Re: Preservatives (was facial cleanser vs. facial oil)

[Guest guest]

Maurice, you seem to prefer the parabens. Fair enough. Would you

care to comment on some of the other " preservatives " such as Sodium

Hydroxymethylglycinate, DMDM Hydantoin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tocopherol

Acetate, ROE, Natrulon, et al? (I put preservatives in quotes,

because some of these are not considered to be true preservatives.)

Why wouldn't one want to add many different preservatives to ensure

that their product is safe?

Which ones work synergistically? Which ones could cancel each other

out, or become ineffective in the presence of another particular

ingredient? Which ones are useful in hard-to-preserve formulas

containing " fresh " materials such as aloe juice or goat milk?

Sherry Boester

Wildwood BodyWorks

[Guest guest]

Maurice...

What is " bug food " ?

maureen

[Guest guest]

>What is " bug food " ?

Bug food is the stuff that bugs (aka microorganisms) love to eat. When they eat

this " bug food " , the microoraganisms get strong and multiply.

Bug food usually is anything organic like proteins and carbohydrates.

Maurice

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Maurice O. Hevey

Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com

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[Guest guest]

So what do you recommend for a formula with a large amount of organic

matter?

Sherry Boester

Wildwood BodyWorks

>

> Bug food is the stuff that bugs (aka microorganisms) love to eat.

When they eat this " bug food " , the microoraganisms get strong and

multiply.

>

> Bug food usually is anything organic like proteins and

carbohydrates.

>

> Maurice