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Hello everyone,

 

I have started experimenting and making some homemade inks for dip pens. I have had some success in particular with black walnut (dark brown) and indigocarmine (blue). However, I have been struggling to find a good preservative. I have tried rubbing alcohol and salicylic acid, but both affected how the ink wrote afterwards on paper (generally by causing more feathering). So, I was wondering what type of preservatives you all use for your homemade inks or what the industrial ink makers use.

 

Thanks in advance.

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Phenol, available from https://www.naturalpigments.com/phenol-carbolic-acid.html#learn-about-phenol

 

Suggestions for use (and a lot of other information about biocides for ink) available at this link to a detailed thread from FPN member Sam Capote

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/171278-biocide-shootout-tests/?do=findComment&comment=2105446

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