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  1. 02-21-2011, 05:51 AM

    Thread: What's your favorite weeper cure?

    by cpcohen1945
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    A bit of Internet research shows that "alum" is...

    A bit of Internet research shows that "alum" is aluminum sulphate.

    "Styptic pencil" seems to be composed mostly of aluminum sulphate, with some titanium dioxide to give it a white color.

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  2. 02-20-2011, 12:05 AM

    Thread: What's your favorite weeper cure?

    by cpcohen1945
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    I think that a "styptic pencil" _is_ alum -- a...

    I think that a "styptic pencil" _is_ alum -- a thin cylinder of alum.

    That's what I use. It's not perfect, but it beats cold water, IMHO.

    Charles
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