Just was looking to see if there might be other options? I love RESET and unfortunately did a stupid move a couple weeks ago while condensing some Bettix bottles I had of Bilt Hamber Touchless back into the 5 litter bottle. I accidentally poured my remaining bit of RESET in there by mistake. So I was just reading up on possible alternatives. Crack summed those up and I might try BH next. I did find a great articular on RESET and thought to share it:
When you use reset it leaves behind no silicone's or residues. Most soaps nowadays have sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) which are emulsifying and hydrophilic making them effective in cleaning. Hydrophilic substances attract and hold moisture, it causes a molecular layer of moisture on the surface, which leads to corrosion. Hydrophilic substances like chlorides or sulfates promote corrosion by destroying surface film of metal or alloys. A surfactant is a chemical that helps lower the surface tension between water and the oils in your hair, which allows dirt to be rinsed off more easily. When the head of the surfactant molecule is hydrophilic (water-loving) and the tail is hydrophobic (water-oil-loving), then when it gets mixed in water, it will form small little balls called micelles. If you mix oil, water, and surfactant together, the oil will reside inside these micelles making it easier to wash away with water. Reset has (SLES) which is much gentler. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is actually the parent chemical that is modified to make Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES). It’s created through a process called ethoxylation (in which ethylene oxide is introduced) changing the makeup of the compound. This process is key because it turns SLES into a safer, less harsh chemical than its predecessor.
Reset has Lauryl alcohol ethoxylate which is the wetting agent/surfactant. Meaning a chemical substance that increases the spreading and penetrating properties of a liquid by lowering its surface tension Hydrophobic materials often do not dissolve in water or in any solution that contains a largely aqueous environment. Hydrophobic materials are often used to remove oil from water, manage oil spills, and chemical separation processes that require the removal of non-polar substances from polar compounds. Oils and fats are hydrophobic.
Sodium lauryl sulfate works as a surfactant, trapping oil-based dirt so that it can be rinsed away with water. You can see them commonly in household cleaners and personal care products. To break it down these compounds are produced from petroleum and plant sources. This chemical is biodegradable but not biopersistent. The lather produced from the chemical creates almost no effect but the other ingredients creates harsh and dryness effects.
At 68 degrees Fahrenheit, Reset has the ph of 10. PH 10 is ten times more alkaline than pH 9 and 100 times (10 times 10) more alkaline than pH 8. Pure water is neutral. But when chemicals are mixed with water, the mixture can become either acidic or basic.
Reset is able to use mainly natural occurring and organic ingredients to have this same cleaning effect but in terms being hydrophobic friendly being that it was created for cleaning nanotechnology based sealants and coatings. They market It remains ph neutral while having alkaline cleaning effects but being very gentle on the surface but I would have to test it myself below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Traditional shampoos may clog the microscopic surface texture with wax, silicone or other gloss enhancers, which will reduce the coating's natural water beading and dirt shedding. The wax and silicone found in some car soaps not only reduce a nano coating's ability to shed water, but may actually compromise it's durability. So Reset may degrade organic waxes and polymer sealants. The dilution ratio makes it last for a great number of washes
