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or, perhaps a little more appropreate: is ballistol good for horn?
the definitions below are for each ingredient. their basically a bunch of random definitions i found through google, the dictionary, and a partial encyclopedia...
i can emmediately see why the ingredients in hooflex would benefit horn or other natural nail like materials, but im can barely begin to touch the engredients of ballistol on wether they would be good for such materials or not. it kind of appears that ballistol is a light solvent with a basic wax/oil base whereas hooflex seems to be a set of oils, with antimicrobal properties...
any thoughts on the subject? specifically - why would ballistol be good or bad for horn? if my uneducated definition above is correct, it would seem that ballistol would strip the horn of any natural oils, dirt, and other random checmicals, and replace it with a simple oil base (with mild antiseptic properties), where as hooflex adds several types of oil (including lanolin, wich is excellent at skin absorbtion, wich i would assume would transfer to a lesser degree to horn)....
its at least kind of interesting to see what each of the ingredients in these two products is/does....
ingredients of ballistol:
purified liquid paraffin (medicinal grade paraffin (pure)) - a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood, coal, petroleum, or shale oil that is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and is used chiefly in coating and sealing, in candles, in rubber compounding, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
potassium oleate - Potassium oleate is a commercial soap that contains fatty acids.
ammonium oleate - (potassium oleate is the potassium salt of oleic acid. ammonium oleate is its ammonium salt. when exposed to water for an extended period of time both compunds split into potassium ions, respectively ammonium ions, and oleic acid. this is what happens, when ballistol-lube emulsifies with water. tpotassium ions are natrually found in ocean water and clear water, wheras ammonium ions result form the natural (bacterial) decomposition of urine and feces in combination with water. they are naturally transformed into nitrates, wich are also known as fertilizers for plants. the process is the equicalent to what happens, when a farmer fertilizes a feild with cow dung.)
oleic acid- (a monounsaturated fatty acid C18H34O2 found in natural fats and oils )(olive oil and butter, etc)
benzyl alcohol - benzyle, amyl and isobutyl are products of fermentation. Benzyl alcohol, also called phenylmethanol, is a clear, colorless liquid with a mild pleasant aromatic odor. It is a primary alcohol having very reactive methylene and nuclear hydrogen groups, melting at 15 C and Boiling at 205 C. It is soluble in water and readily soluble in alcohol and ether. Benzyl alcohol is prepared by the hydrolysis of benzyl chloride in the presence of soda ash. It reacts with acids ( acetic, benzoic, and sebacic acids) to form esters and other compounds. and thus is used frequently as a valued intermediate in the soap, perfume, and flavor industries. Benzyl alcohol has properties of strong polarity and limited water solubility and thus is used as a general solvent for inks and lacquers and a degreasing agent in cleaners. This compound is used as a photographic developer in the processing of color movie films and as a dyeing assistant for filament nylons. Its applications include many pharmaceutical preparations as a bacteriostatic. It was used for antipruritic activity to relieve itching.
amyl alcohol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl_alcohol
also called Pentyl Alcohol, any of eight organic compounds having the same molecular formula, C5H11OH, but different structures. The term is commonly applied to mixtures of these compounds, which are used as solvents for resins and oily materials and in the manufacture of other chemicals, especially amyl acetate, a solvent for nitrocellulose lacquers.
isobutyl alcohol - used in hydraulic fluid and as a chemical intermediate in manufacture of isobutyle esters, wich serve as plasticizers, and in perfumes useful in flavors such as rum, banana, and fruit flavors.
solvent for surface coatings and adhesives; processing solvent in pharmaceurtica, pesticide, flavor and frangrance manufactureing;
chem int for isobutylamines, zinc diisobutyldithiophosphate, isobutyle acetate, acrylate, methacrylate esters, acrylate, and methacrylate esters;
diluent-reactant in the alkylation of amino resins' cosolvent in tertiary oil recovery.
