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I just use a mixture of Dettol ( it's a household grade disinfectant, dont know if it's available in the US under that name) Green dishwashing liquid and water. It works for me.
Here you are: How to Make Green Soap: An Excursion Through Time
Green soap is 30% alcohol and detergent. (Dawn...)- I found foaming fragrance free pumps are great.
What's the thing with doing your own soap? Why don't you just buy it? It can't be that expensive?
I keep wondering the same thing. A gallon is CHEAP!!!!! Especially considering it's concentrated and you only use a tiny amount and dilute it with water. The bottle straight out says to mix it 1:9 (your stencil will thank you) and the gallon will last a couple months, even in a busy shop. $18 will get you at least 100 wash bottles worth without the time and cost of mixing up your own.
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I'm a little curious about this though:
Do you mean my stencil will thank me for diluting it enough? Or will my stencil thank me if I don't dilute it very much?
Which leads me to another question: I understood in another thread that most of you add a little soap in your water bottle you use for wiping while tattooing.
So I did that too the other day. It seems to work fine. But now I'm curious whether you use that when cleaning the skin on the client before applying the stencil? Or do you use water with no soap in it for that?
I'm a little curious about this though:
Do you mean my stencil will thank me for diluting it enough? Or will my stencil thank me if I don't dilute it very much?
Which leads me to another question: I understood in another thread that most of you add a little soap in your water bottle you use for wiping while tattooing.
So I did that too the other day. It seems to work fine. But now I'm curious whether you use that when cleaning the skin on the client before applying the stencil? Or do you use water with no soap in it for that?
There is alcohol in it, so the less you dilute it, the easier it will wipe your stencil right off, which is what we don't wantYES!
I'm a little curious about this though:
Do you mean my stencil will thank me for diluting it enough? Or will my stencil thank me if I don't dilute it very much?
Which leads me to another question: I understood in another thread that most of you add a little soap in your water bottle you use for wiping while tattooing.
So I did that too the other day. It seems to work fine. But now I'm curious whether you use that when cleaning the skin on the client before applying the stencil? Or do you use water with no soap in it for that?
One person in the shop always mixes it too strong when she's "helping" and you can usually tell. You'll also notice clients cringing a little bit when you wipe sometimes if it's too strong (alcohol in open wounds).
Yes, most people use it to wipe throughout the tattooing process. It's such a diluted amount that it's just right to remove the excess ink from the skin without causing irritation. If it's still a little strong, squirt both distilled water and the soap mixture on your towel, which is what I do every time. I also use it for shaving and cleaning before stenciling (followed by alcohol to remove any traces). But, I also use Hibiclense before shaving to make sure the area is as sanitary as possible.
There is alcohol in it, so the less you dilute it, the easier it will wipe your stencil right off, which is what we don't want
One person in the shop always mixes it too strong when she's "helping" and you can usually tell. You'll also notice clients cringing a little bit when you wipe sometimes if it's too strong (alcohol in open wounds).
Yes, most people use it to wipe throughout the tattooing process. It's such a diluted amount that it's just right to remove the excess ink from the skin without causing irritation. If it's still a little strong, squirt both distilled water and the soap mixture on your towel, which is what I do every time. I also use it for shaving and cleaning before stenciling (followed by alcohol to remove any traces). But, I also use Hibiclense before shaving to make sure the area is as sanitary as possible.
Oh lord. All this is confusing for me right now. Not only what you're saying, but all this about what water to have in what bottle
I only have one bottle 
One bottle of Distilled water (distilled water has been cleaned of contaminants)Oh lord. All this is confusing for me right now. Not only what you're saying, but all this about what water to have in what bottle
One bottle of 1:9 green soap - 1 part soap:9 part distilled water
Either squirt plain water followed by soap water on towel and wipe, or just soap water.
Sometimes I want only water, like when using a detailed stencil, the skin looks irritated, or I'm filling a grey wash cup, etc..
Dilluting I imagine is more for the human you are applying this concentrated xleanser to if u dilute it the skin will be pleased
But we usually have one gallon of it that lasts a while and I think Amazon has it for around 30 USD it's cheap u can get an 8 oz or maybe 16 oz bottle too for like 10 bucks that'll last you a while also
I bet that bottle has alcohol in it... and you use itOh lord. All this is confusing for me right now. Not only what you're saying, but all this about what water to have in what bottle
(sorry I just can't resist, you do get the better out of me)
So today when I tattooed I used my only bottle that i have, and that contains water with a little soap in it. I used it for cleaning the skin before applying stencil (added more soap to the wipe paper), and used it for rinsing the skin. It feels odd to rinse with water that contains soap even if not much. It seems to work though.
I used the same bottle while tattooing. Seemed to work too.
I got a little confused when you Cyberthrasher mentioned that it contains alcohol, but you're right. My soap contains 30% alcohol. That's quite a bit.
I will get another bottle so I have one with soap water, one with pure water. Feels better that way.
I used the same bottle while tattooing. Seemed to work too.
I got a little confused when you Cyberthrasher mentioned that it contains alcohol, but you're right. My soap contains 30% alcohol. That's quite a bit.
I will get another bottle so I have one with soap water, one with pure water. Feels better that way.
That's what I have, two precisely as you said.
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