I posted the following: "I am trying to make a shower gel that has a scent but is not toxic to either humans or aquatic life. And I have a hard time finding anything for the latter. Essential oils and derivatives? Nope. Synthetic ones? Nothing. I could go the unscented route, but it’s going to be hard to sell. So, considering that most of you are better informed about this topic, is there a specific ingredient that I can use for a rose fragrance that’s truly non toxic? Thanks "
On fragrange, zerowaste and sustainability. The post got deleted by mods in a manner of minutes. What the hell is going on there? I am going to stay here for much longer since that place is turning very weird. Also, can anyone here actually help me find a fragrance ingredient that won’t kill aquatic life when poured down the drain? Thank you in advance
Would a drop of Bulgarian rose oil not work?
EDIT: By this I mean the legitimate stuff made by hand in the countryside, not the chemically extracted stuff. It is extremely strong.
I am very fond of the Bulgarian oil. I actually have a rose garden filled with damask roses myself. But it seems that if poured in water it can damage the plants and fishes… I wasn’t even aware of it until very recently.
Great questions, but Lemmy is the exact same problem: anonymous accounts
i’m not anonymouse. i’m ricky. :3
The fact that the larger the subreddits get more picky they are about posts isn’t a new problem, but it has apparently gotten a lot worse in last few years. Apparently a lot of subreddits now have automoderator rules that just nuke posts based on karma or “contributor quality”, whatever the hell that means.
But at the same time, some of the default subs’ most prolific posts are bot reposts ad infinitum. Those never seem to get nuked even though it’s crystal clear they’re bot accounts…
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Seriously, things have gotten so bad there , the website is unrecognizable from years ago… I am sorry you didn’t have the platform to vent when needed. Hopefully here it will be better.
Reddit is owned and operated by assholes. Don’t even try to use it.
I still use Apollo, so nobody gets a dime from me anyway.
If you’re posting from a third party reddit app, that might be the problem.
Can they even see that I am not using the official app?
Yes. There are hooks that show what APIs and apps the data uses as a pathway. My guess is that the mods have nothing to do with the content being removed. It is the upload verification process. I’m not going to recommend going back but posting from a browser will verify whether this is the problem.
If you’re engaging with the content you are contributing to it
Yeah, there’s the whole ai thing. I don’t know, I got the (clearly wrong) idea that a dedicated sub may have dedicated specialists…
They may have a rule to delete any mention of essential oils automatically. Or they deleted due to the criticism of it. Hard to know which way any sub might swing.
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I was making the most innocuous comments in Reddit and getting banned. I finally gave up and here I am. #RedditRefugee
Aleppo soap? It’s made of olive oil and lye. As simple as it gets. Probably not good for aquatic life but better than most I would belive. It’s got a distinctive scent, at first I didn’t like it but it grows in you. Done wonders for my hair and skin.
Given the trend of recent posts in here. I’m going to guess that the word “toxic” triggered the automod.
I actually think you may be onto something.
Based on that logic, maybe reworking it to use ‘toxin’ instead would get it boosted…
Sadly any substances related to showering are percieved as dangerous by the stereotypical reddit mod. :D
Oof even all the way on Reddit they had to have felt that burn lmao
Watch out. They might send an bitcoin assassin after you. One who could run you over with a mobility scooter or stab you with an insulin pen.
Hi-ooooo!
This is the best comment I read all year. Thank you for the laughs.
Loving the reddit hate train here but to answer your question, there doesn’t appear to be any non aqua toxic rose fragrances. Even rose water can be aqua toxic. This is due to the fact that geraniol (the compound primarily responsible for a roses’ scent) is acutely toxic to aquatic life. Have you considered other light, floral scents OP?
It’s all just bots masturbating other bots over there.
30 years ago I expected this, but thought it was going to be sexier.
The future fucking blows.
The future fucking blows.
Based on your comment that’s exactly what it’s not doing lol
I am pretty sure your best bet to get something that is roses scented but is non-toxic would be creating a tincture vegetable glycerin with roses. Take dried rose pedals and let them sit in the sun for 4-6 weeks immersed in vegetable glycerin which should impart roses smells and other rose components into the vegetable glycerin. I haven’t done it myself but it is suppose to do some extractions of the compounds.
You will be extracting the essential oils and all other compounds from the rose pedals into the glycerin but in lower concentrations than a pure essential oil. (Also depending on the essential oil will have a broader range of compounds depending on how they made it)
Make sure to use roses that are not treated with pesticides and fertilizers.
Exactly. Don’t use any roses that are treated. I like Mountain Rose Herbs
