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Quite a few people ordered, and are just receiving, the set of raw materials for preparing their own set of cell salts and since many are about to start the process it would be a good idea to have a space to discuss or ask other people questions about the process of creating them and their use, so we can use this space for that.

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If you are looking for preparation instructions you can find them here

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[temporaryreality]

I'm seriously considering halving the recipe so I don't have to store such large quantities of mixtures..., and have to get pretty much all the supplies before I can start, so I won't be able to report anything for a while.

I appreciated your comment in the message to Danius about the benefits of doing as much of the work as possible by hand so as to "imbibe" one's personal energy into the process.

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I got a very decent milligram scale for like $15 or $20 online. I personally think will use a fourth of a gram, to store it in little containers. That way when I move I also don't have to carry very fragile and valuable jars!

[temporaryreality]

Ooo that’s a better idea!

Today I’ll poke around and work to locate supplies :)

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Excellent! Today I will work towards adjusting the quantities.

[andrew_b]

I'm going to go with quater of the amount recommended in the instructions. Just following the amount given in the instructions would require A LOT of booze. I think I would cause a scandal in my neighborhood with all the Everclear bottles that would be showing up in my recycling bin...

Anyways, a quarter of the given recipe means:

1g to .25 grams
9cc (ml) to 2.25cc

I found this graduated cylinder that should make measuring out fractions of a ml/cc doable: https://sciplus.com/plastic-graduated-cylinder-0-2-10ml/

Following the formula, a 3x solution will give you just about 250ml of liquid, or 8.5 oz of liquid:

.25 grams of salt into 2.25ml of booze

Then add 22.5ml of booze

Finally 225ml of booze (2.25+22.5+225= 249.75!)

So you can fit most of your 3x or 6x into 8oz brown/blue tincture bottles, which can be found readily enough, with the excess going into 1 oz tincture bottles. So for both 3x and 6x, you would only have to store/transport 24 8oz bottles, plus one for bioplasma. Should be very doable! And as I said, finding 8oz bottles in brown/blue for UV protection is easy, insuring your solution will last.

More math fun: For the whole set of 24 cell salts at 3x and 6x, you are looking at 192 oz of fluid. Where I am, Everclear (190 proof grain alcohol) is sold in 1.75L bottles. 1.75L is equal to 59.18oz, so you'll need 3.25 bottles of Everclear to make the complete set of cell salts. Price wise, that means you are probably spending $120-$160 for the booze. Doable economically, and plus the neighbors won't think you're a lush :)

I believe I got this all right, but math was never my strong point, I was a history major :D If you see any glaring mistakes or omissions, please feel free to correct/point them out.

Happy cell salt brewing everyone!

[andrew_b]

Glass bottle supplier, seems to be the best price:

https://glassbottleoutlet.com/products/8-oz-amber-boston-round-with-black-poly-cone-cap-28-400-v23-v5?variant=47644352512284

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Thanks Andrew!