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Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
1·26 days ago
In a few weeks we’ll know how microbe friendly the diluted soap is :) made sure to smudge my dirty hands in each dish for maximum yuck. Then exposed them to the air for a few hours before lidding them up.
I wonder how to measure surfactancy and general soap efficiency tho if anyone knows :)
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
1·27 days agoI’ve heard of this brand, but I already have soap. When it runs out and the bins stop providing more I will consider it!
Oo this is interesting! What causes this degradation? Does regular liquid soap also degrade in it’s bottle or is it concentrated enough to last/effects to be negligible? Thanks for adding information!
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
1·27 days agoObviously I’m not willing to risk anyones health, I posted to ask about if it might be a problem. So I’m not sure where you reached this conclusion. But the aggressive tone seems quite unnecessary and adds absolutely nothing 🤷♂️✌️
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
1·27 days agoHaha idk why you gonna be so stingy and throw around definitions of words, especially when using opinion sources rather than a dictionary. Don’t you know that language is defined by how it is used? Regardless,
- Frugality is Strategic: It involves planning, research, and aligning spending with personal values and financial goals.
This post is the research. One of my values and goals is to consume as little as possible, let alone buying unnecessary stuff in a world of over production of garbage. I actually have a soap dish and hard soap for those that prefer it. Personally I tend to get terrible pimple breakouts from it tho.
The financial goal of this little project is to not spend more money than necessary in general and as most soap just gets put down the drain anyway I thought it a decent afternoon project to look into.
- Frugality is Value-Oriented: The focus is on the overall value received, not just the price tag paid.
Arguably the value added by diluting the soap is very small, but if successful would double the range of a soap bottle, which has intrinsic value in consuming less and producing less garbage (packaging and soap dishes) on top of the fact I don’t have to buy any soap 🤷♂️
On the other hand your solution is generating more garbage in form of packaging and a soap dish, whilst adding absolutely nothing of value to my bathroom nor does it adress the issue of wasting soap.
> *Frugality is Empowering: It gives you control over your finances, reducing stress and building wealth.
I have very good control of my finances because I chose to not spend my money where it can be avoided. Hence the dumpster diving to acquire said soap. I spend it on beer instead :)
Now, looking at merriam webster dictionary, which is the definition I actually when deciding where to post my question, it gives much simpler answer than the capital powerhouse you shared.
the quality or state of being [frugal] : careful management of material resources and especially money
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frugality
Cheers
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
2·27 days agoI’m not doing anything but asking questions to find out if its doable or not. I too can see the consensus is it’s a bad idea ✌️
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
3·27 days agoFor sure, figuring out solutions to silly problems to save pennies can be loads of fun :)
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
1·27 days agoYea perhaps looking into making the dispenser foaming is a better approach.
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
11·27 days agoI’ll maintain that soap from the trash is much much cheaper than buying soap and a soap dish tho. Frugality is making things reach further with small means no?
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
1·27 days agoThats what i was worrying about, which prompted me asking! Thanks :)
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
2·27 days agoGetting a new dispenser also spending tho. I tried modifying my old dispenser with a ziptie around the neck but the dispenser broke very quickly, which I think was due to the force you expect to put into it. But thats just a guess, could’ve been a bad pump too
But thats what lead me to looking into dilution/gelling.
But yea buying gum is another purchase whereas i already have plenty of starch.
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
4·27 days agoI already have a lifetime supply of corn and potato starch, and my thought was that it wouldn’t require a lot to gel it up again. Time is not really an issue in my life so I don’t mind boiling some dilution water every now and again.
Kaffeburk@lemmy.worldOPtoFrugal@lemmy.world•Diluting and thickening soap the dumb wayEnglish
21·27 days agoThat works for me but my spidey senses say if that I can’t be instructing guests how to use the soap. I tried modifying the pump to have a shorter stroke, but the pump broke surprisingly fast, I think due to the downwards pressure people expect to need.
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Linux@lemmy.world•I'm struggling to use GIMP as someone used to Photoshop, how can I learn GIMP properly?English
1·2 months agoThere seems to be a javascript that loads from cloudfront with a url redirect thing. Also loads tonnes of third party cookies Sadly no adblock on ios :(
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Linux@lemmy.world•I'm struggling to use GIMP as someone used to Photoshop, how can I learn GIMP properly?English
4·2 months agoIt seems normal for me on pc too but not on mobile. Also noticed this

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Linux@lemmy.world•I'm struggling to use GIMP as someone used to Photoshop, how can I learn GIMP properly?English
2·2 months agoDid you press it or any other link on the page? They show as girhub for me too but it actually takes you elsewhere
Edit: just tried on pc and it goes to github. But firefox and safari on iphone doesn’t


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Idk it its recent but the photogimp dot com link is rouge and directs you to spam. I believe this is the real one https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
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pics@lemmy.world•This is Jehan Pages, the top developer behind GIMP, a free open source photo editor. Adobe executives hate Jehan. Because of his hard work, Adobe lost millions of dollars
2·2 months agoIdk it its new but the photgimp dot com link is rouge and directs you to spam. I believe this is the real one https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
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Linux@lemmy.world•I'm struggling to use GIMP as someone used to Photoshop, how can I learn GIMP properly?English
11·2 months agoPhotogimp dot com is either compromised or a fake entirely. The download button send u to random spam sites The plugin in question can be had at github https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP
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Linux@lemmy.world•I'm struggling to use GIMP as someone used to Photoshop, how can I learn GIMP properly?English
14·2 months agoThis link is not the real one! The download button on it is spam. https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP

