I want to limewash the interior of my new home, that has been painted in the past with ordinary plastic/latex paints. I have been researching and have found I definitely need to use an acrylic primer.
I have also found something called a quartz bonding acrylic primer, that has quartz sand in it, which makes a rougher surface for things like new plaster or tiles to have something to stick to. Wouldn't this be good to roughen up the surface for the limewash? Does anyone have experience using it before limewashing? If so do you have photos or video of what it looks like?
As far as I can tell I should paint more thinner coats rather than fewer thicker coats. What kind of ratios of lime putty to water should I be using? I was thinking (based on the info I have found) to do a very thin first coat, like 1 part lime putty to 10 parts water, and then work up several coats from there increasing the ratio of lime putty, up to a last coat of 1 part lime putty to 1 part water. What do you think?
Finally I am not sure if I should be adding any binders, fillers, etc? I have seen mention of linseed oil, salt, marble dust, gum arabic, etc, but I can't find detailed information of exactly what each additive does in order to decide. What do you recommend for indoor use over a surface that has already been painted with latex paint? In what ratio should these be added? What about pigments?
Thanks
Beginner calligrapher here. I’ve been doing some study on calligraphy and I’m curious to know your opinion on the use of Gum Arabic, and how to use it?
This came up because I’ve been doing some practice drills and the thing I’m struggling with most is my ink flowing properly from the nib. It looks… scratchy or like the ink is too dry, per se, on the paper; I honestly can’t tell if I’m pushing too hard or if the nib is too sharp or the angle is wrong. I got a Speedball Complete Calligraphy set as a gift, so that’s what I’ve been using.
Hi :) (Long thread... .... , apologies)
New to this sub and to the whole mewing concept.
I'm a bit confused on a certain topic about chewing gum , so I'd like to hear the opinions and knowledge of this sub.
So basically , I've started focusing on chewing gum with tounge movement and mewing.
I've been umm.. Big bolus chewing? For a little while.
Went from conventional aspartame , to other local less harmful sweetened brands such as maltitol , sorbitol etc.
Eventually the really dumped on my gut with bloating and toilet issues etc....
I found Xclear Spry which is 100% Xyilitol sweetened from iHerb and that was the perfect fix for a while , the spearmint was perfect but for some reason the cinnamon flavor is really spicey and it absolutely crushed my gums to the point the were almost developing mouth sores and it was really painful.
Eventually beyond that I've found out that xylitol messed with my digestive tract just as well....
So , i've read alot of threads that spoke about flavourless chewing gum (Falim) , or even Tree resin Mastica (Chios tears).
So I'm a bit confused.
I've come to understand that Falim is absolutely Sweetener Free , none at all which is absolutely fine by me since I'm not looking for flavour. Even though I've read a few threads that says if contains acesulfame potassium which is a sweetner , Titanium dioxide ,BHT ,BHA which are apperently controversial food additives.
So the point of this whole thread.
What is you're experience with bolus chewing Falim gum/Mastica resin.
Any discomfort? Does it contain a sweetner or it doesn't?
Is there a difference between Chios tears Mastica , and Gum Arabic? I don't understand the difference , what is you're experience with it and how does it differ from conventional chewing gum?
How do you guys source a good trustable Product?
Any other recommendations?
Thanks for reading this long ass thread 😅🙏
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_base has to be assumed to contain plastic. I shouldn't need to give a reference to explain why chewing plastic could be bad. (this shouldn't be legal...)
Sunflower Lecithin is an emulsifier. This is what emulsifiers do to your gut bacteria. Chew gum alternatives contain this. Maybe it's not a big deal for you but can we do better?
Over to raw materials:
Mastic gum: Only available from a small Greek island. Very expensive and difficult shipping post COVID-19.
Falim: Contains 'gum base'. We cannot verify what this is so we have to assume it contains bad stuff.
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Gum Arabic?
Chicle?
Hey all, so I have been making watercolours for a while with no issues, but recently picked up some new Gum Arabic (food grade, specifically Texturestar) off Amazon and immediately hit a massive wall with it. I had assumed food grade Gum Arabic was basically the same (it claims to be 100% acacia senegal, which is what my artist grade Gum Arabic claimed as well)
I had previously been mixing my Gum Arabic in a ratio of 1:2 Gum Arabic to water by weight, but when I tried that with the food grade stuff I ended up with a barely mixable lump. I ended up adding water up to 1:10 ratio and still have basically jello.
I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this and what they might recommend. Is food grade Gum Arabic actually different? If I add water to get the consistency I am used to will it still work? Or should I just scrap using this all together and hunt down some more artist Gum Arabic?
Google is proving insanely frustrating in trying to figure out the difference between food and art grade Gum Arabic so any help would be super appreciated!
How much gum arabic powder do I need to add to fountain pen ink to use with a dip pen? I'm having issues with blobs of ink every time I dip the nib. I do pull against the edge of the jar when I remove the nib to remove excess ink.
Where I live xanthan gum and guar gum is pretty much impossible to get so I was wondering if I would get a similar result with arabic gum.
