Propylene Glycol from Walmart...
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free skin care · Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:50 pm

In the bottle of my PG I bought from Walmart, it says...DONT use on skin!!! when i first tried to make the serum, i put alittle on my neck...and it started itching and pinching me alot! and it became really red...not sure if its the l-ascorbic acid concentration was too high or the PG... Confused

free skin care · Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:06 pm

Hi Ejay,

Did you purchase it from the pharmacist ... or was it sitting on a shelf somewhere?

I just wonder if there are different "grades" of PG ... and if there are ... I wonder what the other grades are used for? What else does it say on your bottle?

I have some ordered from the Shoppers Drug pharmacy ... although it seems to be taking an extremely long time for it to come in! Crying or Very sad

Still ... they knew what I wanted it for ... so presumably, they will get in the right stuff.

Mary

free skin care · Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:00 pm

Every Walmart I've asked, about the PG said they don't carry it... And I have a slew of them around here...

free skin care · Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:58 am

hpjrt wrote:

Hi Ejay,

Did you purchase it from the pharmacist ... or was it sitting on a shelf somewhere?

I just wonder if there are different "grades" of PG ... and if there are ... I wonder what the other grades are used for? What else does it say on your bottle?

I have some ordered from the Shoppers Drug pharmacy ... although it seems to be taking an extremely long time for it to come in! Crying or Very sad

Still ... they knew what I wanted it for ... so presumably, they will get in the right stuff.

Mary

Hello Mary, how r u?
http://xenexlabs.com/?page=catalogue&cid=3&pid=1217
heres a pic of what I got, and yes I got it from the pharmacist at walmart. Says in the bottle, dont use on skin...yet I have seen alot of creams use this ingredient, weird. Neutral

free skin care · Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:39 am

ejay90 wrote:

hpjrt wrote:

Hi Ejay,

Did you purchase it from the pharmacist ... or was it sitting on a shelf somewhere?

I just wonder if there are different "grades" of PG ... and if there are ... I wonder what the other grades are used for? What else does it say on your bottle?

I have some ordered from the Shoppers Drug pharmacy ... although it seems to be taking an extremely long time for it to come in! Crying or Very sad

Still ... they knew what I wanted it for ... so presumably, they will get in the right stuff.

Mary

Hello Mary, how r u?
http://xenexlabs.com/?page=catalogue&cid=3&pid=1217
heres a pic of what I got, and yes I got it from the pharmacist at walmart. Says in the bottle, dont use on skin...yet I have seen alot of creams use this ingredient, weird. Neutral

Did you ask the Pharmacist what he thought???? The Walmart pharmacist here said they did not carry it, but suggested the compounding pharmacy across the street (who did order it for me).

free skin care · Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:15 am

Yeah it all depends on which walmart, im in Canada...alot of stuff that US walmart carry, arent sold in Canadian walmarts...so that explains it. Oh and It was a special order!
Ejay90

free skin care · Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:24 am

Hi Ejay,

I went to the Xenex Labs link ... and downloaded the MDSD sheet ... and while it clearly indicates that this is a "pharmaceutical aid [humectant, solvent] Smile

it does say that it's a skin irritant Crying or Very sad

... and yet I've used PG lots and have never had a reaction!

I'd call xenex Labs. They make the ascorbic acid that I use and I called them to make sure that it was l-ascorbic acid ... and they were very nice.

It beats me! Laughing

Mary

free skin care · Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:49 pm

thnx marry! I just emailed them, to check on that matter. Smile

later!
Ejay90

free skin care · Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:31 pm

Hi Ejay,

Glad you emailed them. I'm anxious to see what they say ... because I just got word today that my PG has arrived at the West Brant Shoppers Drug ... and I'll bet anything that it comes from Xenex Labs as well! Laughing

Keep us posted!

Mary

free skin care · Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:30 pm

this is what i got...

Objet : RE: Propylene Glycol USP?!

I am investigating your inquiry, I will have an answer for you shortly,
thank you.

Shane.

free skin care · Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:36 pm

Hi Ejay!

Oh ... isn't that helpful? Laughing

I got my PG today ... and sure enough ... it's from Xenex Labs ... but on my bottle it just says "May irritate skin or eyes" ... I haven't had time to compare it to what's left of the sample Carekate sent to me ... but I will over the weekend and let you know.

I'm not overly worried, however. I don't think I'll react to it like you did ...

I was thinking about this last night ... did you use it full strength? If so ... I wonder what your skin's reaction would be to it mixed, say 50/50 with distilled water?

Mary

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