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Whats a good perseevative

@@marie-zz5km that depends on many variables and the ingredients you are using. There are water in oil formulas and oil in water formulas. My 3 main go-to’s are Germal Plus, Optiphen Plus and phenonip.

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What kind of insurance can one get to support us as we grow?

If I was making a skin butter (no water) do I still need a preservative?

How's it going??

Hush. She is giving suggestions.

Ouch

Yes

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Good point..unless she's a professional on this matter.

UPS and some others offer mailboxes that give your business a physical address instead of a PO box number. Although, to be honest, I've not looked at the minute details of this stuff for some time now, so I'm not sure of current specifics regarding that.

@@MyMassageWorld Ok! I will have to look into that. Thanks 😊

Sadly, it means your home address has to go on your labels. It has to be the location where the products are made. This is an issue for me as well.

That greatly depends on the type of preservative you're using and the exact ingredients and amounts of each within the recipe. I'd recommend doing some research on product formulations and safety recommendations.

The examples I mentioned were: Willow Bark Extract Preservative Eco

Pretty sure you would still need to add preservative because it is used in the shower so after putting your hand in and out of the jar it would be contaminated with water. I just made and jarred so many scrubs and just found that out so now i have to remake them all😵‍💫

From what I understand, ingredients have to be on the container, but the box is optional. Full disclosure, it's been quite a while since I've looked at the regulations, so be sure you do your research on this, as I'm not 100% certain.

That will depend on your ingredients. A general rule is that if you use any water-based ingredient you will need a preservative, but there are some exceptions. It varies too widely to give a black & white answer here. You'll want to research respected recipes and appropriate proportions of each ingredient for safety.

I cringe every time someone says you are required to use a preservative in all products. You don’t. I don’t use a preservative for my body butter. I educate my buyers about best practices since I don’t.

⛔ It's an Antioxidant, not a Preservative.

If they could be introduced to water, Like a scrub then yes.

Those still contain a preservative of some kind regardless of organic status, unless they're a single ingredient product or one made without any water of any kind, with a naturally long shelf life, like straight oils and butters.

Incredible how they always still want more, even after someone already paid taxes for the items he/she will use to make their business items. 😳 And the work the person goes through, sells them and now pay taxes again.

It can range from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand. This is going to vary widely depending on the type of testing and the specific lab.

most salt scrubs are anhydrous so technically wouldn't need a preservative, but most people use use salt scrubs in the shower so they gather water and are susceptible to mold. So if it's something people are going to use near water, I'd put in a preservative.

Yes

Product liability insurance is definitely important. I just didn't include it in this particular video.

I thought this is what she would be talking about too lol

Or even if the product doesn't contain water, but is exposed to water you need a preservative. If you're using the product in the shower, dipping your fingers into it daily, you will need a preservative. I learned this the hard way and ended up with a fungal infection on my armpit

It's a bit of a gray area, honestly. It's probably best to get things looked over by a legal pro to be sure you're staying within appropriate guidelines on claims.

@@MyMassageWorld where do I find a legal pro? a regular lawyer? thank you SO much for the advice by the way!

I would look for a small business lawyer who specialize in product liability. You may be able to find someone locally to you depending on your area or get a tele-consult on the matter. I would get everything put together, your planned descriptions and name, labels, etc. and have them ready before the consult so you can present everything as is and they can give you feedback on any legal issues. You can also get recommendations on verbiage for any marketing and company presence docs.

No

WOW.

No, You can still get mold. Especially when people use it in the shower. So using a preservative like Germall plus

@@LinWatchorn guessing im just lucky then. Its never happens to me

I thought sugar was a preservative

@@amandah5478 following ??? This is so confusing

I don’t use a preservative in my sugar scrubs. I make note to the customer to make sure they avoid introducing water into the product and to always dip the product out with a wooden spoon, not their fingers

Yes! Most people use scrubs in the shower with wet fingers

@@amandah5478 no

Please don’t be discouraged just add a preservative which is very simple. I make sure I add preservative to all of my homemade body butters and face cream

@@tammeracalisha5575 hi tammera. How can i find what preservative to use for sugar scrubs ? Is there any website ?

@@gigirose535 I don’t use a preservative for my sugar scrubs. I make note to the customer to avoid introducing water into the product and to always dip the product out with a wooden spoon and not their fingers😊

@@tammeracalisha5575 how much preservative do you use for each batch??

@@starlitbeautybrand2435 I don’t measure. Just a little in each batch. But, I no longer use water in my products, therefore no need for a preservative😊