Penetrate/Form

[jdev]

Just tried to dissolve the form in penetrate, and want to check if this looks alright.
It doesn't look right to me but i've never done this before.
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[Steveoph]

Hard to tell from the pic; you want to make sure there's no grits in the solution. Try and application and see if there little particles.

 

[jdev]

i got a bigger pic for y'all. there's like a white layer on the bottom with a yellow/brown layer on top.

 

[Steveoph]

I think the white layer is just some of the penetrate solution that you didn't manage to pour out of the bottom; Sort of like mine Invalid Link Removed

 

[jdev]

hmmyep there's a decent amount of grit. what should I do to fix it? I heated it and mixed it the way it said on NP
also it does seem to mostly go into the skin when rubbed.

 

[Steveoph]

Reheat the solution and stir; you probably didn't get it hot enough. Put it in a glass jar immersed in in hot water on a pot.
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[jdev]

how hot should it be, boiling?

 

[DScott]

I just went through this. My solution separated after the initial mixing. I put the bottle in a glass jar of microwaved water (not boiling). Left it for five minutes. Shook it for about three minutes and that took care of the separation problem.

 

[jdev]

i just heated it at boiling temp for about 10 minutes still looks grainy.

 

[DScott]

Keep working it. It will dissolve. The solution should look like Penetrate only infused with form.

 

[jdev]

hmm now the white layer is on top of the brown/yellow part.

 

[Steveoph]

hmm now the white layer is on top of the brown/yellow part.

Did you invert it?

I think the safest/most reliable way is the way mentioned in the instructions; just note that you can use a spoon instead of a mixer (Or the back of a fork in my case :dunno: ) And if you don't have a beaker, a mason jar will work. I use an empty coconut oil jar.

 

[jdev]

Yeah I've followed the instructions and whipped the mixture while it was in a boiling pot of water.

i let it sit, and now its more of a gel than a liquid. I think some of the smaller solvents evaporated. anyway, I just tested it and its still grainy, even more than before
Is there something I can buy at walgreens that would make the form dissolve better?

 

[Steveoph]

Not unless your walgreens has DMSO Not sure what the issue is in your case; did you give it enough time for the whole solution to heat up?

 

[jdev]

yeah i had it in almost boiling water for 10 minutes while stirring it.

edit. the color changed to a more yellow color from the milky one and it was less viscous, but even then i was able to see some form particles on the top layer from the outside of the glass.

 

[jdev]

third try. it just keeps getting grainier.

 

[jdev]

okay, so i want to know what solvent I should try to use for the solution. Ive tried several times, and it still doesn't work. The two options are isopropanol and ether. I don't think isopropanol will work, but will ether?
Would it be possible for you at np to sell some benzyl alcohol as thats really what I need, I just can't find anyplace that sells it.