[Margaret]

Are you SURE you are dispersing the 0.5% liquid germall + preservative EVENLY throughout your shampoo bar mash? You do NOT want “pockets” of it here and there, since those “pockets” will be MORE than 0.5% germall.

[Margaret]

I got a sample of the Syndopour 200 product. It is CRAPPY! My spouse-man and I used it 3 nights in a row, on 1/2 of our heads. The OTHER half of our heads got a real shampoo bar with NO propylene glycol or glycerine in it.

The Syndopour 200 left a slightly slick/waxy feel to the hairs, as if the hairs were coated in something, hard to describe but NOT a positive experience.

[Margaret]

I ended up adding this to my WATER PHASE, in my lotion, and it turned out well, no problems :). I guess this is a case of it being O.K. to adding to EITHER phase in an emulsion.

[Margaret]

OMIT the hydrogenated vegetable oil & the coconut oil. You could use those for cooking/baking instead, IF you’ve already purchased them. Why put oils (or fats) on your hair when the entire point of WASHING your hair is to REMOVE your own sebum & the dirt attached to it, right? You would be sadly wasting those ingredients and the money you spent on them if you put them in your shampoo bars. You do NOT have to “follow the crowd” if they’re doing something that does NOT make sense.

[Margaret]

It makes a lot of sense that a cosmetic-grade product would require FEWER microbes than a food-grade. This is something that didn’t occur to me, I’m em-bare-assed to admit! When I run out of my current xanthan gum I’ll be sure to re-order cosmetic-grade and NOT buy any from the grocery store. Thanks so much for the helpful info.!

[Margaret]

Thanks Phil, for your “eagle eyes” in spotting their blunder about castor oil. When I first looked at this site, it made me think of the E.W.G.

[Margaret]

Thank you for your remarks. I was suspicious of it when someone sent it to me (especially because the person is a “life coach” 🙄), but I figured I’d ask HERE, to get more support for my suspicions. Thanks!

[Margaret]

I was not notified of replies though I did TICK the appropriate box, sorry for not noticing the response!

I merely heated the glycerin in a measuring cup in a microwave on high for maybe 40 seconds total, in burst of 10-15 seconds each, then stirred the sodium benzoate/glycerin solution between heating. I did NOT take the temp., since I did not think of it (doh!). It DID dissolve nicely in the glycerin, and there was no discoloration or obvious changes I could see with my little eyes.

[Margaret]

Yes, I saw that in a Lubrizol publication. They’re using Lubrizol’s carbopol polymer (different types) and I am IGNORANT as to whether or not THIS is the same as the pre-neutralized carbomer from 3V Sigma, which is what I can buy at Lotion Crafter in WA state. Ignorance is a terrible thing 🤩.

[Margaret]

O.K. thanks for the help. I shall NOT bother ordering it. I just wondered about this product’s potential for toothpaste.

I have the xanthan gum & that is working well enough.

I can’t get CMC from any re-packers here in Canada that I know of 🙁.

[Margaret]

Thanks man!!! Now I know.

[Margaret]

Thanks for your response.

[Margaret]

I agree about the incompleteness of their LOI. They left out “love”, because, who would WANT to buy anything WITHOUT “love” (& little hairs) in it? 🤪

[Margaret]

Thanks for you response!

[Margaret]

Here’s the link. They call it a toothpaste. It looks like a very thick paste in the jar it’s sold in. Maybe they use LOTS of surfactant ingredient to make it paste-like?

https://nelsonnaturals.com/products/spearmint-nelson-naturals-remineralizing-toothpaste-60-ml?variant=2952345583656

nelsonnaturals.com

Spearmint

Indulge in the refreshing sensation of our Classic Spearmint Toothpaste, infused with the powerful benefits of colloidal silver and remineralizing properties. Experience the natural freshness of spearmint while harnessing the antibacterial qualities of colloidal silver for a clean and healthy … Continue reading

[Margaret]

Maybe they’ll use some of the $425,000 (ARGH!!!) they got on ‘Dragon’s Den’ to have their products TESTED for cooties (doubtful). What’s really galling is their sales in 2023 were 2.5 MILLION and they are on target for 4.4 MILLION in sales this year. They might need their filthy lucre if they get sued.

[Margaret]

I completely agree about buying from larger companies. When I can no longer make my stuff, I’m going to buy from BIG companies, since I’ve learned so much about the 💩 so many small businesses do.

[Margaret]

This is a LAUNDRY DETERGENT. Sorry for not mentioning it.

ALSO, they list “cocamidopropyl”, but do NOT finish the full surfactant’s name.

[Margaret]

Looks like the PG is just used as a solvent to make it pourable. I didn’t think it would do anything in the way of cleaning. Thanks for your response!

[Margaret]

I figured the PG would NOT make any bubbles. I’m sure you’re right that it’s used as a solvent, instead of say, water, so the surfactant used (SCI) can be pourable. Thanks for your response.

[Margaret]

I am trying to GET AWAY from essential oils.

ANYhow..cat pee smell, WHO could RESIST that?! 🤪

[Margaret]

I’ve seen Bay Rum in many places, but have never considered it. Thanks! I shall get a small bottle next time I order stuff.

[Margaret]

I use the sodium stearate for stick deodorants. I have also “made” sodium stearate by adding stearic acid to a sodium hydroxide solution, and that deodorant turned out O.K. as well.

[Margaret]

I would rather not be buying sodium stearate or stearic acid from palm oil sources due to the deforestation that takes place before the “sustainable” palm oil plantations are created.

There is a company, Acme Hardesty, I think, that makes sodium stearate from tallow, and tallow is a waste product from the cattle industry. Yes, cattle fart out LOTS of methane, I know. I haven’t eaten beef since 1990 for that (& other environmental reasons), but that’s neither here nor there.

[Margaret]

Thanks Phil!!! I thought I might have screwed-up.