Natural Exfoliants: Use Ground Walnut Shells In Your Soap

 



Everyone likes to have clean and healthy skin. From celebrities and superstars, to soccer moms and CEO's, healthy looking skin is something every one of us desires. To that end, beauty product manufacturers the world over have responded with an ever increasing line-up of exfoliating products that contain ground walnut shells. 

From creams and scrubs, to soaps and cleansers, ground walnut shells are a powerful abrasive that is a highly effective exfoliant. Importantly, ground walnut shells can be incorporated in a wide variety of coarseness options depending on whether they're being used in a facial scrub or a body scrub. This makes them a highly diverse option that allows companies to easily adjust the particle sizes they want to include within their beauty products.  

Further, many consumers are beginning to understand the health benefits of walnuts. Indeed, you might say they're going a little nutty as they discover the health benefits of consuming walnuts, using walnut oil to remove dark circles under their eyes, and of course, using soaps containing crushed walnuts to remove dead skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles in the mirror.

Because of this, it's not surprising that many manufacturers have turned to using ground walnut shells for soap-based exfoliating products. It is also because ground walnut shells are less expensive, all natural, and non-toxic. The cumulative result is a finished soap that consumers know is safe to use, highly effective at removing dead skin, and won't harm the environment as it washes down the drain.

That is important to note and significant because today's consumer is more eco-conscious than ever. Their purchasing decisions are based in equal measure on cost, brand reputation, and environmental impact. Thus, companies who use ground walnut shells for soap are in an ideal position to advertise these aspects of their products to their potential customers. 

Using ground walnut shells for soap production is something that Flowspec has been doing since 1981. We invite you to contact us to learn more about the ways we can help you incorporate walnut shells into the products you are selling within the marketplace.

How Walnut Shells Help With Sand Blasting



Things get dirty with time and usage. From gears and pipes, to tools and structures, these things must be cleaned off and maintained so that they can last long into the future.  An easy way to do this is to use crushed walnut shellsfor sandblasting them so that they can be refurbished to look and function like they're brand new.

For years, sandblasting was conducted primarily with silica based blasting media. While effective, it was not a terribly environmentally friendly practice. In fact, it isn't a terribly healthy practice and it can lead to health problems such as silicosis. That's just one of the many reasons that many companies have shifted away from silica based blasting media and are now using crushed walnut shells for sandblasting.

Another benefit of using crushed walnut shells is that they are non-corrosive and gentler on wood, metal, and plastic than other blasting media. This means the risk of damaging these materials is far less. Further, walnut shells can be reused time and time again without losing any of their effectiveness. This results in less waste and considerable cost savings for your business.

Finally, utilizing walnut shells for blasting has several additional benefits that are worth noting:

• Because no flammable solvents are used when sandblasting with crushed walnut shells, there is no liquid residue left on cleaned materials. This means no drying time, and it also means the risk of VOC's being introduced into the environment post-blasting is non-existent.
• Crushed walnut fulfills and exceeds environmental standards set by the government.
• Cycle time is less with crushed walnut than it is with silica based media.
• Crushed walnut works with wheel, air, and tumble operations which means you can utilize it for large projects and small projects with the same effectiveness.

Using crushed walnut shells for sandblasting is an environmentally friendly option that your business is sure to benefit from. We invite you to contact Flowspec to learn about the various products we have available that can help you blast your way towards a cleaner and more efficient modus operandi.

Cosmetic Tips: Walnut Shells Create Naturally Soft Skin

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Natural beauty is something that age, time, and harmful chemical cosmetics can mask and hide as the year's pass by. Fortunately, using crushed walnut shells makes it possible to strip these layers away from the mask of time to bring out the natural beauty hiding beneath the surface.

Health Benefits

Exfoliating skin not only makes it appear healthier, it makes it healthier. By removing dead skin it increases circulation to the surface. In turn, this increases tone, makes skin feel smoother, and naturally, it makes it feel much softer than before. So, whether or not the consumer is 18 or 80, their skin can look baby fresh and blemish free.

Of course, exfoliation also helps keep skin moisturized and looking its absolute best regardless of the season. Again, the increased blood flow to the surface of the skin makes it easier for the body to keep it healthy and refreshed with nutrients.

Cost Benefits to Manufacturers & Consumers

Because of their natural hardness, walnut shells will not break down and disintegrate within creams, gels, and liquids. This extends the shelf life of the beauty product considerably, and it is one of the many reasons consumers are opting for lotions, cleansers, scrubs, etc. that contain walnut shells.

