soluble preservative.
Greatly appreciate it. It does much better when the product is added during the soapmaking process, not after it. This assumption is based on the chemistry of the synthetic soaps that predominate the market. But my question is if I purchase the beeswax lotion base from Brambleberry.com can I add that to my shea butter to protect it from mold and bacteria.
If you were to include any type of milk in your lotions and cremes, we would definitely suggest using a preservative like you would with any other lotion recipe. Im in the testing phase of my haircare products and they are all water based. Aloe vera contains a high percentage of water, so preserving products with aloe in them is no different than preserving entirely water-based projects. How do I figure out how much to use in the oil? So far, we havent found a perfect recipe for including milk in our lotions and found that it doesnt stay good (not rancid) as long as we had liked. From the significantly smarter blogger, Swifty Crafty Monkey, re: Sodium Benzoate. I love your website and products are so reasonable. -Becky with Bramble Berry, I have a suggestion for a Talk It Out Tuesday post. Any suggestions for what to do with the castile soap bars that I dont like? Im not experienced with the GSB method, but if you do go that route, I highly recommend having your lotions batch tested to make sure it successfully prevents mold . And about other recipes out there that doesnt use preservatives, how much preservative should we add to them if its not listed in the recipe?
The more you add to the base, the more the consistency will change. We http://www.sagescript.com/microbiology and challenge testing runs around $500 or so per formula (I dont recall the exact amount offhand). Many people get confused when they areresearchingpreservatives and what is or isnt a product that can help preserve their lotions and scrubs.
I wondered if I did that if Id have a stronger concentrate and could then go from there. Great Topic!
Unless otherwise indicated, we always like to go by weight in soap and lotion making.
=), Optiphen Plus: https://www.brambleberry.com/Optiphen-Plus-P5253.aspx. Weve tested them all, under normal usage conditions that a GMP-complying home crafter would be using.
Convert your total recipe weight to ounces.
We dont really prefer one (Optiphen vs. Optiphen Plus) over the other and find that both works fabulously as the other one. =), You are definitely correct about the amount of preservatives she would need to add in her recipe. . Youre correct, Optiphen Plus is not recommended for oil based products. And wouldnt there be more advantages to using aloe gel, such as enriching the product with its healing benefits? https://www.brambleberry.com/Germaben-Preservative-P3972.aspx. You may find this blog post helpful! Preservatives are needed in any product that has water in it to prevent bacteria and mold from growing. Glyceryl Monocaprylate (and) Glyceryl Monoundecylenate is a fine anti fungal but in my opinion, not an effective product to prevent against mold and bacterial contamination.
Would this require a preservative? *no EOs*. Could you tell me a little more about your recipe and I can help you figure out what preservative would be the best for you to use? Because the pH level of the lye neutralizes any mold or bacteria that could be in the soap, you dont need to use any preservatives in your hot process, cold process or melt and pour soaps. Here is a great post that I often refer to when converting percentages: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lotion/how-to-convert-s-to-weight-amounts-2/, I want to make Coconut Oil Deodorant,Lotion Bar,Lip Balm,Shea whip body lotion.I will add Arrow root,baking soda 100 Orangic Coconut oil, . However Im starting to wonder if its necessary.
=). Let us know if you have any other questions! Does anyone have any thoughts on Oregano Oil as a preservative? 4 per cent as compared to natural Italian ice cream which is higher at 10 percent or more. I am looking at Optiphen and Optiphen Plus instead. . Phenonip is a mix of preservatives phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ethylparaben, butylparaben, propylparaben, and isobutylparaben. Thank you for all your time and expertise. If you are interested in creating your own liquid soap, here is a great e-book by Anne-Marie that goes over how to make your own. I have a question not necessarily related to preservatives, but about the pH of soap. CAS No. Thank you, Melissa.
Thank you very much for the quick respond. Im assuming the potassium vs. sodium alkali used is a big determinate in the liquid vs bar soap and also the pH.
