Recipe:
98% Sorbitol (liquid)
2 % Red food colour (powder)
Don't use liquid food colour, it stains everything badly
Optional:
0,5 % Sodium benzoate
This is a preservative. It can be found under many names in food
shops. It is used for jam and stuff. I recommend this if you want to
store it for more than 2 weeks.
Mix well!
Done!
If you have time let it stand for a few days to make sure that all
the powder is dissolved.
As easy as this looks it may be harder to get the components for it.
I buy my food colour from the Swedish company
Nordarom and I
use their colour Purple red E124/123
It works great!
An American source for it is
http://www.candylandcrafts.com
An Australian source is The
Melbourne Food Ingredient Depot
http://www.mfcd.net/depot
Or why not ask your local bakery where they buy their food colour??
When it comes to the sorbitol I buy mine from another Swedish
company called Univar and they can be found all over the globe.
Visit their website
www.univarusa.com.
An Australian source is The Melbourne Food
Ingredient Depot
http://www.mfcd.net/depot
If you can't shop from these companies I am sure you can google your
way to a local supplier for the materials.Gel blood
This is also very simple.
Just take the blood you just made and mix it with a thickening agent
until it gets as thick as you want it.
My favourite thickener is Cabosil which is a fumed silica.
It is also known under the name Aerosil.
You can find this in most boat making shops.
It is used for making polyester and epoxy thick for making a gel
coat for the first layer of a boat.
Go and check in your local boat shop and they will probably be able
to help you.
I use Cabosil for a lot of things. It thickens everything expect
water! Use your imagination!
Well, how do you get it off??
It's not that hard if you know how to.
The best thing about this
blood is that the sorbitol crystallizes if it's cold.
The crystals will wrap the colour pigments inside themselves..
This means that if you wash the skin or clothes in cold water it's
less likely to stain.
I also always use shampoo instead of soap as the pH seems to help to
get things off.
A cold machine-wash gets it off from most clothes. But no
guarantees!! Try first before smearing that $2000 suit!!
All information on this page is for professional use only!
I will not be responsible for any ruined clothes or Grandma's that
have been scared to death!
Read the disclaimer! If you find a good supplier please e-mail it
to me and I will add it here for others to see.
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