Hi, new here. Pls forgive if I repeat old questions. Live in South Africa. Cannot buy things like gum arabic here. Nor most chemicals. I am thus confined to kitchen stuff like salt, sugar, jam, vinegar etc. What is a substitute for gum arabic, which I seem to understand is used to keep things together in the ink and make it stick to the pen? What I played with so far and seems to work is the red juice when my wife makes beetroot. It writes ok red and keeps in the jar. Also juice pressed out of mulberries, cooked and vinegar added. Soft black and the ink keeps. But not when the mulberries were crushed and liquified. That molded. My dream is black ink. India ink.. I got it going to a degree. Cut soft sticks, put them in a pan on the stove, covered them and made them into charcoal. Crushed that in n mortar and pestle, added small amount of distilled water, sifted it through a cheesecloth, added drop of vinegar and then a drop of golden syrup (clear sugar treacle like maple syrup but thicker) - someone on a recipe online mentioned maple syrup instead of gum arabic. Then I strained it through cheesecloth cause it was too grainy to flow through the nib. That worked and it seems to keep. A problem may be with the sticks not being carbonised enough or not grounded fine enough? So, it seems my questions here is: What alternative is there to gum arabic? How does one grind the charcoal really fine? P.S. I will try the pomegranate ink posted here.
I know other types of gums like guar gum and xantham gum are not AIP compliant but I just heard of gum arabic and was curious.
Even though the production cost of glucose free syrups, like using stevia or erythritol, I've noticed there's a fair amount of demans on such syrups and I want to see what are the biggest challenges to make a shelf stable product without using too many synthetic products. I want a thickening agent to give it the consistency of rich syrup, and I'm not sure if gum Arabic is the way to go and how to use it properly. Also, I'm looking for something that isn't affected by acidity as I'm using citric acid in low concentrations as a preservative. Obviously it's low enough in concentration to be undetectable as a taste, but I want to make sure it doesn't react with anything other ingredients. Thanks for any help!
I just found out some tutorials of making paint at home with plants in garden, with alum and gum arabic (some says need citric acid and soda ash, depends on the recipe) on YouTube. So I was kinda curious, though the color seems alright when they freshly made, will the color fade out after a few month? And in the end was kinda pointless making natural paint at home?
Unlike the paint made in factory or experts, I know they somehow preserve the color, so it would fade out after years and not after months. My question is, do the homemade plant based paint works exactly as store bought?
Thank you in advanced.
FlaxMax Gel
Flaxseed-marshmallow-aloe-xanthan gel
Lightweight hard casting curl enhancing, humidity resisting, flaxseed-marshmallow-aloe-xanthan gel Chock full of curl enhancing goodness. (you can kick the aloe)
It has film forming Humectants to keep a microclimate around your hair. I had added a lot of stuff that you find in curl enhancers too, and it's got some light sealing oils to lock the badness out and the goodness in.
This is free to use and give away. If people make it I would really love your feedback.
Because the xanthan turns the marshmallow tea into a pudding, you need to use more product than your think because about 30% more water than regular gel Good in humidity as this has 5 film forming humectants (see bottom)8
If your hair hates aloe, just use water in it's place.
Loves protein? I add 1 tsp of collagen peptides (the suppliment) which are penetrating amino acids per 8 oz. Safe for low porosity & doesn't build on top of hair.
Loves glycerin? You can add some (I don't..but if you're hair does).
You could also add a little more xanthan if you wanted..be CAREFUL with just a little at a time. The more xanthan the less product you should use.
Xanthan not only emulsifies all of the products and thickens the marshmallow tea and Aloe but it is a natural polymer dupe that clumps curls and helps create a cast. It is nature's version of pva/pvp that they use in hair gels.
I like the consistancy because it slips easily through my hair & I style upright and damp & the moisture give it Squish sound. It smasters well too.
The cast is hard but breaks easy. As is, you need to be a bit more heavy handed than other products because a lot if it is water and juice that has been pudding-afied by the xanthan.
Makes about 16 oz gel.
3 cups water 1/4 cup marshmallow root boil 10 min Strain (yeilds just over 2 cups)
Reserve 1 cup
Add below to reserved cup of marshmallow tea while immersion (pref) or blender blending. Set adside
1/4 cup Aloe juice shine & curls Can use 1/4 cup water indtead 1.5 tsp Epsom salt increase curls 1 tsp Penetrating oil like Avocado, MCT 1 tsp sealing oil like Jojoba, argan grapeseed 1 tsp gum arabic (adds hold) 1 tsp 99% pure DL Panthenol (supprts curl, strength elasticity, optional) 1 tsp xanthan gum
In a pot add
Remaining mallow water + enough water to = 2.5 cup bring to boil
Add
1/3 cup +1Tbs flax seeds
Boil 7 min stirring occasionally.
Strai
... keep reading on reddit ➡I have a cartridge fountain pen with piston filling system.... I want make mica ink but every recipe I found online uses gum arabic to solublize it. I know for a fact that gum arabic is BAD NEWS for this type of pen.... Any ideas how I can make my own mica ink without clogging up my pen? Thanks!
Need help using arabic gum and xanthan gum for a gardenia mix for a pearl diver.
I guess Dave Arnold of liquid intelligence says it should be a 9/1 ratio of Arabic/xanthan. If you dont have "ticaloid 210" Deathandco posted their gardenia mix but how the hell do I know how much arabic/xanthan to use?
Deathandco Improved Gardenia Mix:
Hydrate 5g Ticaloid 210S in 100g Water
Add 450g Melted Butter and blend until smooth
Then add 450g Wildflower Honey, 150g Cinnamon Syrup, 75g Vanilla Syrup and 75g Allspice Dram and blend until smooth
Looking for some opinions here. I’ve read before that you can add gum Arabic to ink to thicken it up. Specifically the ink I want to try this with is Jacques Herbin Essentielles Bleu Austral. I’m finding it too feathery even on 32 lb premium laser printer paper. The colour is beautiful but it’s not great for thin lines, which is what I’m all about. Does anyone have any experience with gum Arabic? Is it safe? If so, what kind of ratios have you used? Will it actually stop feathering, or is that just an inherent property of the ink? Any help is appreciated!
