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Oxidative Stability of Botanical Oils in Color Cosmetics
By: James H. Brown, Robert Kleiman and Melanie Cummings, International Flora Technologies Ltd.
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the January 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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- From Cosmetics & Toiletries
- January 2002 issue, pg 59
- 5 pages
Article Keywords:
- botanicals
- botanicals
- emollients
- lipstick
- testing
- measuring oxidative stability
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Although consumers prefer labels that communicate "natural" or "botanical" themes, there are often both real and perceived risks associated with the use of natural- or botanical-based ingredients, particularly if the ingredients are unknown to the formulator or if they are being used in a cosmetic system for the first time.
This is only an excerpt of the full article that appeared in Cosmetics & Toiletries, but you can purchase the full-text version.

