Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Doctor Sweet Tooth Transitioning to "Paraben Free"
We recently removed the preservative, germaben II, from our oil-based sugar scrubs. While the FDA still considers parabens to be safe for use in cosmetic products, the increased consumer demand for "paraben free products" motivated us to elimintate them from our formulations. Most of our products have always been paraben free, and in the next couple of weeks we will be removing parabens from our shower gels, bubble baths, and lotions. Our new bubble baths and shower gels will also be free of sulfates. We will announce when the change-over has occurred. As of right now, parabens have been removed from our the oil-based body and foot scrubs.
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Good for you! I am looking forward to the new products!
What preservative will you use in it's place? Non-preserved products are actually worse than using a preservative as you take the chance of introducing damaging bacteria into the product without them.
"What preservative will you use in it's place? Non-preserved products are actually worse than using a preservative as you take the chance of introducing damaging bacteria into the product without them."
We are using a non-paraben based preservative called Germall Plus. It is a combination of Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, and Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate. We also are using Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone. "Paraben Free" does not mean that the product does not contain preservative. It simply means that the product is free from paraben-based preservatives.
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