Reddit mentions of NOW Solutions, Vegetable Glycerin, 100% Pure, Versatile Skin Care, Softening and Moisturizing, 16-Ounce

It's approximately 50% Witch Hazel, 25% Hyaluronic Acid (1% serum), 20% Glycerin, & the remaining 5% is a dropper full of Argan Oil & 2-3 drops of Tea Tree Oil. I stick it in a little dark blue glass bottle & give it a shake before use. The percentages work well for me, but you can change it up to suit your skin. The more Glycerin you add, the more sticky it gets, so keep that in mind. Also, keep the Tea Tree oil to a bare minimum, too much it it can definitely irritate your skin. You can try adding other stuff, but this combo work well for me; hydrating & a bit anti-inflammatory. All the ingredients are finished products that can be used on their own as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Thayers-Alcohol-free-Petal-Witch-Hazel/dp/B00016XJ4M

http://www.amazon.com/Solutions-Glycerine-Vegetable-16-Fluid-Ounces/dp/B0019LWU2K

http://www.amazon.com/Original-Hyaluronic-Acid-Serum-100/dp/B003MJ7Z0O

http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Argan-Pressed-Virgin-Golden/dp/B00397SNMS

http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-Tea-Tree-Oil/dp/B000ELP5KA

I have low porosity 4c hair. Lately i've been i've been making my own moisturizing cream by mixing shea butter + glycerin + grapeseed oil. Some water in my hair + this cream makes it SO SOFT!

Shea butter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00D9NV2D4/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1543325799&sr=8-3&keywords=shea+butter&dpPl=1&dpID=41NORnT1QuL&ref=plSrch

Glycerin: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0019LWU2K/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1543326071&sr=8-3&keywords=glycerin&dpPl=1&dpID=410vsDWu-mL&ref=plSrch

Grapeseed oil: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000RZPVV6/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1543326138&sr=8-3&keywords=grapeseed+oil&dpPl=1&dpID=31HE6YXHi0L&ref=plSrch

P.S. it's cool to see what products everyone loves, but it's pretty useless to others unless you let us know what your hair type is!

They're pretty boring. I'll dip the cotton sheet mask in freshly made green tea. I buy the tea leaves from Mountain Rose Herbs. I really have no idea if the antioxidants from green tea are getting to my skin using this method...but my skin does feel hydrated and calm after doing this.

Sometimes I'll mix in glycerin with the green tea. Mixing glycerin with distilled water is hydrating as well.

I know a lot of people use Hado Labo Gokujun Lotion with these masks.

This thread has a lot of ideas!

Yes, this is a common problem. Regular cleaning eliminates this problem for me, but if cleaning it doesn't help, try using some lubricant. Vegetable glycerine works great, and is the same as what's in the lubricant that Ploom offers. Just apply a drop of that to the mouthpiece stem and click it up and down a few times, and that should take care of your problem. Don't forget to still clean it regularly, though!

Okay, so a while ago I said I was going to make a gummy bear tutorial and I never did so I thought it was about time I at least made a write up for them. This recipe will get you right around 200 gummy bears.

Tools:

• Small non stick pot with a lid
  
• medium non stick pot
  
• 60ml Syringe - Here
  
• stiff silicone spatula - Here
  
• 2 small pyrex dishes - Here
  
• Candy theremometer - Here
  
• Fork to stir with
  
• Gummy bear molds (or any other you like) - Here I also just found these
  
• Measuring Cup
  
• Measuring Spoon
  
• Strainer - Here
  
• Medium/large bowl
  
• Partchment paper
  
• A few large tupperware containers
  
• Dram droppers for the flavorings - Here
  
  Ingredients:
  
  
• 1 Package of Jello (85 grams if you have a scale) in the flavor of gummies you want
  
• LorAnn oils concentrated flavorings - Here
  
• LorAnns oils mold Inhibitor - Here
  
• LorAnns oils Preserve-it Antioxidant - Here
  
• 5 Tbsp plain gelatin powder - low quality / less chewie here High quality / more chewie here
  
• 1 tsp of Soy lecthin powder - Here
  
• 1/2 cup of Real Fruit juice of the flavor you want to make, get creative here, needs to be cold. Cold water can also be used but the flavor is not as good.
  
