Practicon 7085610 Cavex ColorChange Alginate, 500 Gram

Bought this to make a cast of my upper teeth after I noticed a chip out of one of my molars. Works excellent! If you are new to using alginate for casting, there’s plenty of excellent information on YouTube for getting the alginate:water ratio right. This sets fast, maybe just over two minutes using ice cold water (sets faster with heat) but it sets strong, so small details don’t seem to get lost from it ripping apart. The color change upon setting is nice too, but ultimately was not essential for my use - this is probably of more value to busy dental techs. The hardest part for me was making plaster casts (retroactive pun?) from the mold without leaving bubbles in the plaster, even using thin plaster and mushing it around in the low spots. This is overall good stuff and I’m sure many other uses for it can be found in molding/crafting so long as one is aware that it will eventually dry out and lose shape. I give it two snaps up

I learned how to make my own dentures, and this product really works well. It doesn't have a bad taste and congeals nicely. I have bought this product several times.

This alginate worked well for my mold making application, but I had to use a different ratio of alginate to water.The package calls for a 1:2 ratio of alginate to water (7 grams alginate to 15 ml [which is also 15 grams] water), which will result in quick-setting, very hard alginate. This is great for the small batches used for dental molds, but doesn't work at all for larger batches to mold larger objects.A better ratio for large molds is at least 1:3. For my application, I used a ratio of 1:4, which resulted in a firm-but-pliable mold.Also, it is important to use the coldest water available for the greatest working / set time, and to use distilled water to reduce/prevent clumping. I stored a one gallon jug of distilled water in the refrigerator overnight, to use with mixing.

I would have given 5 stars but it did not come with the appropriate measuring scoop as stated it would

I bought a kit to take my baby feet and hand molding and it was so hard to use and took too long to set, so I decided to buy just the alginate and it was much better. It came out so smooth and it set fast enought, that it was just what I need.

good date, works as it should

First, no measuring scoop for alginate or water. I found it near impossible to mix to a smooth consistency in 30 seconds. By the time loaded into tray and inserted for impression its almost set so not capturing the vital landmarks. They're not kidding about fast set. I'm not sure if this is made for an automatic lab mixer or what I'm doing wrong.500g bag and not one usable impression.

Absolutely love this product !! It’s totally foolproof , super easy to use and the impressions came out PERFECT 👍🏼🏆!!!Will definitely buy it again 😃