described herein are systems , methods and embodiments associated with the use of biomass for generating a preparation that can be used in manufacture of a personal care product . the described embodiments include collection of evidence of toxic cyanobacteria presence within biomass . upon identification of biomass containing toxic cyanobacteria , embodiments describe processing of the biomass which will ultimately lead to the preparation . thereafter , regardless of the initial presence of toxins , once the biomass is processed , the preparation can be safely used within a personal care product .