Hello.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 22:59, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Done anything fun today?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 22:59, Reply)

The usual routine of chemicals, machinery and paperwork.
No, not really.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:05, Reply)

doesn't sound fascinating
but I could be wrong
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:05, Reply)

There's something deeply satisfying about turning water, powder, wax and grease into shelf-ready cosmetics.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:07, Reply)

which cosmetics do you make?
Or is it just the same thing in ten different containers?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:16, Reply)

Quite a few different types, both purely decorative and toiletries.
As I work for a contract manufacturer, we make everything from the big names to cheap rubbish; the complexity of the formulations and the difference in quality is similarly variable, but the difference in manufacturing cost is nowhere near as great as the difference in retail price.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:20, Reply)

I begrudge paying money
for cosmetics in general. But I generally find the variation in certain products enough to justify the extra money
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:28, Reply)

As with everything, the best performance/price balance is somewhere in the middle.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:41, Reply)

Get rid of the machinery and paperwork and you could be Monty.
What machinery do you get to use during the day?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:06, Reply)

Mixing vessels with built-in weighing scales and emulsifiers, the bulk liquid delivery system for these vessels, washout programmes for production lines, the pigging system for static storage tanks, and hand-pulled trucks and forklifts.
Plus a computer database for updating the warehouse stock list and the production schedule as necessary.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:10, Reply)

And in layman's terms?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:11, Reply)

Mixing chemicals together on a large (200kg - 10 ton) scale, cleaning out the vessels, tanks and lines, moving the ingredients from storage onto the plant, and logging my workload.
Oh, and testing other people's batches to make sure they're OK to go out to the customer before they get filled.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:40, Reply)

Proper work!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 23:44, Reply)