Description
KROMOPAN – a dental alginate, is a skin-safe impression material which can be used for taking impressions of body parts, hands, feet and teeth. It has a 3 minute set time when used with 23°C water, chromatic phase indicator, 2 colour change. Low dust material, excellent biocompatibility, lead and cadmium free, snap setting, easy to mix.
This is a very quick setting alginate. For a longer time in mixing, use colder water.
Baby Hands (or Pet Paw) Lifecasting Instructions:
- Make sure you have these items ready:
- 1 x 450g Kromopan (Skin Safe Chromatic Alginate that Dentists use).
- 1 x 1kg Yellowstone (a more refined Plaster of Paris)
- 2 x tall containers or beakers, at least 500mL capacity
- 2 x Mixing sticks and a satay stick
- Petroleum Jelly (only needed for pets)
- Read through the instructions below before starting, as it is quick setting.
- Cover your child’s hand with a light mist of water. (With pet’s paw, cover all hair/fur with petroleum Jelly).
- Mix with a mixing stick, 450g Kromopan with 1L of 23degC water in a tall container. (Takeaway containers are perfect for children’s feet or pet’s paws). “Warmer water sets alginate a lot quicker, use colder water if you need more time”.
- Mix until creamy. It will start purple and slowly turn pink. You have about a minute to a minute and a half to mix. Tap out bubbles.
- Place your child’s hand or pet’s paw into the Kromopan while it is still purple/pink in colour and hold them there, until the colour changes to white. (This may take a couple of minutes).
- When the Kromopan feels bouncy when pressing your thumb against it, remove your child’s hand or Pet’s paw.
- In the other container, mix with a mixing stick, 1kg Yellowstone with approximately 300mL water.
- Mix until creamy and gently tap out bubbles.
- Pour a little of the Yellowstone slurry into the set Kromopan mould and rotate the container to coat the mould. Pour the remainer of the Yellowstone slurry into the set Kromopan mould.
- Once the Yellowstone is hard (this may take an hour), remove the whole Kromopan/Yellowstone mould from the container.
- Peel the outside Kromopan away from the Yellowstone. For detailed areas, use a satay stick to remove small pieces.
- Congratulations! You now have a treasured keepsake.
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