u/Nicole-Bolas

I was uploading SDS and noticed that Eden Botanicals has a warning about oxidized citrus oils on the product page for the green mandarin and bitter red orange oil I have. I have BHT and Tocopherol on the way, and I already own Solgard, but this sent me down a rabbit hole of questions--please help!

My goal here, as a hobbyist who doesn't go through materials that quickly, is to be conservative with safety and keep my materials fresh and fine to use for as long as possible.

1. Can I just dose the neat oils in my supply with tocopherol / BHT / both?
2. If I can and should dose the neat materials, what percentage should I do? Fraterworks suggests 0.13% and 0.5% in perfume compound for BHT and tocopherol respectively, but that's not super helpful for dosing a neat material. I want an effective dose while minimizing dilution if possible.
3. Can I dissolve the BHT in the tocopherol or will I need a solvent? (And if a solvent is the way: DPG? TEC? IPM?)
4. What about that Solgard? It contains tocopherol and I've dosed my perfumer's alcohol with it, but would that alone be enough to hinder oxidation? At what dose?
5. I also have some other FCF-free citrus oils. Should I also dose them, or does FCF free mean that's unnecessary? Would dosing them help them stay stable and fragrant longer, or would I just be diluting good materials? (Specifically I have Bergamot, Lemon, and 10-fold Sweet Orange.)

I've used Fitbit devices for 10 years and I've owned several, all the way back to the Charge 3. I knew Google enshittification was coming but I didn't expect it to happen right away. My Charge 6 is 18 months old and it's now unusable; I look down and discover that it's been off for hours because it crashed thanks to the new app. Support was very kind but isn't going to do anything besides tell me to reset it since it's out of warranty.

I'm not angry and I'm not trying to rant. Every other smart watch is so huge; I loved my little Charge 6. I just feel like the laundromat washing machine destroyed my favorite shirt, and I'm sad. I wore my fitbit through surgery recovery and international trips and becoming more of an athlete I ever believed I could be. And now it's dead, and Google killed it.