• 1/4 cup of sugar
  
• Glycerin - Here
  
• 6 grams of Concentrates (AKA: BHO, Shatter, Wax, Oil, Hash oil, etc)
  
• 1 Tbsp Coconut oil
  
• Cornstartch
  
  Decarbing
  
  Pre-heat your oven to 250F - 260F, use the digital theremometer to keep an eye on the temp to make sure it stays around there and does not get above 260F. I like to place my concentrates into the small pyrex dish and decarb in that. Put the dish with your concentrates in the oven for 30 minutes. You can check it around the 30 minute mark and see if it is fully decarbed. Look for it to be pretty clear of all little "carbination" like bubbles. When those are mostly gone you are done decarbing. It will take around 30 minutes. Go a little longer if you want couch lock / sleepy time gummies.
  
  When it is done decarbing pull it out and set it to the side for a minute.
  
  Infusing the coconut oil
  
  Grab your medium sized pot and put a few inches of water in it. get it to a boil then turn the temp all the way down to a very low heat. When the water is ready place your dish with the freshly decarbed oil into the water bath and add the 1 Tbsp of coconut oil to the dish.
  
  Let the two mix for a few minutes until they are nicely combined. It shouldn't take long maybe 10 minutes max.
  
  Grease your molds
  
  At this point if you dont have silicone molds (I do and I still grease mine for precautions) grease your molds so you don't forget to do it before adding your gummies.
  
  Preping fruit juice (or water)
  
  In the second small pyrex dish pour your real fruit juice / water or whatever base liquid you are using for your gummies. I havent tried much besides fruit juice and water but you can experiment with other liquids, but don't do an experiment on a batch with THC in it just in case something doesn't work out.
  
  To the fruit juice / water add 1 tsp of soy lecthin and stir with the fork. Place the dish in the fridge for 5 minutes or so and stir again. Let it sit in the fridge stirring occasionaly until the soy lecthin is fully desolved.
  
  This liquid mixture NEEDS TO BE COLD for the blooming process to work so make sure to keep it cold.
  
  Mixing the dry ingredients
  
  In your small non-stick pot mix the following together: 85 grams of Jello, 5 Tbsp of Gelatin, 1/4 cup of sugar. Completely mix them all together and dont let any of them get wet yet. Stir and stir until they are completely mixed.
  
  Blooming
  
  Take your mixed dry ingredients and pour in your friut juice (water) soy lecthin mixture. Stir it and get everything evenly mixed and make sure there are no lumps. When everything is evenly mixed place the lid on the small pot and let it sit for 10 minutes.
  
  This is called "blooming" the gelatin and allows the gelatin to absorbe the water. The water needs to be cold because gelatin activates at about 120F and after that will start to set when it cools. We don't want it setting right now.
  
  

You can DIY it pretty inexpensively. All you need is 4 parts distilled water, 1 part vegetable glycerin and a few drops of the essential oils of your choice. I also like to add a little of my conditioner to the mix.

I've been using vegetable glycerin for awhile now. The first bottle I got was pretty small. It said it could also be used as a sweetener, which I never used it for that. But I noticed when it accidentally got on my lips it tasted rather sweet. I ran out. Bought a new bottle, from a different brand. It seems like this vegetable glycerin isn't sweet at all and seems to not.. work as well/not seem as sticky? Does that sound crazy? What gives?

Edit: Maybe one is food grade and the other cosmetic grade? What kinda differences are between those two types? This is the one I first bought, this is the bigger bottle I bought.

Yes, this is the kind I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019LWU2K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1FhXCbHS8VE5Q

Amazon Link to purchase the glycerin. Might be able to find it cheaper elsewhere, but this is where I'm going to buy mine.

I rinse every pass and apply pure glycerin before every lather. I love this method. I have found it less drying than MR GLO.

Mantic has a video where he was shaved by a trufitt and hill barber. He explained something about why it's important to rinse off the lather everytime. But exactly why I can't remember. :/

> Like, if I made a pass once over a certain area, I couldn't go over it again.

Be sure to re-lather between passes. I know it's easy to get into the habit of doing repeated strokes over the same area, but you're going to avoid irritation by only making passes over lather. There are some techniques (e.g., Blade Buffering) that require repeated passes over the same area, but if you're getting any irritation, stick to passes over fresh lather.

> Would liquid glycerin work? Like I could put it in a soap dispenser pump and squirt a little onto the brush/bowl before applying the shave soap?

