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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: Soap Descriptions: What CAN you say?

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:06 pm

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If a customer has a medical question, steer them into doing their own online search or have them ask their own doctor. You can, however list an ingredient like self heal, but I would also list the INCI or the Latin name.

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:55 pm

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Coolah

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:00 pm

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Genny

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:24 pm

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Ooh, I hate when people mention natural sunscreen properties. That's a horrible skin cancer lawsuit waiting to happen.

Listing Vitamin E is a no-no as well, since the word vitamin implies drug function. That one I learned about recently & had to redo my labels.

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Coolah

Post subject: Re: Soap Descriptions: What CAN you say?

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:52 pm

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Really? So if Vitamin E is an actual ingredient... how do we list it?

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:01 pm

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Coolah

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:20 pm

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That's annoying. One of the reasons people have told me they like my soaps is that I list "english" ingredients and not these unpronouncable long names they have no idea what they are.

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Genny

Post subject: Re: Soap Descriptions: What CAN you say?

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:28 pm

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Well, it might be different for you guys in Australia.

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soapbuddy

Post subject: Re: Soap Descriptions: What CAN you say?

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:43 pm

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I normally list both common names and their latin counterparts or INCI (in parantheses).

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Coolah

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:05 pm

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Yeah I noticed a lot do that - although I see it more commonly with the latin name and the common name in brackets. Makes the ingredients list super long though! :shock:

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PyrateWench

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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:15 pm

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Huh, I never heard/knew about not being able to list "Vitamin E" -makes sense. I've seen that on a LOT of label/descriptions, bummer

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Mellifera

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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:53 am

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I just highlight the Ingredients. If people don't know what tea tree oil does...

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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:03 am

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FOhoarder

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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:48 pm

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This is a little off topic but not really. What about the people that quote their customers and in the statements are clearly saying that their product practically cured their eczema or other skin ailments? What are the guidelines in that aspect? I actually saw a testimonial on a site that the soap cured her boils!

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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:40 pm

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