Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 > Has anyone on this list ever used this to preserve their lotions? If > so, I am wondering what your results were. Sunny, if you search the CosmeticInfo message archives for Biopein, you should get a few hits. Also, There is an article entitled " Biopein, A Natural Effective Antimicrobial Ingredient for Preserving and Stabilizing Formulations " that can be found on the Bio-Botanica website. http://www.bio-botanica.com/articles/Bio_Article_2003.pdf The abstract states: " A Natural Preservative Ingredient " Biopein " was prepared for the purpose of using it as a preservative for various applications. The antimicrobial activity of " Biopein " was tested against an array of microorganisms with different spectral susceptibilities. The organisms included gram positive Staphylococcus aureus, gram negative Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, acid-fast bacterium Mycobacterium smegmatis and the Yeast Candida albicans. For comparison the following well-known synthetic preservatives were used viz. Phenyloxyethanol (PE), Phenylethyl alcohol (PEA), and a combination of Methyl/Propylparabens (MP) in ratio 5:4. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) was determined for each agent. It was found that " Biopein " has the lowest MIC (3.0 ml/ml) capable of inhibiting all the tested organisms. " Biopein " can therefore, be used as an effective natural alternative to commonly used synthetic ingredients for product preservation. The composition preparation and use are patent pending. " It's interesting to note that Biopein was compared to Phenyloxyethanol, Phenylethyl alcohol, and a combination of Methyl/Propylparabens. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) is not a challenge test but it can be used to compare preservatives. IMO, based on numerous challenge tests, by themslves, Phenyloxyethanol, Phenylethyl alcohol, and a combination of Methyl/Propylparabens are not effective preservatives for personal care products. If Phenyloxyethanol, Phenylethyl alcohol, or a combination of Methyl/Propylparabens were effective cosmetic preservatives by themselves, you would see these preservatives used by major marketers of personal care products. Go to you local drugstore, mall or even drugstore.com and see how many nationally marketed personal care products use these preservatives. I wonder why the authors didn't test Biopein against Germaben II, Germaben II-E, Germall Plus, Phenonip or Liquapar Optima? Maybe they did but just didn't report the data. From the CosmeticInfo message archives; > I added the recommended percentage of Biopein to the >testing sample and that was the end of my use of this product ... stated >very non-technically *peeeee-yewww* ) Biopein has an " extremely " strong >medicinal odor that is ever-present, even when used in very low >concentrations. Now, this is my " opinion " and others may find the scent >pleasant. My primarily concern with the odor is that I found it very hard >to mask, which leaves the formulator with few options in scenting products >that contain Biopein. It's a pricey ingredient, as are most of the natural The strong odor must be due to the botanical extracts used in Biopein. The article cited above states that " Biopein is a synergistic combination of Botanical Fractions of the following herbs: - Origanum vulgare L. and Thymus vulgaris L. which contain effective Phenolic ingredients, Carvacrol and Thymol. - Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees which contains mainly cinnamaldehyde and Eugenol. - Rosmarinus officinalis L. which contains 1,8-Cineole, Camphor, a-Pinene and also small amounts of Rosmarinic acid. - Lavandula officinalis L. which contains Linalyl acetate and Linalol. - Hydrastis canadensis L. which contains Berberine and Hydrastine alkaloids. " If anyone plans on using Biopein, they should check the preservative efficacy of Biopein in their formula. 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 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Hi Bek, You can check the archives on this issue: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cosmeticinfo/message/21140 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cosmeticinfo/message/20873 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cosmeticinfo/message/21140 Or you can check the Archives for: Biopein. > Hi all, > > I know this is pretty much a " pro chemical " group so please don't shoot me down on this one ) I realise that lotions etc need some type of preservative but I do want to try to be a natural as I can so.... has anyone tried/heard of/know anything about biopein manufactured by botanica? It's apparently an all natural preservative as effective as the synthetic ones. I'll admit I'm a still a little naive when it comes to all this stuff so thought I'd ask you wise ones out there ;o) > > thanks > > Bek - Sydney, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hi Bek, I'm not one of the wise ones but I got a small sample to try, and there are two things (and I have not had my cream challenge tested). One, the smell is very hard to mask, some people like it, some don't. One person I asked to try it has had a reaction to it. I personally found if my face is hot, say from a recent shower or the weather (it is very hot in Perth at the moment, 45C last Sunday) it stings and my face becomes very red. Would love to hear from anyone else. Virginia Western Australia At 08:41 PM 13/01/2004 +0000, you wrote: >Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:54:22 +1000 > >Subject: biopein > >Hi all, > >I know this is pretty much a " pro chemical " group so please don't shoot me >down on this one ) I realise that lotions etc need some type of >preservative but I do want to try to be a natural as I can so.... has >anyone tried/heard of/know anything about biopein manufactured by >botanica? It's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 > Hi All, Maurice, have you heard of this new perservative that is > supposed to be all natural? don't know if this question has been asked > already,nothing came back in the archives search. thx priscilla Theresa already responded with a comment on the pungent odour. To me it smells like a nasty cross between cinnamon and tea tree, and even at their very low usage rate the smell comes through the final product. This goes for Natrulon as well which is a cinnamon extract and potassium sorbate preservative system. Biopein did the rounds on Aussie groups a while back, and there were several reports of skin irritations, even burns, from this product. That I know of only a very few are still using it as a preservative in their products - I don't know if this is for personal use or resale though. I would tend to agree with Maurices comments on the folly of using an untested preservative system.... what's the point of putting it in there if you don't know it's going to work? love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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