What Surfactant does in a lava lamp. How to know if you’re using too much or too little.

[@RobertBertone]

I looooove your lava lamps!! I purchased a couple of grande lamps on EBay. I keep watching your channel to get some ideas of how I can make mine better….more like yours. You are the best lava lamp expert on KZbin!

[@kevinz8867]

Derek, What surfactant are you buying? I am seeing SLS and SLES is supposed to be premium? I see dry SLS and liquid, is 5lbs overkill? haha

[@mowtisss]

excellent video! Thanks for sharing 😃

[@djcaustin4284]

Thanks. I appreciate the videos.

[@gilliankahler]

So helpful thank you so much for sharing

[@j.frankparnell6195]

Nice video description of the purpose of surfactant. So, how do you go about tuning your lamps? I have heard that you shouldn't do them hot by adding more surfactant, but how do you tune them when they are cold? Do you just add a little more surfactant while it is cold? How much do you add at a time? What if you get to much? You would then have to remove the liquid and replace with pure distilled water. But again, how much do you take out and add back in to tune it?

[@andrewicenhower8538]

Hell yea thank you for making this! Love your stuff

[@fabawww]

great video! I have been looking at your videos this week. I learnt a lot. Thank you! Would love to see an how to make a whole fluid/wax video

[@Lacedmushroom]

I do use kerosene in the Winter when my power goes out so my pipes don't burst. Thanks for these deeper dive videos.

[@davidcowley8246]

Wow those are beautiful 😮

[@snappysnapper]

Those are so nice, I have seen several of your posts of Facebook and think to myself damn wish it was me. But maybe it can be by watching your videos!

[@enadal85]

Very interesting stuff. Love the clear lamps

[@jonathonsheard8758]

So clear

[@scottvahey4869]

Can you do a video of your collection one day?

[@mikekornikh]

Can't wait to see an in depth video about making the wax

[@williamlawson7852]

That's what I can't wait for

[@mikekornikh]

Question: What surfactant do you recommend? I know LLC sells some but are there options on Amazon or other marketplaces?

[@kevinz8867]

I wonder if it’s like pool chlorine: a percentage of the surfactant/water.

[@Vipurs]

Pretty sure LLC surf is just rebranded from a unknown supplier. Ofc he won’t tell us where he buys in bulk, but IIRC it’s just re packaged and re sold

[@ThatDogBarks.]

Your videos are amazing. Have you ever tried Clear on Clear? It either be brilliant or so dumb. Hahaha.

[@dereknolan-k5l]

When you make new wax it’s more or less clear when hot before you color it. So yes lol. It’s interesting, but colored stuff is cooler. You’ll seem some clear stuff when the wax video drops.