Re: Bath Splashes/Final Question

[Guest guest]

Sydney,

Denatured alcohol for bath splashes and linen sprays is not the same as

rubbing alcohol that you get from the drug store.

Nor is it the same as the alcohol in liquor that you get from the grocery

store, drug store, liquor store, etc.

You can not use drinkable liquor, ie Rum, Vodka or Everclear, in your

products if you are going to sell them. The government frowns on that sort

of thing and you are putting yourself in a liability position if you do so.

Your best bet is to find a local distributor of SDA-40 and buy less than 5

gallons a year so that you do not need a permit.

Or buy a base from a vendor such as Unity Candle

http://www.unityfragrancecandles.com/

and add your essential oils to it.

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

[Guest guest]

This issue has me very confused. Is it OK to use " Denatured Alcohol " in body

splashes or not? Isn't the alcohol you buy at drug stores denatured?

Also, if you use denatured alcohol for the base of the body splash, doesn't that

make it unnecessary to use a preservative?

Someone please clear this up for me. I have been unable to thoroughly read all

of the posts for the last few days.

Thanks,

Sydney

Re: Bath Splashes

Denatured alcohol is not the same thing as Everclear, Vodka or Rum. It has

been most people's understanding on this list and others, that selling

toiletry or soap products made with Everclear, Vodka, Rum or any other liquor

is illegal.

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

[Guest guest]

I can address part of the " OK part " ... legally, it is OK to use denatured

alcohol in body splashes. However, if you buy more than 5 gallons of SDA's

per year you need to get a license from the ATF ($250 per year).

Which SDA you use, and whether preservatives are needed is a formulation

issue.

(Note: Isopropyl alcohol - rubbing alcohol - is not the same thing as the

SDA's being talked about here. I don't believe there are any regs on using

isopropyl alcohol - but don't quote me here, because I haven't really

researched it.)

Marie Gale

Chandler's Soaps

All natural soaps and body care products made by hand on the Chandler Ranch

in Southwest Oregon.

www.chandlerssoaps.com

Re: Bath Splashes/Final Question

This issue has me very confused. Is it OK to use " Denatured Alcohol " in

body splashes or not? Isn't the alcohol you buy at drug stores denatured?

Also, if you use denatured alcohol for the base of the body splash, doesn't

that make it unnecessary to use a preservative?

Someone please clear this up for me. I have been unable to thoroughly read

all of the posts for the last few days.

Thanks,

Sydney

Re: Bath Splashes

Denatured alcohol is not the same thing as Everclear, Vodka or Rum. It

has

been most people's understanding on this list and others, that selling

toiletry or soap products made with Everclear, Vodka, Rum or any other

liquor

is illegal.

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

[Guest guest]

thanks for the info..I've been tuning in to the discussion

and think I will be trying this for myself!

Peggy

lzcutter@... wrote:

>

> Sydney,

> Denatured alcohol for bath splashes and linen sprays is not the same as

> rubbing alcohol that you get from the drug store.

> Nor is it the same as the alcohol in liquor that you get from the grocery

> store, drug store, liquor store, etc.

> You can not use drinkable liquor, ie Rum, Vodka or Everclear, in your

> products if you are going to sell them. The government frowns on that sort

> of thing and you are putting yourself in a liability position if you do so.

> Your best bet is to find a local distributor of SDA-40 and buy less than 5

> gallons a year so that you do not need a permit.

> Or buy a base from a vendor such as Unity Candle

> http://www.unityfragrancecandles.com/

> and add your essential oils to it.

>

> lynn in valencia

> lavender bluffs bath and body

> " A little touch of heaven in your bath "

>

>