Ingredient Library Overview

Overview

The Ingredients page is the central hub for managing every raw material you work with. It displays your ingredients in a three-column grid of cards, giving you a quick visual overview of your entire library. When any of your ingredients are running low, a Low Stock Alert banner appears at the top of the page showing the count of items that need attention.

Adding an Ingredient

1. Click the Add Ingredient button on the Ingredients page.
2. Fill in the core fields:
   • Name -- the common name you use for this ingredient.
   • Category -- choose from 15 options (e.g., Oils & Butters, Essential Oils, Surfactants, Preservatives, Colorants, and more).
   • INCI Name -- the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients name.
   • CAS Number -- the Chemical Abstracts Service registry number.
   • Description -- optional notes about the ingredient.
3. Link a Supplier and enter the supplier's SKU for easy reordering.
4. Click Save to add the ingredient to your library.

Chemical and Safety Properties

Formuley can auto-populate chemical properties when you search for an ingredient. Data is pulled from industry databases including CosIng, PubChem, and IFRA.

Soap Making Properties

For soap formulations, each ingredient can store:

• NaOH SAP Value and KOH SAP Value -- saponification values for cold/hot process and liquid soap.
• INS Value -- indicates hardness contribution.
• Iodine Value -- measures unsaturation level.

Safety and Regulatory

• EU 26 Allergen Flagging -- ingredients that are among the 26 EU-regulated allergens are automatically flagged, helping you stay compliant.
• IFRA Limits -- maximum safe usage rates from the International Fragrance Association are displayed where available.

pH Compatibility

pH compatibility properties help you identify which ingredients work well together and flag potential stability issues in your formulas.

Ingredient Detail Page

Click any ingredient card to open its detail page. Here you will find:

• Current Stock -- your live inventory level for this ingredient, automatically updated as you record purchases and log batches.
• Purchase History -- a timeline of every purchase, including date, quantity, price, and supplier.
• Cost Tracking -- current cost per unit and historical cost data.

Managing Inventory

From the ingredient detail page, you have several inventory actions:

• Set Starting Inventory -- enter your initial stock level when you first add an ingredient.
• Record Purchase -- log a new purchase with amount, price, and supplier. This updates both your stock level and cost calculations.
• Physical Count -- adjust your stock to match a real-world count, useful for periodic inventory audits.

Editing and Deleting

• Click Edit on the ingredient detail page to update any field.
• Click Delete to remove the ingredient. If the ingredient is used in any formulas, Formuley warns you before deletion.

Tips

• Keep INCI names and CAS numbers filled in to take full advantage of automatic regulatory checks and chemical property lookups.
• Use the Low Stock Alert banner as a prompt to reorder before you run out of key ingredients.
• For cost-related features, see Tracking Ingredient Costs. For supplier management, see Managing Suppliers.