Fingers in ointments

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G'day Anya

 

You wrote on 6 February 2004 7:24:

 

>would the fact that people would dip their fingers in and out of

> the gel make it 'go bad' quicker?

 

A few years back we ran a commercial trial of creams in jars using B.

citriodora, one of the more potent antimicrobial EO. Even Bc wasn't

sufficient to prevent degradation from `dirty' fingers. Better way to go is

using tubes. Does mean you have to go to a manufacturer, but helps to reduce

contamination problems.

 

Dennis Archer

http://www.toona.com.au

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At 06:52 PM 2/6/2004 +1100, you wrote:

>

>G'day Anya

>

>You wrote on 6 February 2004 7:24:

>

>>would the fact that people would dip their fingers in and out of

>> the gel make it 'go bad' quicker?

>

>A few years back we ran a commercial trial of creams in jars using B.

>citriodora, one of the more potent antimicrobial EO. Even Bc wasn't

>sufficient to prevent degradation from `dirty' fingers. Better way to go is

>using tubes. Does mean you have to go to a manufacturer, but helps to reduce

>contamination problems.

 

Hi Dennis:

Am I right thinking that you used creams - something with a water phase -

in your test? The product I'm hoping will work - the silica - eliminates

the need for a water phase, hence no microbes from that source. I have

firm faith ath the B. citriodora works in eliminating molds and mildews in

the air and on surfaces, but you're right, it might not hold up to constant

reintroduction of microbes, as in a cream.

 

Nobody has replied to my questions about the silica :-(

Wonder if this stuff will work...

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