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#50924 - 04/11/08 05:11 PM Re: homemade tendskin alternative? [Re: J M]
banish Offline
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Originally Posted By: J M
It is all in the patent (#6703009). In the most preferred solution,
Isopropyl Alcohol 70%
Water (Reverse Osmosis) (just use 70% alcohol from the drug store)
Propylene Glycol 10% by volume
Acetylsalicylic Acid 15% by weight
Glycerin 2% by volume
Cyclomethicone (obviously less than 2%)

However this does not match the ordering of ingredients in the product. It is more likely, Tendskin used the "more preferred" solution, possibly due to the cost of Acetylsalicylic Acid, or the problems keeping it dissolved it that high concentration:
Isopropyl Alcohol 70%
Water (Reverse Osmosis) (just use 70% alcohol from the drug store)
Propylene Glycol 10-15% by volume
Acetylsalicylic Acid 10% by weight
Glycerin 4-5% by volume
Cyclomethicone (obviously less than 4%)

by the way, this is a really high concentration of Acetylsalicylic Acid. it would take about 150 extra strength (325mg) aspirin for this concentration. Just buy it in crystalline form from http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/
Hi, could you make a recipe by any chance for this?? thanks

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#53164 - 06/19/08 12:12 AM Re: homemade tendskin alternative? [Re: banish]
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If you wanted to make a big bottle (16oz) of home made (most preferred) tend skin you would need

12oz of 70% isopropyl alcohol
60g of acetylslicylic acid
40g of glycol
8g of glycerin
4-8g of cyclomethicone

these are approximate figures.

if you bought 500g of acetylslicylic acid you could just about make 9 large bottles at a cost of around $50. (that would cost $450 if you bought it from tend skin)

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#53165 - 06/19/08 12:16 AM Re: homemade tendskin alternative? [Re: imshaggy2000]
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ps these are not concentrations that can be achieved by using over the counter aspirin. you would need around 180 asprin... they are mostly binders which will not all dissolve in your 12 oz of alcohol

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#53206 - 06/20/08 12:10 AM Re: homemade tendskin alternative? [Re: imshaggy2000]
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I seem to recall that when using aspirin tablets, the instructions were to put as many as 200 tablets in the alcohol, let them dissolve, and then pour off the top liquid carefully, so as to not disturb the filler materials that would have settled to the bottom of the mixture.
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#54391 - 07/29/08 07:41 PM Re: homemade tendskin alternative? [Re: James W. Walker VII, CPE]
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This is great thread. Sure is helpful.. thanx.. smile
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