

Elliot
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Elliot
MemberFebruary 16, 2025 at 2:46 pm in reply to: How can I extend the shelf life of a lotion containing sunflower oil?<div>If you have access to high-oleic sunflower oil, using that instead of the regular type will make a huge improvement in shelf life. </div>
You’ll still want to use antioxidants etc., but the big reduction in short lived fatty acids (Linolenic, linoleic) vs oleic should easily double or treble shelf life.
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Elliot
MemberOctober 24, 2024 at 3:25 pm in reply to: Limonene, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal and othersThose are components found in many essential oils, as well as in many fragrance oils. They may be required to have separate listing (vs only “fragrance”) by regional regulations, due to newer allergen listing requirements.
Short answer: I’d say they’re just called out for fragrance allergen listing regulations reasons.
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Elliot
MemberAugust 2, 2024 at 1:35 pm in reply to: Cationic Hair Conditioning Bar - hardness and texture issuesIf you’ve got it, you could try trading BTMS25 for the -50.
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Elliot
MemberJuly 26, 2024 at 3:05 pm in reply to: Link or list of FDA banned/prohibited cosmetic ingredientsfda.gov
Prohibited & Restricted Ingredients in Cosmetics
Summary of cosmetic product ingredients that are prohibited or restricted by FDA regulations.
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Beef production is the major cause of Amazon deforestation now, not including the soybeans also grown there to feed the cattle.
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Yeah, no, I’m one of those with super sensitive skin, I cut labels out of clothing, have stinging type skin.. but that’s a bad idea. Leave that to MD’s and pharmacognosists. The amount of possible drug interactions too ought to give you pause.
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Elliot
MemberDecember 24, 2023 at 11:00 am in reply to: Laundry strips (I think they’re green-washing)The brand is Full Circle Market. The detergent itself works quite well, and is unscented/no enzymes, (which make me itch), so I’m happy to use it, but do have to “peel” the pods.
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Elliot
MemberDecember 23, 2023 at 8:42 pm in reply to: Laundry strips (I think they’re green-washing)<div>Have you tried weighing one and wetting it out to remove the surfs, then drying & weighing it?
</div><div>The PVA coating on the dishwasher detergent pods I use doesn’t dissolve fast or completely, I cut them open & dispose of it or it clogs the drain.
I’ve been wondering if that happens in people’s laundry with those strips.
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<div>The wording of the 2nd option, “it actually does something”, may be offputting to general shoppers as it can sound like an attempt to malign the first option. And the carefully-curated part of option one would thus sound even better.
</div><div>Polling is a science all its own and with different wording you might get different answers .
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Elliot
MemberDecember 2, 2023 at 2:42 pm in reply to: How to remove laundry detergent residue the fastest way?Fabrics at the store will have sizing in them. PFD fabric (prepared for dyeing) will be the cleanest. Places like Dharma Trading will have blanks in various fibers.
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<div>It would be handy to have the option to go to the most recent comment, especially in a multi page thread.
</div><div>Pagination links at the top of the page would be helpful too.
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And it’s a bit clunky to “log in to reply” and then have to fossick around to find the thread and place one wanted to comment.
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I have used that fragrance oil and it often discolors to that sickly yellow. Weirdly, in anhydrous things, exposure to light will often (temporarily) reverse the discoloration. I’d love to know which aromachem is the culprit.
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My apologies, I looked for photos & their fragrance I’ve had go yellow is blackberry sage. The apple sage browned slightly but didn’t yellow for me.
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Plus.. look at those code tags showing. I didn’t add them.
(mobile/firefox or opera)
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<div>It’s much harder to read. The choice of a grey % vs complete black font, plus the extra wide line spacing are fatiguing. Also the wider margins make for long skinny passages vs paragraphing as before. All hamper reading & attention.
</div><div>As others have noted, it’s very hard to find what one has read or not, what’s new or not.
I have read here for years to learn & understand. It used to be quick and direct, now it’s a chore.
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