I've gotten fluoride mouth rinse from our dentist, also I think there is some OTC.I'm not sure of the concentration, though. I think it's more likely a mineral that is/is not in the water, since tin, salt, and alum are all (?) minerals.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of E House Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:56 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] German water--attn dyers One of my customers, an American who lives in Germany, recently mentioned something that I'd never heard before: for some reason, a lot of dyes bleed in their water, which wouldn't bleed in US water (definitely including commercial dyes, on cloth from the US and possibly also from Europe). Do we have any people from Germany on the list? Have you dealt with this phenomenon? Any idea what might be in German water/missing from German water that wouldn't be in/missing from US water? Could it be flouride? I'm trying to find some sort of mordant/dye setting chemical that I could use, that would fix the dye on the cloth I'm about to use for her gown. Aside from some flouridated toothpaste I can only get from the dentist, I have no ideas for a source of OTC flouride, but if flouride is absent from German water that'd definitely be the first thing I'd want to try. My only other idea for the moment is vinegar, which I think is not technically a mordant, but does have dye-setting properties on at least some fibers. (The fabrics I'll be using are linen and silk.) -E House _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
