The thought of adding preservatives can be daunting or scary at first, but don't worry, because there are some great preservatives that can be added into natural skincare.
We love using Nat Preserve (also known as Geogard Ultra™) as a natural preservative in our natural skincare creations.
Nat Preserve is a natural broad spectrum preservative that combines two organic acids that work together to provide long-lasting protection. This preservative is great for creams and lotions as it also adds a bit of extra moisturisation to products.
This preservative is accepted by Ecocert and COSMOS. It's GMO free and not tested on animals.
Why use a preservative?
When you create natural skincare and start using water based ingredients in your creations, it's important to add a preservative.
Why? Well, once you add water to your product, it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and moulds. This means you need to treat skincare products that contains water, like food. If you don't use a preservative it will only last about 7 - 10 days in the fridge.
You can't always see the mould and bacteria, but after about a week, it will be in your product. Bacteria and mould is not good to use on our skin, in fact it can be dangerous. That's why we need a preservative.
Nat Preserve is generally safe; it is easy on the skin and is often used in baby skincare products. It has an excellent safety profile and has a wide range of global regulatory acceptance such as ECOCERT and COSMOS
Nat Preserve is in powder form so you add it to the water phase and stir it in.
INCI: Gluconolactone (and) Sodium Benzoate
Suggested Usage Rates:
Suitable for a pH of 3 - 6.5 ( the best efficacy occurs with a narrower pH range of 4 - 5.5.)
Soluble in: water and glycerine
Insoluble in: Vegetable oils
Use level: Use between 0.75 - 3% in your product
Temperature: Nat Preserve is not heat sensitive, so you can include it in the heated water phase of your products if desired. If you are using it in cold processed formulations it can take a while to dissolve. As a tip, you can cover your beaker and leave it to dissolve overnight. Then stir it in the morning.
The thought of adding preservatives can be daunting or scary at first, but don't worry, because there are some great preservatives that can be added into natural skincare.
We love using Nat Preserve (also known as Geogard Ultra™) as a natural preservative in our natural skincare creations.
Nat Preserve is a natural broad spectrum preservative that combines two organic acids that work together to provide long-lasting protection. This preservative is great for creams and lotions as it also adds a bit of extra moisturisation to products.
This preservative is accepted by Ecocert and COSMOS. It's GMO free and not tested on animals.
Why use a preservative?
When you create natural skincare and start using water based ingredients in your creations, it's important to add a preservative.
Why? Well, once you add water to your product, it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and moulds. This means you need to treat skincare products that contains water, like food. If you don't use a preservative it will only last about 7 - 10 days in the fridge.
You can't always see the mould and bacteria, but after about a week, it will be in your product. Bacteria and mould is not good to use on our skin, in fact it can be dangerous. That's why we need a preservative.
Nat Preserve is generally safe; it is easy on the skin and is often used in baby skincare products. It has an excellent safety profile and has a wide range of global regulatory acceptance such as ECOCERT and COSMOS
Nat Preserve is in powder form so you add it to the water phase and stir it in.
INCI: Gluconolactone (and) Sodium Benzoate
Suggested Usage Rates:
Suitable for a pH of 3 - 6.5 ( the best efficacy occurs with a narrower pH range of 4 - 5.5.)
Soluble in: water and glycerine
Insoluble in: Vegetable oils
Use level: Use between 0.75 - 3% in your product
Temperature: Nat Preserve is not heat sensitive, so you can include it in the heated water phase of your products if desired. If you are using it in cold processed formulations it can take a while to dissolve. As a tip, you can cover your beaker and leave it to dissolve overnight. Then stir it in the morning.
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