Isobutyl alcohol is used with dimethyl sulfoxide to prepare food additives such as sucrose fatty acid esters Used for amino resin alkylation Manufacture ester for fruit flavoring essences; solvent in paint, varnish removers
benzyl acetate - Benzyl Acetate is used as a composition of perfumery (floral, fruity; reminiscent of jasmine) and flavouring (Reminiscent of apple and pear). It is used as a solvent in plastics and resin, cellulose acetate , nitrate, oils, lacquers, polishes and inks.
anethole - oil from pimpinella anisum L. seeds. -
medical - The main constituent of the essential oils of both fennel and anise is a substance called anethole. Smaller amounts of anethole are found in other plants, including guarana. Clinical studies of anise are very few in number, but results of laboratory studies suggest that anethole is an anti-inflammatory agent and a very good antioxidant. Extracts of anise inhibit the growth of certain tumors, particularly colon cancer. An anethole derivative has been used to treat patients who do not produce enough saliva (a condition called xerostomia). There are also some laboratory studies suggesting that some ingredient in anise oil increases the movement of the cilia that line the bronchial passages. If the same thing happens in humans, that would account for the popularity of anise as an expectorant.
various other uses - CAS number: 104-46-1 Synonyms: Anethole; 1-Methoxy-4-propenylbenzene; p-Propenylanisole; Anise camphor; p-Methoxy-b-methylstyrene Industry claims found in: cheese, tea, apple, licorice Industry claims used in: alcoholic beverages, chewing gum, frozen dairy desserts, cand and baked goods Possible physical or functional effects: Flavoring agents and adjuvants Properties: industry claims FEMA GRAS; industry claims FDA GRAS; used in cigarettes; used in smokeless tobacco Toxicology: LD50 (oral, rat) 2090 mg/kg; poison by ingestion; experimental tumorigen; may cause human intolerance reaction; heated to decomp., emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes
isohexane (aerosol only) - a pure carbohydrate, used to improve the sprayability of ballistol in aerosol form. (there were a lot of chemical fact sheets that i really didnt want to searchthrough to get other uses for this chemcal....
ingredients of hooflex:
neatsfoot oil - a pale yellow fatty oil made especially from the bones of cattle and used chiefly as a leather dressing
lanolin - purified form of wool grease or wool wax (sometimes erroneously called wool fat), used either alone or with soft paraffin or lard or other fat as a base for ointments, emollients, skin foods, salves, superfatted soaps, and fur dressing. Lanolin, a translucent, yellowish-white, soft, unctuous, tenacious substance,. Owing to the ease with which it penetrates the skin, wool-fat both in the anhydrous form and as lanolin, sometimes mixed with such substances as vaseline or fatty oils, is largely employed as a basis for ointments. It is slightly antiseptic and does not become rancid.
turpentine - the resinous exudate or extract obtained from coniferous trees, particularly those of the genus Pinus. Turpentines are semifluid substances consisting of resins dissolved in a volatile oil
pine tar. blended in a petrolatum (hence the christmas spell
)- tar obtained by destructive distillation of the wood of the pine tree and used especially in roofing and soaps and in the treatment of skin diseases. (patrolatum=patroleum jelly)
tallow - the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants
wax - a : any of numerous substances of plant or animal origin that differ from fats in being less greasy, harder, and more brittle and in containing principally compounds of high molecular weight (as fatty acids, alcohols, and saturated hydrocarbons)
rosin and aloe base - rosin: a translucent amber-colored to almost black brittle friable resin that is obtained by chemical means from the oleoresin or deadwood of pine trees or from tall oil and used especially in making varnish, paper size, soap, and soldering flux and in rosining violin bows
aloe:1 plural : the fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Aquilaria agallocha) of the mezereon family
2 a : any of a large genus (Aloe) of succulent chiefly southern African plants of the lily family with basal leaves and spicate flowers b : the dried juice of the leaves of various aloes used especially formerly as a purgative -- usually used in plural but sing. in constr.
with chloroxylenol 1.5% - An antimicrobial agent used in treatment shampoos and antiseptic lotions. It is apparently non-irritant at low dilutions of less than 5 per cent.
