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PostPosted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:34 am 
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I bought Marie Gale's book about the subject some time ago (a signed 2nd ed copy for only 5 cents on Amazon!). I like to think I have studied it well....yet that little voice always has to ask whether or not I actually have this figured out - I have even memorized the Latin names for most of my ingredients - but when I do searches on the internet or on Etsy for handmade soap, I'm getting so confused as to why different soapers use different ingredient listing systems. Is it just me? I don't understand why there's such a variance? :shock: :o :?

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There is a variance because some people don't know any better, don't want to know or just don't care; just as long as they get a sale.

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There are 6 different formats you can use (4 using simple names, 2 using latin and simple names) - and you are allowed to use multiple formats on a single ingredient list. An ingredient just has to match at least one of the format listings. This is from page 68 in Marie's book (2nd ed.).

So for example, the following are both okay:

Ingredients: Water, Coconut Oil, Apricot Kernel (Prunus armeniaca) Oil, Sweet Almond Oil.
Ingredients: Water, Coconut Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Sweet Almond Oil.
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That gives you a lot of ways to list your ingredients. Given that there are really 3 very distinct formats, you end up 3 raised to the nth power where n = # of ingredients. So in the 4 ingredient list above, there would be 3^4 or 81 different ways you could write that ingredient list.

The important thing is to make it clear to the consumer what's in the product.


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Very true indeed....sorry, just had to vent about that ....it's just one of those things that really bugs me in the soap world. I will now go about my usual and daily business and do my best to ignore the fact that there will always be people who like shortcuts and the easy way out. :lol:

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