Thanks for the heads up, Marshall!
Sometimes the lab-rat in me aspires to be a lab-tech. =)

Be well,
Léna
On Oct 26, 2012, at 10:22 PM, Marshall wrote:

> I have not had experience with that combination, but some research has turned 
> up the following supposed facts:
> 
> If you mix borax with polyvinyl alcohol, you get slime
> Borax does not dissolve in pure or near pure propanol, ethyl or methyl alcohol
> A mixture of borax and 50/50 alcohol and water was used in the old days for 
> sweaty feet.
> 
> Marshall
> 
> 
> On 10/26/2012 5:58 PM, Craig Chamberlin wrote:
>> 
>> Lena, if you are going to mix the CS with Borax I don't know what it 
>> becomes.  Marshall????
>> 
>> Try the vodka (dilute with distilled water) and see what it does for the 
>> pain, then try the cs, then Borax.  Unless Marshall says otherwise.
>> 
>> Good luck,
>> 
>> Craig
>> 
>> Lena Guyot wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Craig,
>>> This is very helpful! I just bought a bottle of vodka the other day for 
>>> making tinctures, so will try this. I take Boron regularly and put Borax in 
>>> my laundry, so I may tinker with a mix of vodka, borax, and CS and see what 
>>> happens.
>>> 
>>> I miss Obie. Wonder where he's at. Thanks for keeping such good archives.
>>> 
>>> Really appreciate all the support in this suffering.
>>> Be well,
>>> Léna
>> 
>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 10.0.1427 / Virus Database: 2441/5355 - Release Date: 10/26/12
>> 
>