Re: customizing formulas for allergies

[Guest guest]

> I have a customer whose sister is " allergic to Vit E " . She wants one of the

creams I make made without it for her.

Beth, do you know if she is allergic to Vitamin E (aka alpha Tocoperol) or

Vitamin E Acetate (aka Tocopheryl Acetate) or both?

Maurice

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Maurice O. Hevey

Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com

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[Guest guest]

Hi Maurice,

Sorry, I don't know. She's not local to me. I can email my customer and

ask.... I have not dealt with the sister at all.

At the risk (certainty) of sounding ignorant, how would being allergic to

one type and not the other affect her? Which is in the meadowfoam and rice

bran oils?

Beth

Re: customizing formulas for allergies

> Beth, do you know if she is allergic to Vitamin E (aka alpha Tocoperol) or

Vitamin E Acetate (aka Tocopheryl Acetate) or both?

>

> Maurice

[Guest guest]

>At the risk (certainty) of sounding ignorant, how would being allergic to

>one type and not the other affect her?

If she is allergic to the Vitamin E ester, Tocopheryl Acetate, then you can use

Vitamin E in your formula.

If she is allergic to Tocopherol, then you may have a problem with even

Tocopheryl Acetate since it is bioconverted to Tocopherol in the body.

Im guessing, but Ill bet she is allergic to Tocopheryl Acetate and not

Tocopherol.

> Which is in the meadowfoam and rice bran oils?

Tocopheryl Acetate is synthetic and is not found in nature.

Maurice

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Maurice O. Hevey

Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com

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[Guest guest]

Thank you so much, Maurice. I will ask, and see what I can find out.

Respectfully,

Beth

----- Original Message -----

If she is allergic to the Vitamin E ester, Tocopheryl Acetate, then you can

use Vitamin E in your formula.

If she is allergic to Tocopherol, then you may have a problem with even

Tocopheryl Acetate since it is bioconverted to Tocopherol in the body.

Im guessing, but Ill bet she is allergic to Tocopheryl Acetate and not

Tocopherol.

> Which is in the meadowfoam and rice bran oils?

Tocopheryl Acetate is synthetic and is not found in nature.

Maurice