Yes! That's definitely possible. Some people call it an "uberlather" (technically, an uberlather should contain cream, soap, and glycerin; however, others call anything that has added liquid glycerin an uberlather too). I sometimes use this combination too. I use this liquid glycerine from Amazon. You might be able to find it locally.

Some people say that adding gylcerine to a soap/cream is a crutch since you should just use a better quality soap to begin with. While they aren't wrong, I think it's a fine solution. If it improves the shave quality, it's okay in my book.

Some people discovered that adding Trumper's Skin Food to their shaving cream/soap made a thicker, creamier lather. Vegetable glycerin seems to be the main ingredient of it as well and since TSF is so expensive some people will use the pure vegetable glycerin which is pretty cheap to buy.

Load your brush by swirling it on a shaving soap and put a dollop of shaving cream in your bowl, combine the two to make a "super lather", add some glycerin to the mix and you get "uber lather".

I just use a washcloth but there may be better things out there. I used to find glycerin in the grocery store (might carry it in drug stores too?) but now I just get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Solutions-Vegetable-Glycerine-16-Ounce/dp/B0019LWU2K/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1538168604&sr=8-3&keywords=now+foods+glycerin

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You're welcome, hope it helps!

yup its all in the link happy to answer any questions you have but it all starts with food safe vegetable glycerine heres a link... you can also save money by mixing your own cig e juice actually and you can flavor it your self. these links are the majority of what you need. the rest a minute with the doc i linked before and you should be good to go.

Edit: use only that glycerine. dont go to wallgreens and think that you can vape the glycerine they have there or you might end up in the hospital. =) dont let that scare you, but use this glycerine and you will be a ok and being much safer than smoking.
http://www.amazon.com/Foods-Glycerine-Vegetable-16-Fluid-Ounces/dp/B0019LWU2K

https://www.lorannoils.com/c-202-new-natural-flavors.aspx

not to be "that" person....but

I don't use chemicals on my dogs.

I tried them 1 year....even they didn't work so I researched some home remedies. since then it's all i use and my vet approves.

their drinking water : about 2 teaspoons of Apple Cider Vinegar per gallon of water

as a Spray: mix 50/50 Apple Cider Vinegar and water in a spray bottle....apply as frequently as needed.

shampoo: 1pint water, 1 pint original blue dawn dish soap NOT the concentrated stuff; 1 pint Apple Cider Vinegar, 2 oz glycerin




I've used this since the bad infestation a couple years ago. I have yet to see a flea on them. They didn't get them even when we moved into a new place, and it was infested by a previous tenant. Nor did they get one when I puppy sat for a neighbor one weakend, and didn't know the puppy had a bad case of fleas until a couple hours before she went home.

I have a regular shampoo that i use for general bathing, and wipe downs. The dawn mix is what I use in the warmer months if I need to.

if you dont' want to make the shampoo, you can always just do a rinse with the vinegar after a normal bath.

If you have trouble getting a good lather, I use one or two drops of this vegetable glycerin seriously a bottle will last years.

Usually from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L3D4HT8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and the glycerine https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019LWU2K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You need a binder to add to your shadow and alcohol mix. Glycerine is the easiest to get and commonly used: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0019LWU2K?cache=98e7ccb6202f0fafb25f32106805d086&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1410577124&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

You may need to play with how much you need in your shadow, usually one to two drops. If one isn't enough, you can break it apart again and add another drop. And press it again.

what recipe are you using? if you are looking for glycerin try the vegetable derivative such as:

http://www.amazon.com/Solutions-Glycerine-Vegetable-16-Fluid-Ounces/dp/B0019LWU2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348522749&sr=8-1&keywords=glycerin+vegetable

With the subtank mini you can just take 1ml of a regular juice and 9ml of vg and it works out. you can get 1000ml of good vg for about $10. and 1G of cheap VG for $10-15. Personally I can't take the high flavor juices in that much vapor, I have to water it down somehow, but it could just be me.

If you want to try it you could risk 1ml of any juice and get the vg from amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Solutions-Glycerine-Vegetable-16-Fluid-Ounces/dp/B0019LWU2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427154733&sr=8-1&keywords=now+vegetable+glycerine

I know that most powders have to dissolve in water. I wouldn't mix it with moisturizers or eye creams because it won't dissolve in creams.

I just googled and found some DIY recipes:

• "I've been using caffeine powder in pure aloe vera gel at a 1:9 ratio caffeine powder to gel (I read a 1 tsp. to 3 T. recipe and cut it down from there) every morning."
  