the definitions below are for each ingredient. their basically a bunch of random definitions i found through google, the dictionary, and a partial encyclopedia...
i can emmediately see why the ingredients in hooflex would benefit horn or other natural nail like materials, but im can barely begin to touch the engredients of ballistol on wether they would be good for such materials or not. it kind of appears that ballistol is a light solvent with a basic wax/oil base whereas hooflex seems to be a set of oils, with antimicrobal properties...
any thoughts on the subject? specifically - why would ballistol be good or bad for horn? if my uneducated definition above is correct, it would seem that ballistol would strip the horn of any natural oils, dirt, and other random checmicals, and replace it with a simple oil base (with mild antiseptic properties), where as hooflex adds several types of oil (including lanolin, wich is excellent at skin absorbtion, wich i would assume would transfer to a lesser degree to horn)....
its at least kind of interesting to see what each of the ingredients in these two products is/does....
ingredients of ballistol:
purified liquid paraffin (medicinal grade paraffin (pure)) - a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood, coal, petroleum, or shale oil that is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and is used chiefly in coating and sealing, in candles, in rubber compounding, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
potassium oleate - Potassium oleate is a commercial soap that contains fatty acids.
ammonium oleate - (potassium oleate is the potassium salt of oleic acid. ammonium oleate is its ammonium salt. when exposed to water for an extended period of time both compunds split into potassium ions, respectively ammonium ions, and oleic acid. this is what happens, when ballistol-lube emulsifies with water. tpotassium ions are natrually found in ocean water and clear water, wheras ammonium ions result form the natural (bacterial) decomposition of urine and feces in combination with water. they are naturally transformed into nitrates, wich are also known as fertilizers for plants. the process is the equicalent to what happens, when a farmer fertilizes a feild with cow dung.)
oleic acid- (a monounsaturated fatty acid C18H34O2 found in natural fats and oils )(olive oil and butter, etc)
benzyl alcohol - benzyle, amyl and isobutyl are products of fermentation. Benzyl alcohol, also called phenylmethanol, is a clear, colorless liquid with a mild pleasant aromatic odor. It is a primary alcohol having very reactive methylene and nuclear hydrogen groups, melting at 15 C and Boiling at 205 C. It is soluble in water and readily soluble in alcohol and ether. Benzyl alcohol is prepared by the hydrolysis of benzyl chloride in the presence of soda ash. It reacts with acids ( acetic, benzoic, and sebacic acids) to form esters and other compounds. and thus is used frequently as a valued intermediate in the soap, perfume, and flavor industries. Benzyl alcohol has properties of strong polarity and limited water solubility and thus is used as a general solvent for inks and lacquers and a degreasing agent in cleaners. This compound is used as a photographic developer in the processing of color movie films and as a dyeing assistant for filament nylons. Its applications include many pharmaceutical preparations as a bacteriostatic. It was used for antipruritic activity to relieve itching.
amyl alcohol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl_alcohol
also called Pentyl Alcohol, any of eight organic compounds having the same molecular formula, C5H11OH, but different structures. The term is commonly applied to mixtures of these compounds, which are used as solvents for resins and oily materials and in the manufacture of other chemicals, especially amyl acetate, a solvent for nitrocellulose lacquers.
isobutyl alcohol - used in hydraulic fluid and as a chemical intermediate in manufacture of isobutyle esters, wich serve as plasticizers, and in perfumes useful in flavors such as rum, banana, and fruit flavors.
solvent for surface coatings and adhesives; processing solvent in pharmaceurtica, pesticide, flavor and frangrance manufactureing;
chem int for isobutylamines, zinc diisobutyldithiophosphate, isobutyle acetate, acrylate, methacrylate esters, acrylate, and methacrylate esters;
diluent-reactant in the alkylation of amino resins' cosolvent in tertiary oil recovery.
