Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 > Hello I need to know for a customer, just how natural Crothix is. > I use it in a liquid soap and she wants only natural. > All I can find on the net says that it is naturally derived. > Thanks > Carol Hi Carol... I couldn't resist responding. I hate the word natural because it is sooooo loosley defined in skin care (or anywhere for that matter) I got into an argument with a college student who was telling me a car is as natural as a tree because it came from human development and humans and the products used to manufacture it are natural (in some respect). While i do not neccesarily agree with this, I think the same logic applies to many of the products we use in our skin and hair care. Almost anything can be considered " natural " it just depends on your definition. I cannot tell you exactly how crothix is made, only that it must be an ethoxylated oil (PEG) but i am sure someone on this list could go deeper into that. Just me 2cents... *smile* Sunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Hi Carol: I asked this same question a while back and while I can't speak to the " naturalness " of Crothix for some of the same reasons that Sunny mentioned below (everyone seems to have a different definition of what the word 'natural' means :-)) I was able to learn that the real issue with Crothix, or any other 'PEG' product for that matter, 'PEG' meaning processed with polyethene oxide to make it water soluble, is the danger of any possible residues of 1, 4 Dioxane. A simple Google search will give you more info than you ever wanted on the concerns about 1, 4 Dioxane, as will this interesting FDA doc.: <http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-210.html> http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-210.html. Anyway, apparently Crothix IS vacuum stripped resulting in a final product containing 5 ppm or less of 1, 4 Dioxane, which is apparently a more than safe level. I hope this info helps - feel free to contact me off the list if you want my full slew of info on this. Again, I don't know that this answers your customer's question about whether Crothix is natural, but maybe it will help you somewhat! Have a nice day, Meagan > Hello I need to know for a customer, just how natural Crothix is. > I use it in a liquid soap and she wants only natural. > All I can find on the net says that it is naturally derived. > Thanks > Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Hi Carol: I asked this same question a while back and while I can't speak to the " naturalness " of Crothix for some of the same reasons that Sunny mentioned below (everyone seems to have a different definition of what the word 'natural' means :-)) I was able to learn that the real issue with Crothix, or any other 'PEG' product for that matter, 'PEG' meaning processed with polyethene oxide to make it water soluble, is the danger of any possible residues of 1, 4 Dioxane. A simple Google search will give you more info than you ever wanted on the concerns about 1, 4 Dioxane, as will this interesting FDA doc.: <http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-210.html> http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-210.html. Anyway, apparently Crothix IS vacuum stripped resulting in a final product containing 5 ppm or less of 1, 4 Dioxane, which is apparently a more than safe level. I hope this info helps - feel free to contact me off the list if you want my full slew of info on this. Again, I don't know that this answers your customer's question about whether Crothix is natural, but maybe it will help you somewhat! Have a nice day, Meagan > Hello I need to know for a customer, just how natural Crothix is. > I use it in a liquid soap and she wants only natural. > All I can find on the net says that it is naturally derived. > Thanks > Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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