This means manufacturers won't have to be concerned with products being returned as unusable, or receiving negative reviews from dissatisfied consumers. For consumers, they know they're purchasing a product that will last and that they can rely upon.  

Environmental Benefits

Crushed walnut shells are 100% natural which means that scrubs containing them do not require harsh chemicals or other abrasives to make them effective. This makes them entirely non-toxic which means that as they wash down the drain, they won't pollute water supplies. Since consumers are carefully scrutinizing the environmental impact of their beauty products, it means products that contain walnut shells have a significant edge over the competition.

Crushed walnut shells have a number of applications ranging from cosmetics to oil production. We invite you to contact Flowspec to learn more about the many ways you can use oil shells within your operations.

Natural Kitty Litter-Walnut Shells



Walnut Shell Cat Litter

 

From Taipei to Toronto, cats have moved in to millions of homes where they run and play while homeowners work the days away. It's an easy life, but it's not free of basic biological needs for pet owners to take care of.

This means that when it's time to "do their business," cats need a place to go that's clean and won't leave nasty odors and harmful chemical byproducts in the wake of the litter box. When it comes to natural kitty litter, walnut shells make an ideal choice for the following reasons:

1. Walnut shells are non-toxic, and using them is effectively upcycling as they're the natural byproduct of walnut production.
2. Walnuts minimize bacteria and mold growth. 
3. Since walnut shells are a natural product that decomposes, they can be disposed of within the trash without being concerned that they will add to groundwater pollution.
4. Because they will not stick or cling, walnut shells makes cleanup of everything from litter boxes to pet cages a lot simpler and a lot less messy.
5. Walnut shell based natural kitty litter is up to 200% more absorbent than traditional clay litters. This not only means longer times between litter box cleanings, it also means that you will use less kitty litter at a time than comparable alternatives. 

Of course, the applications for natural kitty litter go beyond lining the litter box. Crushed walnut shells can also be used within bird cages and lizard cages. Because it is not made of sand, it is 100% dust free which helps keep pets from developing respiratory problems. It is also lighter than traditional base material, and with it's loose texture it provides snakes and lizards something they can dig through to keep themselves fit and healthy.

When everything is said and done, walnut shells are an ideal natural kitty litter that won't harm the environment and can reduce the overall amount of kitty litter homeowners need to supply for their pets. That is why we invite you to contact Flowspec to learn more about using walnut shells in the production of kitty litter and other household products.

Why Walnut Shells Make Oil Drilling More Efficient

Walnut Shell Filter

 Everyday the demand on oil producers around the world continues to increase at exponential rates. The only way to keep up with the demand is to increase production, and that means increasing efficiency so that the trip from the field to the pump doesn't sap a company's profits.
This increased production also means increased waste that needs to be cleaned in accordance with environmental regulations. This is where walnut shells can lend a hand and treat the wastewater that results from oil drilling. This wastewater is filtered through screens containing black walnut shells that remove up to twice as much waste as sand filters.
Furthermore, walnut shell filters can clear three times the amount of waste before they need to be cleaned. This is possible because walnut shells have the ideal surface structure to filter water through, and their resilience to attrition means that they last longer and provide a level of effluency that is unmatched. 
Not only do walnut shells make the clean-up easier, they can also be mixed with mud and utilized to resolve circulation and unplug wells in a manner that won't significantly impact the consistency of drilling fluid.
Finally, walnut shells are an ideal blast media for use in pressure cleaning applications at the drill site. They are coarse, but not so hard that they can damage sensitive structures make of fiberglass, wood, or plastic. Plus, since they are not toxic, there is absolutely no risk of silicosis as there is when using silica based blasting media.
Whether being used to filter waste, speed up production, or clean machinery in between drilling cycles, walnut shells are 100% recyclable which means you can use and reuse them many times over. This allows you to not only reduce operating costs, but it's an easy way to help keep the environment cleaner as well.
Utilizing walnut shells in oil drilling is just one of the many applications Flowspec has been helping our clients with since 1981. We invite you to contact us to learn more about the ways we can help your business incorporate walnut shells into your operations.

Walnut Shells MSDS

The following is the MSDS on our produced walnut shells, walnut shell powder, walnut shell media, walnut shell granulates, walnut shell grits, etc.


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TDS ON WALNUT SHELL GRITS & FLOURS

The following is the TDS on our walnut shell grits and flours


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