@patrick , awesome to see your point of view on a cosmetic safety assessment. Some remarks (Hope this helps!): 1:43 : don't google/chatGPT the INCI names, let the raw material suppliers send you the composition sheet. That sheet should contain the INCI names, to avoid mistakes such as accidentally not including ingredients that you were supposed to include (especially fragrance/essential oil allergens!). 2:36 : the CI number stands for 'Colour Index', which is basically the colouring code corresponding to that colourant. For example, titanium dioxide is CI 77891. It's meant as a shorter and simpler way of indicating colourants. 5:07 : the concentration bands are to indicate the percentage ranges of those ingredients. If you want to communicate the recipe without revealing the exact percentage (because of trade secrets), using concentration bands is a way of sharing the rough picture. You can often also use concentration ranges for CPNP . Lots of love and happy soap-making! Cheers, Alex (Cosmetic safety assessor at SkinConsult)
Thanks Alex. Good info, and i’m pleased those were the only pointers 😂 Your comments further the point of my video actually. If one does this stuff properly, any mistakes will be put right by the assessors. I mentioned the Spearmint essential oil issue, also on that email she tells me that the lime essential oil i’ve listed should be distilled, not pressed. But I thought 1 essential oil anecdote was enough. Regarding the trades secrets bit, I get that. In my case, none of my products are revolutionary and I took advice on formulating them- so i’m happy to share exact recipes on this channel, and my experiences getting started with the legal bits despite only having a basic understanding. Thats my message- just have a go and the path will illuminate as you walk it. Cheers!
Thank you for making this video! It's been incredibly helpful, especially as I'm just starting out. I often find that people are hesitant to share even the most basic information, like where they sourced certain ingredients, or the information contained in this video, so I really appreciate your openness and helpfulness. It's nice when people are willing to help one another out. You thought of offering a consultancy service, where people can pay you for your time/expertise, and seek your advice and ask the more in depth questions or get pointers on developing particular products. I'm desperate to learn how to create bath bombs, but can't find a reliable recipe or decent molds - but I'll continue on my search.
You are welcome. Try MAF cosmetics for your bathbomb, maybe The Soapery for moulds. Not sure i’m qualified to offer a service like that, having only been at it since 2023 myself, thanks for your nice suggestion though.
@patrick , awesome to see your point of view on a cosmetic safety assessment. Some remarks (Hope this helps!):
1:43 : don't google/chatGPT the INCI names, let the raw material suppliers send you the composition sheet. That sheet should contain the INCI names, to avoid mistakes such as accidentally not including ingredients that you were supposed to include (especially fragrance/essential oil allergens!).
2:36 : the CI number stands for 'Colour Index', which is basically the colouring code corresponding to that colourant. For example, titanium dioxide is CI 77891. It's meant as a shorter and simpler way of indicating colourants.
5:07 : the concentration bands are to indicate the percentage ranges of those ingredients. If you want to communicate the recipe without revealing the exact percentage (because of trade secrets), using concentration bands is a way of sharing the rough picture. You can often also use concentration ranges for CPNP .
Lots of love and happy soap-making!
Cheers,
Alex (Cosmetic safety assessor at SkinConsult)
Thanks Alex. Good info, and i’m pleased those were the only pointers 😂
Your comments further the point of my video actually. If one does this stuff properly, any mistakes will be put right by the assessors. I mentioned the Spearmint essential oil issue, also on that email she tells me that the lime essential oil i’ve listed should be distilled, not pressed. But I thought 1 essential oil anecdote was enough.
Regarding the trades secrets bit, I get that. In my case, none of my products are revolutionary and I took advice on formulating them- so i’m happy to share exact recipes on this channel, and my experiences getting started with the legal bits despite only having a basic understanding.
Thats my message- just have a go and the path will illuminate as you walk it.
Cheers!
Thank you for making this video! It's been incredibly helpful, especially as I'm just starting out. I often find that people are hesitant to share even the most basic information, like where they sourced certain ingredients, or the information contained in this video, so I really appreciate your openness and helpfulness. It's nice when people are willing to help one another out. You thought of offering a consultancy service, where people can pay you for your time/expertise, and seek your advice and ask the more in depth questions or get pointers on developing particular products. I'm desperate to learn how to create bath bombs, but can't find a reliable recipe or decent molds - but I'll continue on my search.
You are welcome. Try MAF cosmetics for your bathbomb, maybe The Soapery for moulds. Not sure i’m qualified to offer a service like that, having only been at it since 2023 myself, thanks for your nice suggestion though.