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Dish and hand

The dispenser that dictates the formula

By Dwight Davis, Founder

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A foaming pump only works on a liquid thin enough to pass through its mesh, so choosing it obliges you to reformulate. It is the one place here where the container reaches back into the product, and the claims on the label decide which agency you answer to.

Getting started

Before the first batch.
Is this for you at allTurning a batch into a product

The foamer

The dispenser that changes the formula.
Why a foamer needs a thin liquidFoamer or pump, as a product decisionRefills, and the concentrate problem

Claims

Skin or surface decides the agency.
Skin or surface decides the agencyAntiseptic washes are drugs, and ingredients have been removedWhat a plain soap may say

What goes wrong

Named failures, with the cause for each.
It will not foamThe pump stopped workingIt went off in the bottleA claim moved the product into another regime

Containers

Pumps, necks and the largest pump shelf here.
What we actually stock for thisPumps, viscosity and dip tubesSizes, and the refill question

Tools and directories

Things to use rather than read.
The claim check, before anything is published
Written from 21 CFR 310.545 and EPA guidance on antimicrobial pesticides. Every page names its source.