What caused the Liz Earle recall of 15,000 cleansers from the market, because of high concentrations of Enterobacter bacteria?| Formula Botanica
If you work with natural ingredients, you need to start paying much more attention to your formulation's pH to ensure your product remains stable.| Formula Botanica
Ever seen a formulation on the market and not been able to figure out how it's preserved? You're not alone, we receive the question "how is this formulation preserved?" frequently from Formula Botanica students. Read our article to learn the only 2 answers to this question.| Formula Botanica
Read our 16 points to consider when you want to choose the right natural preservative for your organic skincare and cosmetic formulations.| Formula Botanica
People can be killed by cosmetics. We report on potential side effects of skincare products and the critical need for their safe preservation.| Formula Botanica
Large ingredients manufacturers supply unpreserved hydrosols. Retailers then repackage and sell them to you - are you buying contaminated hydrosols?| Formula Botanica
Out of all cosmetic ingredients available to you as a natural and organic skincare formulator, preservatives and emulsifiers are probably the least exciting ones. Let’s be fair, it’s easier to get excited by all the wonderful cold pressed plant oils, or botanical extracts, or fragrant hydrosols. Preservatives and emulsifiers are, however, so important that whenever something goes wrong with your formulation that […]| Formula Botanica