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[Mrs X]

Originally Posted by U Pinales

How bout doing A gallon for me?? 3785 ml at-- 1%Syn-- .5 % Milc -- .2% fra

If you have some way of measuring mL, that is a much easier way to do it.

3785 mL becomes 100%. Just compare that with the ratios you want. You are welcome to post back your numbers here. - I'm sorry not to be more help, i don't really understand the way you are reporting your percentages, it is kind of non standard.

[U Pinales]

What I need is to mix 1 gl of oils at a ration of 1% Syngard .5% milcoside .2% fragrance.
here are my numbers. 1% syngard = 2024 ml --.5% milcoside =1004 ml -- .2 % fragrance = 757 ml - =3785 ml of mix. does this make any sense?
Thank You

[Mrs X]

Originally Posted by U Pinales

What I need is to mix 1 gl of oils at a ration of 1% Syngard .5% milcoside .2% fragrance.
here are my numbers. 1% syngard = 2024 ml --.5% milcoside =1004 ml -- .2 % fragrance = 757 ml - =3785 ml of mix. does this make any sense?
Thank You

Let me do it backwards, and see if this helps.

If 3785mL is 100%, then
2024/3785 x 100% = 53.5%
1004/3785 x 100% = 26.5%
750/3785 x 100% = 19.8%
Total = 53.5 + 26.5 + 19.8 = 99.8% so close enough.

Note using standard nomenclature, 1% of 3785mL is 37.85mL. I think you are expressing ratios. This is written more correctly 10:5:2, which is the reason i got confused sorry.

Good luck for this venture.

[U Pinales]

THANK YOU
I am glad I have the basic concept. I will have to say, you confused me a bit I am barely trying to understand it forward and you did it backward i am trying to figure it out. : ) again thank you hope you will continue helping.

[Mrs X]

Originally Posted by Mrs X

Note using standard nomenclature, 1% of 3785mL is 37.85mL. I think you are expressing ratios. This is written more correctly 10:5:2, which is the reason i got confused sorry.

Good luck for this venture.

To do this from the start: ratios are usually written as whole numbers, no decimal points. However, 10:5:2 is the same as 1:0.5:0.2

You work the proportions out as follows:

10 + 5 + 2 = 17, so the 17 represents the 3785mL, or whatever volume you are using.

Amount of syngard = 10/17 x 3785 = 2226mL
Amount of milcoside = 5/17 x 3785 = 1113mL
Amount of fragrance = 2/17 x 3785 = 445mL


Is this what you need to know? - Note, if you write down for us how you are calculating it, we can see where we are getting the differences.

What if the 1 were a 3 would it be 30+5+2=37? Why did the 1 turn into a 10?

To figure this out i have been just comparing the actual number of gallons needed to a 100.
Then I look for the nearest % then I figure the gallons. My method is terrible but it has got me by..:

lets do 32 fl oz = 944 ml
1% syngard .5 % milcoside .5% Infinity .4 % fragrance

10+5+5+4=24

10/24x944=393.3
5/24x944=196.6
5/24x944=196.6
4/24x944=157.3
i think i got it.

[Mrs X]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What if the 1 were a 3 would it be 30+5+2=37? Why did the 1 turn into a 10?

Just to make whole numbers, so you don't keep confusing people, lol. That is just the conventional way to present it.

[Mrs X]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

To figure this out i have been just comparing the actual number of gallons needed to a 100.
Then I look for the nearest % then I figure the gallons. My method is terrible but it has got me by..:

If you are considering 100 gallons, the the gallons you need of each adds 100%. You then don't have to change the %ages for different volumes.

Percentages are always presented as parts of 100%.