rualexander wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 9:55pm
The "leaves" of soap packs sold in outdoor shops etc are a waste of time, as soon as you touch them with wet/damp hands the whole pack goes to mush.
Thanks for this rua, must admit I had my doubts about them
rualexander wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 9:55pm
The "leaves" of soap packs sold in outdoor shops etc are a waste of time, as soon as you touch them with wet/damp hands the whole pack goes to mush.
Yep maybe it's just legalese/protecting their backs.
Banned?
an update on that the other day I think - long term ban lapsed, now reimposed for tests for cosmetics.Paulatic wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 10:40pmBanned?
The Home office now issue licences to allow experiments on animals under the guise it’s for the safety of the work force.
This isn't something to get too concerned about.Sweep wrote: ↑14 May 2023, 8:25am
**15-30% Soap, Aqua, Potassium Sunflowerseedate, Potassium Cocoate, Glycerin, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, Tetrasodium Etidronate
How can it be described as pure soap when the ingredients list says 15-30 per cent soap?
Also, am no chemist but what are all those other ingredients?
many thanks for this ed - as I said am no chemist - sometimes the regs on labelling do make stuff sound worse/more worrying than it is I guess the human body reduced to chemical componentry would sound horrific/to be avoided at all costs.ed.lazda wrote: ↑18 May 2023, 9:43amThis isn't something to get too concerned about.Sweep wrote: ↑14 May 2023, 8:25am
**15-30% Soap, Aqua, Potassium Sunflowerseedate, Potassium Cocoate, Glycerin, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, Tetrasodium Etidronate
How can it be described as pure soap when the ingredients list says 15-30 per cent soap?
Also, am no chemist but what are all those other ingredients?
Potassium Sunflowerseedate = soap from sunflower seed oil
Potassium Cocoate = soap from coconut oil
Glycerin: formed during the soap making process, good for skin
Potassium Chloride, Potassium Citrate, Citric Acid -- basically harmless, unlikely to be present in large amounts
Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate -- dunno
Tetrasodium Etidronate -- water softener -- soap works less well in hard water
Why they don't lump all the soaps together I'm not sure. Maybe "soap" in the ingredients refers specifically to sodium soaps, which are the usual kind of soap. Potassium soaps tend to be better in liquid formulations.
I use the dri-pak stuff for washing water-resistant and waterproof textiles, and have also used it as a shower gel and shampoo. It's not brilliant as shampoo -- like using ordinary soap -- but it does the job well enough.
In this application tetrasodium iminodisuccinate is used as another cheating agent to decrease the formation of insoluble products.