Home made 'tend-skin' solutions

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#1

Hi All,

I was just wondering how effective people have found their home made ‘tend skin’ solutions? Possibly comparing to the real ‘Tend Skin’ product - if possible??
I know that, for myself, there is just no way I’m ever going to pay what they want for one of those bottles - especially considering that I don’t currently have a job.

So to start this new thread off – I’m using about 4-6 325mg pills for 2 ounces of solution, using either 70% iso or 91% iso… I don’t yet know which is better - it’s hard to tell between the two at this point.

I seem to find that, overall, it works quite well, but I’m quite new to ingrowns, so I’m very much a newbie on this topic…
All I know is – After applying my home-made solution, about 1-2 hours later a ready-to-be-released ingrown hair seems to ‘magically’ find its way out and I’m then able to slowly pluck it out with a sterilized tweezer.

I’m interested in hearing other people’s solution ingredients and ratios as well as what you use to hold them in - such as “a glass bottle with a metal top” - and where you got them from, because this stuff is said to be fairly acidic. Of course, I very much want to hear about how successful your particular solution is with ingrown hairs compared to how bad the problem was to begin with.

Thanks.

BTW - I also want to know if it made your legs/whatever very ‘shiny’ - this stuff seems to do that to me as a side effect, even though I regularly exfoliate in the shower… I actually kinda like it! Like it a LOT, really! :cool:

#2

The home aspirin formula will not work. The acetylsalicylic acid will not penetrate skin without Propelen Glycol and glicerin. Also that 3% concentration is too low. It needs to be around 10% w/v.

review this document.

#3

Thanks for that document explaining the ingredients - and the reasoning behind them - in the real Tend Skin.

However, as someone with very straight hair, it at least SEEMS to be working fairly well. I’ve only been epilating for about a month, so only time will tell with more certainty. But since using it, I haven’t noticed any new ones yet.

It seems that the propylene glycol and glycerin mainly serve those with curly hair… The pro-gly being more of a moisturizer, and the glycerin being something that allows it to get into the follicle.

However, maybe I should increase the concentration a bit…??

#4

Which actually begs the question – Does the follicle opening exist all the time or is it only there when a hair is poking out of it?

And on that note, a related question would be - If after getting a hair removed/killed via electrolysis, does a follicle opening continue to exist?

#5

Well, I’d still like to know the answers to above two questions…

But - I decided to mix that solution with some ‘sunburn relief’ stuff… It contains both propylene glycol and glycerin, as well as lidocaine, aloe vera, and tea tree extract.

I have no idea on how much to add, but have been experimenting with it and have been finding better results with this formula so far.

#6

Just thought I would add - since I’m talking to myself anyways…

I added more of that sunburn relief stuff as well as more aspirin. It seems to have improved its performance a bit.

Just an FYI…

#7

Frequently, we all think we are talking to ourselves around here… until you say something that offends someone, then you find out just how many eyeballs are reading your words… And How!