Isobutyl alcohol is used with dimethyl sulfoxide to prepare food additives such as sucrose fatty acid esters Used for amino resin alkylation Manufacture ester for fruit flavoring essences; solvent in paint, varnish removers
benzyl acetate - Benzyl Acetate is used as a composition of perfumery (floral, fruity; reminiscent of jasmine) and flavouring (Reminiscent of apple and pear). It is used as a solvent in plastics and resin, cellulose acetate , nitrate, oils, lacquers, polishes and inks.
anethole - oil from pimpinella anisum L. seeds. -
medical - The main constituent of the essential oils of both fennel and anise is a substance called anethole. Smaller amounts of anethole are found in other plants, including guarana. Clinical studies of anise are very few in number, but results of laboratory studies suggest that anethole is an anti-inflammatory agent and a very good antioxidant. Extracts of anise inhibit the growth of certain tumors, particularly colon cancer. An anethole derivative has been used to treat patients who do not produce enough saliva (a condition called xerostomia). There are also some laboratory studies suggesting that some ingredient in anise oil increases the movement of the cilia that line the bronchial passages. If the same thing happens in humans, that would account for the popularity of anise as an expectorant.
various other uses - CAS number: 104-46-1 Synonyms: Anethole; 1-Methoxy-4-propenylbenzene; p-Propenylanisole; Anise camphor; p-Methoxy-b-methylstyrene Industry claims found in: cheese, tea, apple, licorice Industry claims used in: alcoholic beverages, chewing gum, frozen dairy desserts, cand and baked goods Possible physical or functional effects: Flavoring agents and adjuvants Properties: industry claims FEMA GRAS; industry claims FDA GRAS; used in cigarettes; used in smokeless tobacco Toxicology: LD50 (oral, rat) 2090 mg/kg; poison by ingestion; experimental tumorigen; may cause human intolerance reaction; heated to decomp., emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes
isohexane (aerosol only) - a pure carbohydrate, used to improve the sprayability of ballistol in aerosol form. (there were a lot of chemical fact sheets that i really didnt want to searchthrough to get other uses for this chemcal....
ingredients of hooflex:
neatsfoot oil - a pale yellow fatty oil made especially from the bones of cattle and used chiefly as a leather dressing
lanolin - purified form of wool grease or wool wax (sometimes erroneously called wool fat), used either alone or with soft paraffin or lard or other fat as a base for ointments, emollients, skin foods, salves, superfatted soaps, and fur dressing. Lanolin, a translucent, yellowish-white, soft, unctuous, tenacious substance,. Owing to the ease with which it penetrates the skin, wool-fat both in the anhydrous form and as lanolin, sometimes mixed with such substances as vaseline or fatty oils, is largely employed as a basis for ointments. It is slightly antiseptic and does not become rancid.
turpentine - the resinous exudate or extract obtained from coniferous trees, particularly those of the genus Pinus. Turpentines are semifluid substances consisting of resins dissolved in a volatile oil
pine tar. blended in a petrolatum (hence the christmas spell
)- tar obtained by destructive distillation of the wood of the pine tree and used especially in roofing and soaps and in the treatment of skin diseases. (patrolatum=patroleum jelly)tallow - the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants
wax - a : any of numerous substances of plant or animal origin that differ from fats in being less greasy, harder, and more brittle and in containing principally compounds of high molecular weight (as fatty acids, alcohols, and saturated hydrocarbons)
rosin and aloe base - rosin: a translucent amber-colored to almost black brittle friable resin that is obtained by chemical means from the oleoresin or deadwood of pine trees or from tall oil and used especially in making varnish, paper size, soap, and soldering flux and in rosining violin bows
aloe:1 plural : the fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Aquilaria agallocha) of the mezereon family
2 a : any of a large genus (Aloe) of succulent chiefly southern African plants of the lily family with basal leaves and spicate flowers b : the dried juice of the leaves of various aloes used especially formerly as a purgative -- usually used in plural but sing. in constr.
with chloroxylenol 1.5% - An antimicrobial agent used in treatment shampoos and antiseptic lotions. It is apparently non-irritant at low dilutions of less than 5 per cent.
thats one of the main reasons i was asking, because i have a hairline crack that i dont recall seeing in my bilton that id rather keep from developing further if possible....
