Guest guest Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 This may have been posted before (I know something similar was posted in one of the lists I subscribe to, but not which one) but I couldn't find it in the archives - where do you send your products to for testing, ? I'm interested in getting mine pre-tested too. Thanks! Patty J On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Liedel <nancy@...> wrote: > > > Water should not be used with oil without an emulsifier and a preservative. > The recipe posted had both of those. Body butter that is anhydrous can > still > get water in it from the end user, and unless you mark on the tag that > water > should never be introduced, you can still be in trouble, liability wise. I > like my butters thick, but not all oil. I have very oily skin and the water > in my products gives it a nice texture. I boil de-mineralized water and > hold > it for twenty minutes. > > Remember, in general preservatives are to stop anything from starting. Not > for getting out what's already started. That's why I hold back my batches > and send them out for testing, if there is a preservative in them. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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