Recommendations for Vitamin C for Face

honeyb87 wrote: Claudie wrote: I had a busy day, I will send the information that I promised in about one hour. Vitamin E is not a preservative, it is an Antioxidant.  Once liquid is introduced to a mixture; it requires a proper preservative. Vitamin E prevents oils from going rancid. If you have a mixture with oils alone, it is fine to use Vitamin E.  Bacteria, yeast are not visible to the naked eye, molds can go undetected at times. Two hard to preserve ingredients are glycerin and aloe vera.  It is vital to sterilize your work area,  and everything that you use.  I use a bleach solution.  Alcohol is fine to use.  Do not use tap water, use distilled water.  Use alcohol to sanitize any container you use, let it sit for a few minutes for the alcohol to evaporate.  Then store your mixture in the container.  Sticking wet fingers in a product with only oil, will produce bacteria, mold, yeast.  Liquids should really go thorough a heat and hold process. Thanks for this. My aromatherapy teacher told me to use vitamin e to make my body scrub and serums last longer .

If a product does not contain water, such as some body scrubs.  Then, and only then it is okay to use Vitamin E as an Antioxidant, and to protect the oils from going rancid.  When someone dip a wet or dirty hand, in a container of body scrub that is not preserved it pose a problem.

Grape Seed Extract, ROE, Vtamin E, and the list goes on preserves nothing.  Using no preservative or more preservative is just as bad. 

Sadly, this is one of the reason why the FDA will start cracking down on small manufacturers like myself.  Although, we do all the right things; we are affected by the people who are misguided, and it is costing us money and a lot of paperwork. 

Sure a company can fly under the radar, but it is not worth it.  In a short time if they do not comply with the rules, there are hefty fines to pay.   




Edited by Claudie - Nov 05 2012 at 12:09am

Oh wow! I just read that L-ascorbic acid can be sprinkled on fruit to prevent browning when serving or storing. Claudie, please verify that this is safe before I -poison my peoples.

thanks

I was thinking about making some for my gf, as well.

^^and a [straight] guy friend! lol

thanks coco. So I guess it's safe.