Whipped body polishes

[pink-north]

I am experimenting with body scrubs and have a few questions.
Does anyone use a preservative when making sugar/salt scrubs?
Has anyone made a "whipped" scrub?
Is a chemical preservative necessary?
I plan to add this to my line of products so I want to make sure it's safe to use and sell.

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[Tabitha]

A preservative is 100% necessary. Water will be introduced into the product, by wet fingers, steam, etc. Your scrub will without a doubt mold without one. I know that is not what you were hoping to hear but I also know you don't want your scrubs molding.

 

[Tabitha]

To asnwer the other part of your question. I have whipped scrubs by blending my basic scrub recipe with a foaming bath butter base.

 

[pink-north]

Thanks very much for the info. I hadn't thought about the whole wet fingers thing. Does this mean that regular body scrubs should have a preservative as well? It would make sense.

 

[LJA]

A preservative is 100% necessary. Water will be introduced into the product, by wet fingers, steam, etc. Your scrub will without a delight mold without one. I know that is not what you were hoping to hear but I also know you don't want your scrubs molding.

Ditto to everything Tabitha said.

 

[pink-north]

Would grapefruit seed extract be considered an acceptable preservative to use?

 

[pink-north]

BTW how does one make a whipped body butter?

 

[edensong]

GSE is not a true preservative, although there are "some" out there that use it. There are too many issues with it. You might google it (like "what's wrong with grapefruit seed extract").

Whipped butters are basically butters, oils and other additives that are melted, then whipped, cooled, whipped, cooled and whipped some more.

 

[pink-north]

Okay I have read about the grapefruit seed extract, but I still am looking for a more natural preservative or anti-microbal agent to add to my whipped body scrub. I would prefer to use something that is paraben free because more and more people I speak to have an allergy to it. I'm still trying to be all natural. Any suggestions, or did I ask that already ?

 

[Galavanting Gifts]

Okay I have read about the grapefruit seed extract, but I still am looking for a more natural preservative or anti-microbal agent to add to my whipped body scrub. I would prefer to use something that is paraben free because more and more people I speak to have an allergy to it. I'm still trying to be all natural. Any suggestions, or did I ask that already ?

Maybe vitamin e oil?, don't quote me on that though as it was just a thought. I myself would like to know also as I have very little time at present to send off for a presevative I would need.

 

[carebear]

vitamin E oil, like GSE, is an antioxidant and will not protect agains mold or bacterial. there are a few "natural" options but they don't work well and have strong olfactive characters (i.e., they really smell).

so if you want to make a safe product I recommend a commercial, synthetic preservative - I use phenonip in my scrubs.

 

[pink-north]

Okay. I think it's been established that I need to use a commercial preservative if I want a safe product. I understand that and am willing to accept it. I'd rather use chemicals than have someone get sick. About the allergy thing. Are there any known allergies with phenoip? Is it a paraben derivative? That's my only concern right now.

 

[kitkat_pro]

I don't know if this will help, but I found this one surfing. I haven't tried it so I don't how well it works or any thing, but I might try it at some point.

http://www.diycosmetics.com/products/Na ... 16-26.html

edited: because I'm a smuck and can't spell, lol

 

[Galavanting Gifts]

vitamin E oil, like GSE, is an antioxidant and will not protect agains mold or bacterial. there are a few "natural" options but they don't work well and have strong olfactive characters (i.e., they really smell).

so if you want to make a safe product I recommend a commercial, synthetic preservative - I use phenonip in my scrubs.

Thanks for the info carebear, thats handy to know, does this apply to body whip, bath melts, lotion bars as well? just so I don't get started without knowing the do's and don'ts, thaaaaanks.