In a society dominated by religion, any organization has to be religiously affiliated to be successful. So, yes, there have been religious humanitarian organizations; they are humanitarian for humanitarian reasons, and religious for political reasons.

Anyway, good post – it’s worth knowing that the whole story about churchgoers being especially generous is an accounting artefact.

Come to think of it, in some places a substantial chunk of worshippers’ contributions is used for political purposes, notably the US. Nobody thinks, however, that giving to, say, Occupy Wall Street is charity even though a lot of it was spent on providing for the homeless. That’s politics. (And in fact I think most Occupiers would deny that they were a charity.) Giving to Pat Robertson’s church, though, so that he can spend it on TV campaign ads and robocalls, well, that’s officially equivalent to giving your money direct to starving children.

Anyway, about 70-80% ethanol (rest is water), 1-3 mL glycerol, and a few drops of your favourite scent will work well.

Other notes:

Alcohols are polar. They dissolve well in other polar substances like water and glycerol (glycerin). They DO NOT dissolve well with non polar substances like oils. They dissolve a LITTLE BIT but not a great deal. Also, water can dissolve a limited amount of non-polar substances as well.

Methanol is poisonous if you metabolize it or absorb a great deal of it. I HIGHLY doubt that the amount that’s on your razor is enough to do anything at all to you. It is poisonous if you drink it because it is metabolized in your body to formic acid. If you absorb too much of it by other means, it is a CNS depressant similar to ethanol (drinking alcohol).

Do not use any denatured alcohol except SD-38 or SD-40. Most other denatured alcohols contain methanol which is toxic including the fumes. The SD alcohols contain denaturing agents that prevent consumption of the ethanol but are non-toxic. This is why they are used in mouthwashes and other products that contact our bodies. SD alcohols are difficult to obtain. SD-40 alcohol is known as “perfumers alcohol”. Use this Google search to find:

http://www.google.com/#pq=perfumers+alcoho&hl=en&cp=17&gs_id=7&xhr=t&q=perfumers+alcohol&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&safe=off&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=perfumers+alcohol&aq=0&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=55dcc7523cfd78c6&biw=1272&bih=776

I use grain alcohol, 190 proof..

The “perfume” is lemon extract with oil of lemon not the fake stuff. Five drops will do.

The lubricant is a type of silicone which is soluble in alcohol (polar solvent). This is known as phenyl trimethicone. Also difficult to obtain. Shin Etsu of Akron, Ohio distributes it as “KF-56″. Good luck getting some. Twenty drops will do.

Don Spatola

I bought Braun 790 year and half ago, used original cartrige for about half year then after I found out that in Croatia are almost $30 US or 23EUR I just cleaned it with water.

Last week head become to noisy and hurt while shaving so I guess blades are not sharp as they should be.

Now crusing on eBay and saw these replacements and by asking google about this “miracle water” I found this.

So I am using this chance to ask you guys should I try to save this head with cleaning with rubbing alcohol or to buy new head and then apply your replce solution for Braun cartiges?

Well, alcohol dissolves oil, true, but that’s a reversible reaction, like water and salt.. The trick is that the oil while dissolved in alcohol does not interfer much with the detregent properties alcohol, but once the last layer of alcohol dries off the surface of the metallic &moving parts of the Pulsonic razor head, the traces of oil will not evaporate, and form a uniform thin layer of oil , hence, lubrication is achieved.

My question: have you noticed any tear and wear on your Braun pulsonic over repeated times of using this formula??
Thanks again, and I will be reviewing and hopefully commenting more of your interesting articles ..
Merry xmas & Happy new year