Category: Good Manufacturing Practices
Posts over the years covering good manufacturing practices for soap and cosmetic handcrafters.
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Master Formulas – Not Just Ingredients
Master Formulas are a key part of Good Manufacturing Practices. They’re more than just a list of ingredients; they document what makes your products uniquely yours. Your Master Formulas should contain every step, trick and technique you use to make your product – and it should be written in sufficient detail that someone with reasonable […]
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Nova Studio Classes – October 14
I will be at the Nova Studio on Sunday, October 14th giving two classes – one on Soap and Cosmetic Labeling and the other on Good Manufacturing Practices. You can see the details for the Soap and Cosmetic Labeling class here. We’ll be covering all of the basics of labeling. The class will be hands-on, […]
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How & Why to Keep Lot Numbers
Last week The Nova Studio posted a great post, Why You Should Care About Lot Numbers, detailing their experiences on finding out that San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Company in Fremont, CA had a bad rodent infestation & was recalling over a dozen of their products that may have been infested with droppings. The news report on […]
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Castor Oil Toxicity?
I was recently asked about castor oil, and whether there was a need to buy “detoxified” castor oil for use in soap. I’ve used castor oil in my soap for a long time because it makes marvelous creamy lather, but I did check into the toxicity issue.
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8 GMP Documentation Tips
Good manufacturing practices rest solidly on documentation, documentation, documentation. You could be (and possibly are) doing everything right, and ensuring that your product is of the highest possible quality each and every time … but is it documented? Without accurate and detailed documentation, your GMP will never be fully “in”. While it does take some […]
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8 Requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices
There are 8 main types of information and documentation that must be considered and addressed when implementing your good manufacturing practices. While each plays a part that they are inter-related, you can get an overview on good manufacturing practices in general by understanding these 8 different areas.
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What’s the Point of GMP?
You might wonder what’s the point of going to all the trouble of following good manufacturing practices … after all, your products are great, right? The whole reason for implementing good manufacturing practices is to ensure that your great product is great … every batch, every bar, every time. GMP is there to address and […]
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Ask your labeling or GMP questions
My website update is finally complete! I expect to add some more information as time goes on, but I’m happy with the way it’s laid out and the information that’s there now. There have been some good additions, I think.
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Announcing New Book on GMP
Good Manufacturing Practices for Soap and Cosmetic Handcrafters. Nearly a year in the making, this book details what good manufacturing practices are and how soap and cosmetic handcrafters can go about getting real GMP standards set up in a home-based or very small setting.
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Good Manufacturing Practices – Part 3
In this 3rd installment, we’ll take a look at the records required to meet the standards required in the Good Manufacturing Practices Guidelines/Inspection Checklist. Like I say about labeling, “It isn’t COMPLICATED, but it is DETAILED.” If you have your raw materials correctly logged and labeled, and your recipe/formulation with the procedures written out (see […]
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Good Manufacturing Practices – Part 2
In this continuation of my series on Good Manufacturing Practices for small cosmetics manufacturers, we’ll look at the recommended practices for handling raw materials, production and laboratory controls. (See Good Manufacturing Practices – Part 1 for the first of the series.)
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Good Manufacturing Practices – Part 1
This is the first of a series of posts on the subject of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for cosmetics, especially as applicable to making handcrafted cosmetics in small batches. The Regulations Cosmetics are sort of the bastard-child when it comes to GMP regulations. Both drugs and food have GMP standards set out in the regulations, […]
