Ingredients

I want to buy some ingredients, so I’m making an overview of what I want and what I have. I went through a box of old stuff and found some ingredients, most of which are rancid..

Have

  • Shea butter, rancid
  • Coco butter, a little rancid
  • “Jojoba oil” (mostly grape, then jojoba, some vit E and also sunflower), also rancid
  • Glycerine 150mL, possibly rancid?
  • Aloe vera gel 92%, still smells ok
  • Essential oils:
    • Tea tree 40mL
    • Rosemary 40mL
    • Citron 30mL
    • Lavender 10mL
  • Various powdered chemicals, e.g. NaOH and fertiliser ingredients

Want

Assuming 100g toothpaste tablets, 200g shampoo bar, 500 mL conditioner, 500 mL lube, 1 L wool wash, 100g deodorant, 50g beard balm

  • 150g Sodium cocoyl isethianate (SCI) – for shampoo bar, wool wash
  • 108g Coco betaine – for shampoo bar, detergents
  • 30g Coco glucoside – for detergents
  • 14.5g BTMS-50 – for beard balm & conditioner & shampoo bar
  • 65g glycerin – for shampoo bar, lube, deodorant
  • 50g (rehydrated) Aloe vera – for lube
  • 2g beeswax – for beard balm
  • 4g Triethyl citrate (TEC) – for deodorant
  • 12.5g Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) – for conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, lube
  • 1.3g Vitamin E (sort-of-preservative)
  • 22g Geoguard (preservative)
  • 60g Calcium carbonate – for toothpaste
  • 13g Xylitol – for toothpaste
  • 300mg Sodium or potassium fluoride – for toothpaste
  • 0.5g Citric or lactic acid

Might want:

  • Potassium sorbate (preservative)
  • 2.5g Panthenol – for conditioner
  • Carrageenan – for shampoo bar (try more glycerin / HEC?)
  • 31g Almond, argan, grapeseed oil
  • 2.5g mango butter – for beard balm
  • Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) – for laundry detergent

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