Hydrosols and Preservatives and Hand Cream Gone Bad?

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Yo Kathleen,

 

> > and rosewater, and I made a decoction of comfrey root tea. The

> > recipe said to keep it in the refrigerater, and I kept a small

> > jar on the bed table, but it has only been six days, and kept the

> > excess in the frig.

>

> It's the water, your rose water and tea and what's the Liquid in the

> other two? water. If you use anything that has water you MUST add a

> presevative or it can go bad within a VERY short period.

 

Agree in general .. but disagree a little on the Hydrosol portion. When

a Hydrosol exits the still it is STERILE .. and unless it is later

contaminated by the user it will remain sterile .. far more sterile than

the waters we normally find bottled on grocery shelves. Contamination

is often caused by putting the hydrosol in non sterile containers .. or

stirring a batch of whatever with a stick, etc., that is not sterile.

Or allowing the hydrosol to become contaminated by the other non sterile

ingredients. There is a difference to be pointed out here so folks

don't think that hydrosols will naturally go bad on them.

 

> When I make my creams, I don't use water and the stuff will last for

> quite a while, but the minute the water goes it, I gotta use it up

> within THREE days... six is stretching it in my opinion, even

> refridgerated six is a bit long.

 

No comment on the number of days cause I don't know .. but from what I

have read over the years on MANY Lists .. every person who expects to

make money on cosmetics and cremes and such uses a preservative .. and

since there exists no effective SAFE natural preservative .. we all know

there are no natural cosmetics or cremes that will last more than a few

days (weeks?) and its pretty much accepted in the industry that use of

synthetic preservatives is not only wise .. but safe .. and economic.

 

> My opinion only.

 

Same here. ;-p

 

> Cheers!

> Kathleen Petrides

> The Woobey Queen

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Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com