  
• This one is quite complicated and you'd need buy more stuff.
  
  I also found some forum posts and it talked about caffeine isn't very soluble. It needs hot or boiling water (at least 120F) to dissolve caffeine powder. Caffeine powder's suggested usage rate is between 0.1 to 1%. If more than 1%, it can cause irritation due to high tannin content.
  
  If I were you, I'd just make a easy one. Do you have vegetable glycerin? If not, you can buy it on Amazon for less than ten dollars.
  
  No more than 1% caffeine powder - dissolve in hot water (distilled water is recommended). Approximately 80 - 85% water then let it cool and mix it with 15 - 20% vegetable glycerin.
  
  Dab it on the under of your eyes and let it dry then apply your favorite eye cream or moisturizer.

My local Whole Foods store carries "NOW Foods Vegetable Glycerin" and so does Amazon LINK. I looked hard but couldn't find it at Walgreens, Target, or CVS.

I've taken like 5-15g of vegetable glycerin, and the same in HydroMax. The liquid tastes good though.

You could try adding the teeniest tiniest bit of glycerine to a sample of the ink (not the bottle, in case you use too much). A tiny amount on the tip of a toothpick is enough to start.

I bought this (just so you know what we're talking about): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019LWU2K/

Some people recommend liquid dish soap, but you'd want it to be clear, and the chemical makeup of those can vary, so I personally wouldn't use that, but you can try if you want.

You're right, I shouldn't have recommended a HA toner to you.

Why don't you try 100% glycerine? Just pat a few drops onto wet skin, and you'll be good to go!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-Foods-7700-Vegetable-Glycerine/dp/B0019LWU2K/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1416242535&sr=8-8&keywords=vegetable+glycerin

That is the one that I use. Works great whenever I need it.

Not sure if you know this already or not but VG is actually sold as a skin protectant and moisturizer. You can purchase USP grade (vapable) at the pharmacy, wal-mart or a host of other places.

So I have this issue too, especially on chrome. My skin is super dry but sometimes my palms are way too sweaty if I'm trying new stuff out or it's hot. If my palms are sweaty, I do tite grip 30 mind before and then dry hands during practice.

BUT, for my dry skin, I bought glycerin and cut it with 50% water at first - later I went to 75% water and found I liked that better.

You need to give it time to dry and get used to the pole burn again, but I can actually grip the pole now lol. I would highly recommend it 100%. I moisturize with corn huskers oil on pre-pole days.

Here is my routine with items and products that work for me.

DAILY Morning:

1. Scrape tongue; rinse with water; brush teeth for 2 minutes; floss; rinse 1 minute with alcohol-free mouthwash and then gargle 30 seconds with a little more mouthwash; brush tongue with vegetable glycerin.
   
2. Shower with warm- not hot- water; shampoo (every other day) and condition (every day); wash pits, feet, in between toes, crotch and crack with antibacterial soap and washcloth; wash rest of body with loofah and body wash of choice.
   
3. Wash face with warm water and a gentle face cleanser; shave; apply witch hazel to face, neck, and forehead; apply moisturizer with SPF
   
4. Dry off completely, especially pits, in between toes, crotch, and crack; apply Fresh Balls , deodorant, foot cream or powder , and hand cream (as necessary).
   
   DAILY Night:
   
   
5. Step 1 of morning routine
   
6. Wash hands and clean under finger nails * with antibacterial soap
   
7. Wash face with warm water and face cleanser; apply moisturizer.
   
   WEEKLY Sat or Sun: (In addition to daily routines)
   
   
8. Use a face scrub in the shower, gently, especially to the areas you will be shaving; clean under toenails with a nail brush*
   
9. Soak feet, particularly in summer and/or you have to wear work boots;
   
10. While feet are soaking trim fingernails * and clean under them with pointed end of a nail file*, carefully; dry feet.
    
11. Trim toenails* and clean under them with nail file*.
    
12. Check nose, ears and eyebrows for any hairs that need to be trimmed or anything in between eyebrows that needs to be removed.
    
13. Shave back of neck and around ears
    
    * Use separate tools for hands and feet to avoid spreading any potential fungus to your hands
    
    BI-WEEKLY Sat or Sun:
    
    
14. Manscape after the morning routine.
    
    I have a few resources that have specific guides, I will post them later. I hope this is somewhat helpful and if you have any questions, let me know.