Aloe Vera 10X Liquid Concentrate (Cosmetic)
Product Code: AVC10XC Revision Date: 02/20/2013
| Description: | Purified Ten-fold (10 X) liquid concentrate of Aloe Vera Gel with a stabilzing system suitable for cosmetic and topical pharmaceutical preparations. |
| Appearance: | Clear to slightly cloudy liquid |
| Raw Material: | Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera Linne), grown & processed in the Dominican Republic |
| Process: | Mature aloe vera leaves are harvested by hand. The inner gel in the leaf is removed by a hand-fileting process. The gel filets are ground, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum to a level of 5% soilds. The concentrate is pasteurized and appropriate stabilizing agents are added before packaging. |
| Odor: | Bland |
| Product pH Value: | 3.0 - 5.0 |
| Aloe Vera Gel Solids: | 4.6% Minimum |
| Anthraquinones: | Less than 0.1% as Anhydrous Barbaloin |
| Preservatives: | 0.05% DMDM Hydantoin & 0.3% Diazolidinyl Urea |
| Aloe Vera Polysaccharides: (Methyl Alcohol Insolubles) | Minimum 12,000 mg./liter |
| TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL PROXIMATES |
| CHEMICAL | |
| Arsenic(As2O3): | < 0.3 mg/kg as As2O3 |
| Heavy Metals (as Pb): | < 10 mg/kg as lead |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL | |
| Total Aerobic Plate Count: | < 100 CFU / g |
| Yeast: | < 100 CFU / g |
| Mold: | < 100 CFU / g |
| Coliform: | Negative |
| E. Coli: | Negative |
| Salmonella: | Negative |
| Staphylococcus aureus: | < 10 CFU / g |