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@Bdegro - hi there;
I have been making deodorant for 3 years now, and as @raiyana mentioned, some in my family also got the “pimples” (very painful), but we determined after trial and error that it was due to the baking soda. So i started replacing it with Magnesium Hydroxide, and also using just .5% of zinc oxide and it’s been great! Mind you, i’m still finding it’s not as effective for big stinky people (like my youngest daughter, haha) as the baking soda one, yet for others (like my husband) it works great…
I was wondering if you would mind sharing how it’s been going for you? Did you end up making a new deodorant? Thanks, cheers, -
@David08848 no they do not list the pH, but i did run a pH test on it and it’s actually closer to 5 than 5.5, but brings me back to the same question: How are they able to bring the pH down so much after using potassium cocoate? I’m guessing the extracts are doing that??
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That’s what i was thinking too @MarkBroussard, and i will try it with the Magnesium Chloride! The product is actually quite beautiful, a clear homogenous emulsion (slightly yellowy like most shampoos that aren’t conditioning i suppose). A “professional looking” shampoo. And leaves the hair quite amazingly soft, static-free and clean for 3 days without tangling. Very baffling…
@ozgirl - i don’t think so. I still have a couple of the bottles i purchased from them 3 years ago, and back then the ingredients list said “coconut oil”, until they changed it to “potassium cocoate”. So obviously someone made them change it to indicate it is saponified oil.
@Belassi - there are tons of “so-called-natural” formulations that i see using ACV as a conditioner and pH adjuster. It’s terrible. Same as the use, or lack of, preservative. I mean, i’m the first one all-in for natural formulations, but as i mentioned in my very first post - using an extract as a preservative?? Even in natural formulation courses they teach you NOT to do that!
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that’s interesting @Belassi, thank you for your input. I just don’t understand how they can get the pH down so low then?? The shampoo is wonderful, really… but how is the thickener Magnesium Chloride used? I can’t even find a source for it. Is it the same thing as the supplement?
Interesting thought @sven, thank you for responding - i wonder if that’s how they’re making it, but how would they be using it to make this wonderful shampoo with ‘soap’ and at a low pH?? I’m confused
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@Belassi - sorry, i’m trying to post an actual screenshot of the ingredient list on the bottle, but it’s not letting me
These are the ingredients on the bottle:
“Filtered Aqua, Potassium Cocoate (saponified cocos nucifera / coconut oil), Glycerin (vegetable), Pinus banksiana (pine) extract, Magnesium Chloride (Magnesium Oil) Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile) flower extract, Urtica dioca (nettle) leaf extract, Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) leaf extract, Trifolium pratense (clover) flower extract, Acetic acid (ACV), Curcubita pepo (pumpkin) seed oil, Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea) flower extract. -
Hi @Belassi, I have measured it. Quite astounding, really. There are two such products on the market that i’ve seen. Still trying to understand how they accomplish this..?? Could it be the various extracts are lowering the pH??
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@Colorfuljulie this is the helpful link you’re referring to: https://swiftcraftymonkey.blog/questions-and-answers-about-shampoo-bars-the-master-list/ . All in all sounds like “shampoo bars” are a bit of a waste of time!