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Started On : 19-Apr-2006 at 01:30:02 AM, #Views : 6148

Topic Subject : Re: Lesson Learned

Sometimes i wonder if there is a stronger grease, one that flattens that body
down against the skin better. Cosmolene?
dan

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>From: aliforum@lifecasting.org
>To: archicast@earthlink.net
>Subject: Re: Lesson Learned( Message No. 913)
>Date: Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 11:02 AM
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> Post Date : Tuesday 18th of April 2006 12:02:51 PM
> Posted by : "Me KITZLEN" blackhole@kitzlen.com
>
> Re: Lesson Learned:--
>
> I mostly use plaster-of-paris (POP) bandages without problems.
>
> I have even got a first cast without release agent (but don't advise it!)

> thereafter the skin's natural oil has gone and you need something. Massage
> oil (or vegetable oil) seems fine for most. Someone here suggested Nivea
> (especially for hair: eyebrows, pubic hair --and it does seem different for
that).
>
> Some models do have a very fine hair that is not immediately visible. Not a
> racial variation as such, it actually is tied to 'nationalities' within
> (various) racial groups -it is fairly obvious though as the visible hair is
> usually more profuse. Some models say cream hurts less than oil, but its
> all a bit subjective. For most models there is no problem with any release
agent.
>
> Petroleum jelly ought to be petoleum jelly! Certainly (this goes back a few
> years), in the U.K., even the cheapest was always "B.P.", i.e. complied
> with the Pharmacopoeial standard.
>
> An "understanding model" is, of course, a big help . . .
>
> K.
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