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- From: gcohen@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (Gregory Cohen)
- Subject: Re: coloured stains for kids blocks
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.203024.22033@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
- Organization: Florida State University
- References: <4487@cvbnetPrime.COM> <1992Dec23.194322.2666@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 20:30:24 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.194322.2666@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
- >rtrudel@zarathustra.prime.com (Robin Trudel) writes:
- <stuff removed>
- >:
- >: I have ingested all of these so I have no qualms about letting my little one
- >: chew on it. The only problems I have encountered are the extended drying
- >: time and color-fastness...Any Suggestions?
- >
- >I would be concerned about the bacteria that could develop on the stain.
- >Fruit/berry juice is a near ideal medium for such growth.
- >
- >Bill
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- I would think that the berry juce once dried would not be too much of a
- problem. these juices have been used as fabric dyes for milenia and as
- far as I can tell bacteria has not grown. I know my natrualy dyed cloth
- is fine. Perhapse this is a question fot the textile group.
-
- -GReg
- gcohen@mailer.cc.fsu.edu
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