Thank you again for your great feedback and we appreciate hearing from you. The additional dried herbs could be contributing to the smell as well, or it could be a combination of all these things. Im envisioning selling pre-measured oils/emulsifying wax in a little heat-safe container (maybe a small canning jar) with a recipe attached so people can make their own lotion.
Please dont hesitate to ask more questions . For the preservation of simple surfactant products a dose of 0.5% might be sufficient. You may also find this blog post helpful , Perfectly Preserved: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/perfectly-preserved/. how many ounces/teaspoons to use. Optiphen: https://www.brambleberry.com/Optiphen-P3682.aspx. I want to make sugar and salt scrubs to raise money for a charity. Thank you so much for your feedback. I have searched & searched : ( & read about a carrot juice & a lemon, fruit purees, Vodka, some failed stories with lye & juice, Plot No. Does phenoxyethanol serve any other purpose besides preservation? What a Great site you have! But I am looking for an alternative preservative, Paraben and formaldehyde-free. this really helped. A Stay in the loop about important information by signing up for our e-mail list. If you were using a water-based extract, you could use a preservative if you wanted to be extra-safe. Shea Butter If so, which would you recommend? Its always good to be knowledgeable about the ingredients you are using and there are a wide range of options out there for preservatives. Just make sure you keep your body butters and scrubs within the temperature range for the preservative you are using (we list those on the website).
. If you are using a conditioner with both water and oil, Id suggest using the Optiphen which works great for shampoos and conditioners when you are wanting to use a preservative. Id love to have an all natural preservative option and this seems legit! I too, am planning on making and selling natural hair and body products and found very early on ALL NATURAL preservatives are confusing and not always good for my tester products (Im still working on the ingredients). I have seen a lot of lip glosses that appear to have no water source yet still contain phenoxyethanol as an ingredient. =). . If you add it at less than 100 degrees (F), that should solve the issue youre having with the emulsion breaking down =) Sorry I missed this comment earlier. Over the last couple years i have never noticed any mold, bacteria etc..even jars that are a couple years oldthey just dont smell good anymore. Just wondering if your making home made shampoo, do you need to use a preservative ?
Instead, you let them dissolve in your water :). that have preservatives are intended for a long shelf life, and for the creator to be able to have it made before it is sold. thanks! We are so glad that you stopped by! Weve found that grating soap to make liquid soap hasnt worked the best for us (it gets a bit gummy) and because you making it differently than normal liquid soap, I would suggest adding a preservative to be safe. Again, this is just a general observation and not a comment on a specific company. But, if your body butter recipe has water or is a water-based recipe, Id suggest using Optiphen Plus. Does that mean that I am adding the preservative at 1.47% (98.97 * 1.5%)? That being said, your math looks good! Could you tell me if it would be best, and if a preservative is recommended in lip products that do not contain water?
That doesnt mean you wont have success with it but I would STRONGLY recommend if you are going to sell product with it that you do the $600 challenge testing for the recipe/formula that you have settled on. Optiphen Optiphen is a paraben and formaldehyde-free preservative. I actually have some of their products. Even if the Aloe Vera Juice has a preservative in it, it is only sufficient enough to preserve the Aloe Vera Juice and not any additional ingredients that you would add to the product. And here are a couple of Lotion Bar recipes that I think you might like: Lotion Bar Love: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/lotion/lotion-bar-love/, Bite Me Not Lotion Bar: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/bite-me-not-eo-blend/. Adding a preservative will deter bacteria from growing, but it wont stop the carrots from turning brown and possibly going bad. Check out previous TIOTs onmelt and pour, bath bombsandcolorants. Im in the research phase right now.
