preservative question, or lack thereof

[Guest guest]

So, Dr. Mercola has a new body butter out, which sounds really nice, but

I am suspicious. How is this not growing any nasties? Is there an

ingredient in there that preserves and I am missing it?

http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/

 

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Debbie

deb

www.debrasrhapsody.com

[Guest guest]

The only thing that might help is the mounolaurin (sp?) Under the description

it says it has antimicrobial activity. Something to look into. I'm not

familiar with it. Other than that there is no preservative listed.

 

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Margaret Helm-Duell

Mohea Natural Beauty LLC

 

 

 

 

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Debra McDuffee <deb

So, Dr. Mercola has a new body butter out, which sounds really nice, but

I am suspicious. How is this not growing any nasties? Is there an

ingredient in there that preserves and I am missing it?

http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/

 

--

Debbie

deb

www.debrasrhapsody.com

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

According to info I found, Monolaurin in a non-toxic preservative which prevents

the growth of viruses and bacteria. Lin

 

Debra McDuffee <deb wrote: So, Dr. Mercola has a

new body butter out, which sounds really nice, but

I am suspicious. How is this not growing any nasties? Is there an

ingredient in there that preserves and I am missing it?

http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/

 

--

Debbie

deb

www.debrasrhapsody.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

So why is this not huge? I feel like all of us in a quest for natural

preservatives would have found it.Why do more companies not use it? I am

curious and suspicious, but I guess that is a good combination! ;-)

Debbie

 

Linda Kellum wrote:

> According to info I found, Monolaurin in a non-toxic preservative which

prevents the growth of viruses and bacteria. Lin

>

> Debra McDuffee <deb wrote: So, Dr. Mercola has

a new body butter out, which sounds really nice, but

> I am suspicious. How is this not growing any nasties? Is there an

> ingredient in there that preserves and I am missing it?

> http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/

>

>

 

--

Debbie

deb

www.debrasrhapsody.com

[Guest guest]

Its quite possible that the aloe vera gel itself is preserved with a

preservative by the raw materials manufacturer and therefore the

preservative, since its not added by the formulator, does not have to

be disclosed. This is done with herbal extracts in lotions and

supposedly " preservative free " products all the time!

 

This is one topic I am constantly on top of, and thankfully have the

help of a lab full of cosmetic chemists, who get daily updates about

every new ingredient available for cosmetic formulations, to help me

sort the wheat from the chaff.

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom - who is honest enough, despite marketing advantages

to do otherwise, to disclose when my products contain preservatives

and absolutely would use a natural preservative if there was a proven

safe and effective one available.)

 

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

, Debra McDuffee <deb wrote:

>

> So, Dr. Mercola has a new body butter out, which sounds really nice,

but

> I am suspicious. How is this not growing any nasties? Is there an

> ingredient in there that preserves and I am missing it?

> http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/

>

> --

> Debbie

> deb

> www.debrasrhapsody.com

>

[Guest guest]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PDG/is_10_6/ai_n21066514/pg_2

Novel antibacterial activity of monolaurin compared with conventional

antibiotics against organisms from skin infections: an in vitro study.

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=qHgB7ZFLOC4C & pg=PA220 & lpg=PA220 & dq=monolaurin+p\

reservative & source=web & ots=nfDHomliK- & sig=bD0Lt2JFS6Xx50Jr8D7hG5rG8LU

 

 

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" chrisziggy " <chrisziggy

 

Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:52 PM

Re: preservative question, or lack thereof

 

 

> Its quite possible that the aloe vera gel itself is preserved with a

> preservative by the raw materials manufacturer and therefore the

> preservative, since its not added by the formulator, does not have to

> be disclosed. This is done with herbal extracts in lotions and

> supposedly " preservative free " products all the time!

>

> This is one topic I am constantly on top of, and thankfully have the

> help of a lab full of cosmetic chemists, who get daily updates about

> every new ingredient available for cosmetic formulations, to help me

> sort the wheat from the chaff.

>

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom - who is honest enough, despite marketing advantages

> to do otherwise, to disclose when my products contain preservatives

> and absolutely would use a natural preservative if there was a proven

> safe and effective one available.)

>

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

>

> , Debra McDuffee <deb wrote:

>>

>> So, Dr. Mercola has a new body butter out, which sounds really nice,

> but

>> I am suspicious. How is this not growing any nasties? Is there an

>> ingredient in there that preserves and I am missing it?

>> http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/

>>

>> --

>> Debbie

>> deb

>> www.debrasrhapsody.com

>>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I find Dr. Mercola's tactics to be so annoying. He uses such

sensational techniques. And what does he mean by this " In my view,

if you can't read or pronounce the ingredient, there is a high

likelihood it should not be in your lotion or other skin care

product. " I say if you don't know how to pronounce an ingredient,

then improve your vocabulary! :-) He talks about the need for omega

3 fatty acids without actually saying alpha linolenic acid,

eicosapentanoic, and docosahexanoic! Hmm, maybe omega-3 fatty acids

aren't really important since those are big words that I'm sure some

people can't pronounce! ;-)

But in answer to thequestion, I don't know how he is preserving it,

but I do know that there are many mislabeled products out there as

well as products that are unsafe because they are not preserved

properly.

 

Cindy Jones

Sagescript Institute, llc

http://www.sagescript.com

 

 

> So, Dr. Mercola has a new body butter out, which sounds really

nice, but

> I am suspicious. How is this not growing any nasties? Is there an

> ingredient in there that preserves and I am missing it?

> http://products.mercola.com/natural-body-butter/

>

> --

> Debbie

> deb

> www.debrasrhapsody.com

>