100 percent pure cosmetics, Lotions without emulsifiers?

SS

Hi,

I recently found 100 percent pure cosmetics. When I read their labels, it did not list any emulsifiers. I called the company to ask and they said the use none.
How is it possible to make a lotion containing oils with aloe vera juice or rose hydrosol, without any emulsifiers????

Any clues?
Thanks,
SS

Left Brain

Could you provide a list of ingredients?
One possibility is that they use a polymer as the emulsifer but without seeing the ingredient list we can't be sure.

SS

Oh sorry about that. Here is the list of ingredients for "Mint White Tea Moisturizer",

Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf (Aloe Juice), Organic Rosa Centifolia Flower Water (Rose Hydrosol), Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Seed Oil, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Extracts of Organic Camelia Sinesis Leaf Ferment (White Tea), Calendula Officinalis Flower (Calendula), Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root, Matricaria Chamomilla (Chamomile), Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf (Rosemary), Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Flower/Leaf/Stem, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme), Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) and Urtica Dioica (Nettle), Melissa Officinalis Leaf Oil (Lemon Balm), lonicera Caprifolium (Japanese Honeysuckle) Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Oil, Hyaluronic Acid.

Thanks,
SS

Left Brain

Well, I don't see a standard emulsifier but it is premature to assume that they've found a new way of making emulsions. There is a much more likely explanation.
If this is their ingredient list, they are obviously not following the rules of the cosmetic industry. These are not approved INCI ingredient declarations. Therefore, it is quite possible that they are breaking other rules and possibly just not listing ingredients that don't fit with their story. The first ingredient in this formula should be WATER. Not Aloe leave extract, not Rose Water, but WATER.
To explain the "emulsion" it is most likely that they are not listing the solubilizer that extract companies sell their extracts in. Nearly every extract available in the cosmetic industry is sold to people in Propylene Glycol or a similar non-ionic solubilizer. Some companies mistakenly believe that it is ok not to list this ingredient even though it makes up 99% of what they are selling.
This is a much more likely explanation than the idea that they have invented an new way of making emulsions.

SS

Thanks for the reply. I am sure there is an emulsifier or emulsifying system. But I am just finding out that companies are not listing their product ingredients fully or accurately sometimes. Glad I found this website.
Best,
SS

designer856

SS,
I was wondering if the product you are referring to happens to be certified organic? If yes, then the ingredient list is regulated by the USDA organic standard and must be fully disclosed in order to keep their certification. Its a great way to be assured that all the ingredients are all on the label.

SS

Hi designer856,

No, the product is not certified organic. They just market is as containing pure ingredients, no fillers, no synthetic preservatives, no water and no emulsifying waxes.

designer856

I see they have Candelilla wax listed which is used by natural/organic products for emulsification, so I would venture to guess that is it.

If you would like verification that all ingredients are fully disclosed, then look for a certified organic product (bears the same seal as organic food). The third party certification includes and governs those products labeling practices and would also include the companies that supply the extracts for the ingredients (as those need to be certified organic as well). As far as other "non standard" emulsifiers I've also seen Organic Sugar Cane Ethanol, other plant waxes like Candelilla, (Carnuba, Jojoba, Rice Bran), Xanthan Gum and Quince Seed used in some really good products.

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