RE: Preservatives Again

[Guest guest]

" It's my understanding that Vitamin E, Rosemary Oil and GSE are

anti-oxidants not preservatives, right???? "

 

see this page for more info on this

http://www.snowdriftfarm.com/askthechemist.html

(they explain it so much better than I can)

 

and this is from:

http://www.from-nature-with-love.com/library/library.asp?library_id=42 & s

ite=library

 

In the cosmetic industry, an anti oxidant is a preservative that reduces

the rate of oxidation of unstable oils. You would want to use an anti

oxidant in your skin care products if they contain fragile oils such as

sweet almond, hemp, avocado, flax, evening primrose etc or simply if

they are going to be kept for long periods of time. You can add anti

oxidants directly to your oils to keep them fresh or you can add the

anti oxidant to the oil phase of your recipe. Lip balm, lotion bars,

creams, lotions, and any other product containing oils can benefit from

the addition of an anti oxidant.

 

Examples of anti oxidants are vitamin E (must be a low alpha mixed

tocopherol form of vitamin E to work as an anti oxidant) or Rosemary Oil

Extract. Both are typically used at a rate of .5 -2%. Mix with your

oils before combining oils with water (if applicable).

 

Vitamin E from the health food store is NOT a suitable anti oxidant for

skin care products because it contains a high percentage of

alpha-tocopherol which is great for your skin but doesn't act as an anti

oxidant. The delta and gamma tocopherols are better anti oxidants than

the alpha tocopherol and these can be found in a high percentage in our

T50 vitamin E oil.

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I like Germaben II combined with one of the above. But, there are

several restrictions on oil content and pH when using Germaben II.

 

I have never used the EUXYL K 700, so I couldn't tell you about it.

Sounds really nice though. I would give it a try.

 

More info:

http://www.snowdriftfarm.com/lotionmaking101_p4.html

 

 

Not on preservatives exactly, but still helpful in this:

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-hdbk.html

 

 

Parabens kill fungus and bacteria, there are several sorts of them. Many

people have minor allergies or sensitivities to them.

 

PEG stands for polyethylene glycol. It is a non-toxic preservative.

Better than parabens from the natural view, but still man-made. However

not as effective as the parabens.

 

If you need to look up chemicals related to skin care products, this

site is handy and quick:

http://www.totalskincare.com/library.html

 

 

Blessings,

Soseneda

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Soseneda,

Your help cleared up a lot of confusion for me. There is just so

much info out there and a lot of info contradicting each other that

my brain was short circuiting. The info you provided explained a lot

of it to me. Great info on the web sites you recommended.

Thanks bunches,

Carol

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