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  1. Lankan

    Hand Sanitizer - Is it impossible to make at home

    I read a number of articles including in BBC stating that homemade hand sanitizers are not effective. even if 99% alcohol is used, it will cause more harm to hands as commercial hand sanitizers contain emollients which protect the skins. Can anyone explain how to prepare an effective homemade...
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    CPLS : Blending at Dilution

    Thanks. the link provided is much helpful.
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    What to expect from various oils in ls

    thanks this is very helpful.
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    CPLS : Blending at Dilution

    Hi, I've been making CPLS for some time. Although I have a basic recipe I do change it slightly every time to see how the new ingredient behaves. Every time I would end up making an oil blend and the lye solution as recommended by a soap calc. Every time when I wanted to try a new ingredient I...
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    Making washing fun for kids--ideas

    I actually wanted to make smiley-faced soaps something like this :)
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    Separation or glycerin river or something else

    I had a similar experience when I added additional glycerine to the mix. in this case the super fat is unusually high. That may the one causing the issue.
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    Cold process liquid soap?

    Hi, Since last post, I have tried using HEC for thickening than salt. getting HEC to properly incorporate is a challenge, different forums suggest different approaches. after a few test cases, I finally managed to get it right. Now my soap doesn't suffer from issues which we face when using...
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    70% Rice Bran Oil soap

    page 3 of the PDF Extraction of rice bran oil Oil of stabilized rice bran was extracted into hexanes using Soxhlet apparatus. The extraction was carried out on a water bath set at 50 oC for 8-9 h with 300 mL of n-hexanes. After extraction, the solvent was distilled off in vacuo at 45°C. The...
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    70% Rice Bran Oil soap

    The BRO oil soap would not go rancid/ develop DOS.
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    Liquid Soap Preservation : Sodium Beozoate

    I've been making CPLS for about an year. I dilute the paste in small batches and hadn't used any antioxidants or preservatives. the soap we use at home never gone bad. However, recently I came across two bottles I've gave away to my relatives, which had lost color and gone bad. Since then I'm...
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    Liquid Soap Preservation : Sodium Beozoate

    Can we use both Sodium Benzoate & Phenoxyethanol in combination.
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    Liquid Soap Preservation : Sodium Beozoate

    thank you every one for the responses, I came across another preservative, Phenoxyethanol which according to Wiki is effective upto ph10. Any thoughts on this
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    Liquid Soap Preservation : Sodium Beozoate

    I'm was suggested to use Sodium Benzoate as the preservative in the liquid soaps. However, Wikipedia says Sodium Benzoate is effective upto pH 4.5 only. When I asked the chemist who suggested it, He said when molds grow they form a slightly acidic envirnment and the Sodium benzoate will become...
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    Squalane

    I was going thru a cosmetic supply website and came across this, the way it is written below; I felt it like a great ingredient for a handmade soap as a natural ingredient. Appreciate your thoughts on this Squalane and Squalene are oily substances that are common components of other oils. Both...
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    Making a BHT solution

    By the way I'm not keen to use any chemicals, in fact if I can make soaps without adding any chemicals, other than Lye, I would be more than happy. However the challenge is that Liquid soaps that I made and gave away to my brother went rancid and became unusable. I'm fine with it as it is within...
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