Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 >I see the term Q.S. in formularies and I'm wondering what this means.ÿ I am >starting to experiment with making my own products, but I want to start >with proven recipes. Q.S. is an abbreviation for quantum sufficiat, quantum sufficit, and quantum satis, Latin phrases which all mean " as much as suffices " or " quantity required. " So when you see, preservative, color and fragrance qs, that would mean add as much as is required. When you see water qs, that usually means to add suffient water so the formula = 100%. Maurice -------------------------------------------------------- Maurice O. Hevey Convergent Cosmetics, Inc. http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com ------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 At 08:32 AM 1-9-03 -0600, you wrote: >Q.S. is an abbreviation for quantum sufficiat, quantum sufficit, and >quantum satis, Latin phrases which all mean " as much as suffices " or > " quantity required. " > >So when you see, preservative, color and fragrance qs, that would mean add >as much as is required. When you see water qs, that usually means to add >suffient water so the >formula = 100%. > >Maurice Thank you Maurice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 > I see the term Q.S. in formularies and I'm wondering what this means. It is a phamaceutical lab term also. It means bring to the mark when using measuring devices such as a volumetric flask. Leona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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