She suggested that I had an endometrial ablation where the lining of the womb is lasered out by using a kind of lightsabre to dissolve it. It sounds barbaric and it is. The operation is quick but the recovery is excruciatingly painful. She said that this would stop my period for 5 year...
Alcohols are commonly used as solvents in skincare products to help dissolve other ingredients. They can also act as astringents to reduce the appearance of pores on the skin. However, certain types of alcohol, such as Denatured Alcohol and Isopropyl Alcohol, can dry and irritate the skin. Es...
Having a set of stainless steel straws in the house are handy too and so much better to use than paper ones that dissolve in your mouth. Yuck! What reusable products have you switched to? And which ones are you loving? I’d love to know!
What’s the best type of salt to use for this method? Kosher or coarse sea salt is the way to go. These types of salt don’t dissolve as quickly as table salt, allowing for a more controlled and even absorption into the meat fibers. How long should I leave the steak at room temper...
A liter of boiling water will dissolve about 1200 mg of quinine, enough to make 30 quarts of tonic water, which is probably what this recipe would make. When it cools about half would come out of solution, and if you filter out the powder, it would only be 15x too strong. WITH the...
I like baker’s sugar (also known as bar sugar) because the fine particle size allows it to dissolve quickly. Baker’s sugar in small quantities can be expensive, but in a 50-pound bag, I pay only two cents per pound more than regular sugar, which is totally worth it. At first, ...
Dissolve thoroughly & then remove pan from heat & allow to cool slowly. Bottle & let age in a dark cupboard for at least 2 days. It will also thicken. I usually just use potato water when boiling them for other meals, & then reduce the water & add adjusted amounts of sugars…. This...
It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Butylene Glycol What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant, solvent | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 1 Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorle...
If you’re curious, the “milky” look comes from the fact there are lots of little oil droplets in the water, thanks to the emulsifier. The droplets block light, and so emulsions tend to be opaque (milk itself is an emulsion). Mixtures where the two liquids dissolve in each other, su...
The solvent also acts to dissolve your make-up slightly and help it merge together so itlooks more blended. Unfortunately, if you spray too much, the solvent will dissolve your make-up and make it run, so make sure you use a fine spray (test new sprays on your hand before you ruin ...