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I use the gremaban II in lotion, I think in is like 1% of your total weight, but as with every thing else double check that info. As for scrub, I have only made small one time use batches so I am not sure on that one.

Joyce

That's a hard question to answer, without knowing how you plan to make your sugar scrub - there are different recipes, and different preservatives that are suitable depending on the ingredients.

What did you have in mind?

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This is one of the recipes that I'd like to make, but I want to put some sort of preservative in it to make sure bacteria isn't a problem, but I have no real idea on how to figure out just how much to put in. I've found a few preservatives that I could possibly use but I have no clue just how much to put in to make it effective.

Pomegranate Salt Scrub Ingredients:
for a 20 oz scrub:

18 ozs Dead Sea Salt
1/4 cup of either Sweet Almond, Macadamia Nut, or Apricot Kernel Oil
(or a combination of all)
1/8 cup of Virgin Coconut Oil
1/8 cup Liquid Glycerin
1 tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel
1 teaspoon Tocopherals (Vitamin E Oil)
1 tablespoon Pomegranate fragrance
dash/or less Red Iron Oxide (optional for color)
sprinkling of poppy seeds (optional exfoliant)


Just another in our series of wonderful body scrubs. This time we used dead sea salt from Israel. Dead Sea Salt contains ten times more minerals than regular sea salt. These minerals assist in cleansing, detoxifying and restoring a healthy body, especially the skin and muscles. The carrier oils including the virgin coconut oil all absorb well into the skin without leaving a heavy feel. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Add the fragrance (more or less as desired). When adding the colorant, start with a very tiny amount (less than a pinch) of red iron oxide until the correct shade is achieved. Spoon into decorative jars or our wonderful plastic Bail & Wire jars. As with any scrub recipe, let it sit overnight and the oils will rise to the top. Stir when ready to use. Add more oils if necessary or if your scrub becomes dry after several months. With proper storage - shelf life 1 year. Caution: tub or shower may get slippery from the oils.

isn't Tocopherals (Vitamin E Oil) a preservative? i've seen this used in some homemade lotion recipes as the preservative.....

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The class I went to agreed with Joyce about using 1% preservative of the total weight. I was also told by a chemist that germaban 11 was carcinogenic and advised to use Natrosorb 100 or Cosmocil CQ as a preservative. Kathy

1% preservative is not always correct. It depends on the actual preservative used.

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Peggi

You're welcome Peggi. I'm glad it is of help.

Carol