BabyRice Skin Safe Slow Setting Alginate Impression Moulding Powder is the number one choice for making highly detailed full 3D impression moulds of larger body parts and still objects.  With a working time of up to 4 minutes and a setting time of 2-6 minutes thereafter, there's plenty of time for you to create a highly detailed impression mould of still objects and larger areas of body casting, such as the torso, chest / boobs, full arms, legs, face, bottom and so on.  

When your alginate impression mould has been created you need to fill the mould soonafter to create your cast.  Most popular is to make a 3D Plaster Cast (we use and recommend Herculite 2 for strength) but you can also make your 3D cast using Resins, Liquid Waxes, Soaps etc.

BabyRice Alginate is supplied in handy 500g heat-sealed packs to keep the alginate in tiptop condition until you are ready to use it. Each pack is new, fresh and sealed and will have a shelf-life of at least 2 years from your purchase date.

Other alginate brands provide alginate impression powder in 454g bags, but with our 500g bags, BabyRice gives you far more value for your hard-earned money!

Chromatic Alginate - Colour Change
Chromatic simply means colour-changing and BabyRice alginate impression powder goes through a three-stage colour changing process:

• It starts life as a white powder
• When mixed with water it turns pink 
• When set, the alginate is an off-white colour
• The alginate goes back to being pink when your cast is setting in the impression mould - sometimes, the plaster can take on a pink colour hue, but this completely disappears when the plaster cast dries out

How quickly does it set?
The working and setting times of BabyRice Skin Safe Slow Setting Alginate depends on the temperature of the water, putting you in control of the process. When mixed with water at 30 degrees celsius, BabyRice slow set alginate has a total working time of up to 4 minutes. At 4 minutes the alginate begins its slow setting process and is fully set at 8-10 minutes. 30°C is the ideal temperature for creating moulds of delicate body parts.  (If you're requiring a faster-setting alginate for baby, children or pet paw casting, please see our fast set alginate product - the faster setting alginate is ideal for life-casting projects with babies, pets and children, as the subject need not be in the alginate mixture for too long).

Skin Safe
Alginate's main ingredient is kelp, a form of seaweed, so it’s completely safe to use on delicate and intimate skin. BabyRice alginate is “dental grade”, meaning it is also used by dentists to make moulds inside people's mouths for gums and teeth impressions. BabyRice alginate conforms to British Safety Standards BS 4269 Pt.2:1991 and ISO 1563:1990.

Want to make a 3D Cast?
BabyRice Skin Safe Alginate can be used to create highly detailed 3D impression moulds. In order to create a 3D plaster cast, you will need to pour casting plaster into your mould soonafter making it. We only use Herculite 2 Casting Plaster, which is far superior (stronger and more durable) than Plaster of Paris, you can find the casting plaster on our website page here.

What can I make an Alginate Impression Mould of?
BabyRice Skin Safe Alginate is suitable for a wide range of uses, including: mould making for dental work; life casting for professional casters, hobbyists, artists, sculptors, medical professionals, prosthetics work and special effects professionals.

• New parents use our fast setting alginate to make baby hand and foot impression moulds.
• Couples, Parents, Children, Babies and Pets use our fast setting alginate to make a holding hand or holding paw cast.
• Families use our alginate to make an everlasting family hands cast keepsake.
• Medical professionals use our alginate to make moulds of limbs when developing new prosthetics.
• Professional artists use our alginate to cast body parts when creating sculptures.
• Special effects studios and make-up artists use our alginate to create highly detailed moulds of actors' faces, hands and feet.
• Dentists use our alginate to make impression moulds of gums and teeth.
• Pet owners and veterinarians use BabyRice Alginate to make 3D replica casts of dog paws, dog noses and cat paws.
• Funeral directors and hospices use BabyRice Alginate to create 3D hand casts of family members, making lasting keepsakes of departed loved ones.

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