Propylene Glycol and SLES source recommendations - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T19:03:42Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/propylene-glycol-and-sles-source-recommendations?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A674288&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBTY, If you have a Blaines Fa…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-04-21:1566398:Comment:6742882018-04-21T23:45:28.707ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>BTY, If you have a Blaines Farm and Fleet (Or any other farm supply store) they usually sell Propelyene glycol for cattle</p>
<p>BTY, If you have a Blaines Farm and Fleet (Or any other farm supply store) they usually sell Propelyene glycol for cattle</p> Awesome, thanks for all the i…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-04-21:1566398:Comment:6747602018-04-21T23:25:26.419ZGalaxy_9https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Matt83
<p>Awesome, thanks for all the input!!! I thought the fog thing was prob better as a last resort but I know everyone's experience is unique and probably has it's uses still. I will probably be ordering these "pure" ingredients online soon and update once I complete projects with pics.</p>
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<p>Awesome, thanks for all the input!!! I thought the fog thing was prob better as a last resort but I know everyone's experience is unique and probably has it's uses still. I will probably be ordering these "pure" ingredients online soon and update once I complete projects with pics.</p>
<p></p> I've always used propylene gl…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-04-21:1566398:Comment:6747552018-04-21T21:26:06.799ZClaude Jhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ClaudeJohnson
<p>I've always used propylene glycol but recently a friend wanted me to use Magnesium Sulfate (Epson Salts) in a lamp I was re-gooing for him with metallic goo.<br></br>The basic material of the goo is Magnatower goo but with additives so additional flotation was needed.</p>
<p>I have to say, it works well, but I had problems with it when used with vintage goo as it leaches the color of the lava into the fluid.. For that, I would recommend propylene glycol.</p>
<p><br></br>It also doesn't seem to hold…</p>
<p>I've always used propylene glycol but recently a friend wanted me to use Magnesium Sulfate (Epson Salts) in a lamp I was re-gooing for him with metallic goo.<br/>The basic material of the goo is Magnatower goo but with additives so additional flotation was needed.</p>
<p>I have to say, it works well, but I had problems with it when used with vintage goo as it leaches the color of the lava into the fluid.. For that, I would recommend propylene glycol.</p>
<p><br/>It also doesn't seem to hold its strength as well or is as stable as Propelyene.<br/>The lamp flowed like a risen for the dead monster at my place (see my videos) but once it was shipped and arrived at his house.it just sat at the bottom<br/>Could be any number of things (Damaged lamp, wrong wattage, voltage variances, ambient temp, etc)</p>
<p>He just got a hotter bulb and all was well.</p>
<p><br/>As far as surf, I'm now using a cheap dollar store hand soap with no additives other than SLES with a few food colorings to keep it clear and stable and it works great.</p>
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<p></p> Food grade PG is what you are…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-04-21:1566398:Comment:6748952018-04-21T18:24:08.069ZKeithhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Keith
<p>Food grade PG is what you are looking for. I've used the fog juice because I got it CHEAP and it has worked fine. I have looked at buying fog juice recently and noticed that the ingredients are not consistent and/or not just PG and distilled water. Some of those other ingredients may have adverse reactions.</p>
<p>SLES is available in powder or liquid. Powder is cheaper to ship and store, and a little goes a long way.</p>
<p>I think you will be very pleased with the results! I used a…</p>
<p>Food grade PG is what you are looking for. I've used the fog juice because I got it CHEAP and it has worked fine. I have looked at buying fog juice recently and noticed that the ingredients are not consistent and/or not just PG and distilled water. Some of those other ingredients may have adverse reactions.</p>
<p>SLES is available in powder or liquid. Powder is cheaper to ship and store, and a little goes a long way.</p>
<p>I think you will be very pleased with the results! I used a combination of fog juice and epsom salt, along with bubble solution before. Like you said, one run was good then it started getting cloudy. Ended up after a couple of runs being way too cloudy. After redoing with fog juice and SLS it is still perfectly clear and flows good.</p>
<p>As for sources, like Mr MaGoo said. Ebay for SLES and feed store (or Tractor Supply) for PG.</p>
<p></p> Got mine from ebay. I believ…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2018-04-21:1566398:Comment:6742792018-04-21T16:03:17.646ZMr MaGoohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/MrMaGoo
<p>Got mine from ebay. I believe my SLES comes in a powder or liquid. Mine was liquid. The Prop Glycol food grade can be obtained from feed stores down here in texas. They use it in the cattle industry. I usually buy it by the gallon. Good luck finding your source. I am sure the rest of the members will be chiming in shortly.</p>
<p>Got mine from ebay. I believe my SLES comes in a powder or liquid. Mine was liquid. The Prop Glycol food grade can be obtained from feed stores down here in texas. They use it in the cattle industry. I usually buy it by the gallon. Good luck finding your source. I am sure the rest of the members will be chiming in shortly.</p>