Its on a Moms Natural website and I would hate to see entire families get sick from this. I know Im really late to this conversation but Im very new to soap making (havent actually taken the plunge yet but gearing up to do so!). A preservative is an anti-microbial solution that helps to prevent mold and other yucky things from growing in your products. Because your products are water based, Optiphen Plus would be a good choice. You can certainly switch out aloe gel for water, but aloe gel is about 90% water, so you still need a preservative.I would recommend Optiphen which is a paraben and formaldehyde-free preservative. It really solidifies the point that we must all be safe rather than sorry and use preserivtives in out products! Sure enough, the woman had not used a preservitive in her lotion and it contained the bacterial source of the infection! Your wishlist has been temporarily saved.
of preservative *^ are being preserved with optiphen plus, which I thought was not for anhydrous products? Optiphen is actually not lip-safe, so we dont suggest using it in your lip scrubs. You can share them with us on Bramble Berrys Facebook page. And, if you look at most extracts, they are either in oil or alcohol, so you will not need to worry about adding a preservative to your batch unless you add water to you recipe! Thank you very much, Anne-Marie, for the detailed and very fast response.
If it only contains oils, you will need a oil soluble preservative. The only thing I mix with the fruit is lemon juice. From what I understand, I almost fill the jar up with salt and pour the oil over it. When adding a flavor oil into your lip balms, you dont need to add a preservative. Please help me figure out which is best for sugar scrubs and how much of the recommended preservative I should use. I am thinking about using a laboratory, but that is going to be expensive. Be sure to let us know how your body butter turns out.
Im happy to hear your recipe has worked!
You can make it from scratch or a base. I know the difference between weight and volume can be a bit confusing, but we are totally here to help you out with any questions that you may have. I have decided to take my scrubs to the safe side and use Optiphen at a .75%. Making it from scratch is more of an intensive process and can up to eight hours. These three blogs give more information and are more complete than I can be in a comment: http://personalcaretruth.com/2010/06/more-to-the-parabens-story/ This is a little confusing to me! How to Make Emulsified Scrub Online Video: https://www.brambleberry.com/How-to-Make-Emulsified-Scrub-Online-Video-P4692.aspx. I did actually order the castile/castor oil liquid soap paste from yall and am anxiously awaiting shipment! We use Sagescript (http://www.sagescript.com/) for our challenge testing and have found them reliable and easy to work with. Lavender EO Ive always just used Optiphen in my creams that had both oil and water. Anyway, I am planning on making a coffee MP soap and I dont want to use a colorant.
Id suggest using Optiphen.
Anytime you are using a bath and body product (other than soap) with water in it, you will want to make sure you use a preservative so that you can keep mold and bacteria from growing. DaVinci has a lower fat content of approx.
=) I usually add my Optiphen at 120 or below (even though it can go higher for temps).
1 kg = 1,000 g (move the decimal place to the right three places), so a 0.5 kg recipe would be 500 g. The rest of the math is the same. Yes, you can use the pH strips. You definitely want to own a pH meter if youre using this as your main preservative! Is there something else I could have used ???
Let me know if you have any other questions. Multiply your total recipe weight by the real number for each of your ingredients. I had made some castile soap a little while ago and I dont like it.
There is no way I can think of to tell for sure if the preservative has separated, and therefore has the chance of not being effective and also being in contact with the skin above the recommended usage rate of 1.5%. =).
I was going to use either just used coffee grounds or brew a tiny bit of triple strength espresso and add that to the base along with a bit of used coffee grounds. They didnt have the shelf-life stability of many bigger brands (nor would I expect them to with their ingredients list) and while I cant speak to their line specifically, I do know that I have personally been offered extracts at Bramble Berry that were hiding full preservatives in them. What about companies like 100%pure that dont use any sort of preservatives? Even though it is in liquid form, you will always want to measure your recipes by weight especially when using preservatives. Oh and to answer your question: I make body scrubs and might eventually venture out in lotions, but right now its scrubs and bath bombs (although the preservative is not necessary in the bath bomb). We always suggest using a preservative in your lotions to prevent any microbes or bacteria from growing. My question is, how is silver nano compared to other preservatives mentioned above? INCI:Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol (and) Sorbic Acid. , I totally know what you mean Bonnie, math is not my strong suit, but I commonly refer back to this blog post when Im having trouble with percentages. for many years and there are some preservatives I would not touch (literally) and would certainly not use in my products. If I were to use Optiphen, I could no longer call my product all natural.
