Hi everyone!
I've been trying to come up with a good recipe for room/body spray, but other than my FO I would like to keep the ingredients natural, if possible.
I've seen some ingredient lists from a few companies for their body sprays, and they mostly consist of water, witch hazel and FO. I've read that you are suppose to had a preservative if your products contain water, why are these companies not doing this? Is the witch hazel acting as a preservative? I've also read that distilled water is less likely to grow bacteria, mold, etc, however it's not impossible.
I made a recipe with purified water and I added 15% witch hazel (14% alcohol), 8% FO, 8% polysorbate 80, and optiphen at 1%. The witch hazel was almost overpowering the FO and my mixture was milky. How much witch hazel should I be adding? Also should I use polysorbate 20 or vegetable glycerin instead of polysorbate 80?
Does anyone have a natural recipe that doesn't need a preservative?