Paste as plain text instead, not use anything and put the child and the company at risk ?
I would not recommend adding food products.
You can see an example if this in this Soap Queen video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3VbeNl1Nqg&list=PL05E2F1EF0838281A. But, which one?? Here are our two concentrate bases, that all you have to do is add your fragrance/color and you are done. Generally, products that dont contain water and wont be exposed to water (ie: used in the shower) dont need preservatives.
I saw that you wrote about how natural antioxidants do not have any antimicrobial attributes. Optiphen is a paraben and formaldehyde-free preservative. Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated! =). Liquid Soap Concentrate Base: https://www.brambleberry.com/Liquid-Soap-Concentrate-Base-P4278.aspx, Natural Castile Liquid Soap Base: https://www.brambleberry.com/Natural-Castile-Liquid-Soap-Base-P4609.aspx. Thanks so much for presenting it. We always want to prevent your products from growing anything nasty and that is why we suggest using preservative in products with distilled water and pureed food mixes. =). That clarifies it for me I am going to check out your scale and as soon as I have photos to show, I will post them on your facebook wall. However, isnt the water being retained naturally within the plant leaves significantly better than water coming from an outside source, even distilled water? By
Also when making coconut butter do you need a preservative ? Or is it okay to use when glycerin or aloe vera even is added into the product? It works great with butters but in the past (just started using a new lotion recipe) Ive had a problem when using it to make lotions in that after the lotion was made it would become watery and some of the water would separate. If so, what would the shelve life be for the CP soap and what would be the usage rate of ROE in a CP soap that yields 48oz total? If you dont include water in your perfume spray, you dont actually have to include a preservative/. I have heard of Leucidal and have tested it personally here for potentially bringing in to Bramble Berry. There is nothing in a M&P Soap or preservative that would keep your milk from spoiling over time. We always suggest listing an expiration date on your products so that your customers know when they are good to use. If it does you will need a water soluble preservative.
Greatly appreciate it. It does much better when the product is added during the soapmaking process, not after it. This assumption is based on the chemistry of the synthetic soaps that predominate the market. But my question is if I purchase the beeswax lotion base from Brambleberry.com can I add that to my shea butter to protect it from mold and bacteria.
If you were to include any type of milk in your lotions and cremes, we would definitely suggest using a preservative like you would with any other lotion recipe. Im in the testing phase of my haircare products and they are all water based. Aloe vera contains a high percentage of water, so preserving products with aloe in them is no different than preserving entirely water-based projects. How do I figure out how much to use in the oil? So far, we havent found a perfect recipe for including milk in our lotions and found that it doesnt stay good (not rancid) as long as we had liked. From the significantly smarter blogger, Swifty Crafty Monkey, re: Sodium Benzoate. I love your website and products are so reasonable. -Becky with Bramble Berry, I have a suggestion for a Talk It Out Tuesday post. Any suggestions for what to do with the castile soap bars that I dont like? Im not experienced with the GSB method, but if you do go that route, I highly recommend having your lotions batch tested to make sure it successfully prevents mold . And about other recipes out there that doesnt use preservatives, how much preservative should we add to them if its not listed in the recipe?
The more you add to the base, the more the consistency will change. We http://www.sagescript.com/microbiology and challenge testing runs around $500 or so per formula (I dont recall the exact amount offhand). Many people get confused when they areresearchingpreservatives and what is or isnt a product that can help preserve their lotions and scrubs.
I wondered if I did that if Id have a stronger concentrate and could then go from there. Great Topic!
Unless otherwise indicated, we always like to go by weight in soap and lotion making.
=), Optiphen Plus: https://www.brambleberry.com/Optiphen-Plus-P5253.aspx. Weve tested them all, under normal usage conditions that a GMP-complying home crafter would be using.