--- product_id: 49975471 title: "2 x 900g Alginart Chromatic ALGINATE – Moulding Impression Compound – Hand, Foot, Life Casting" brand: "alginart" price: "€ 72.55" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/49975471-2-x-900g-alginart-chromatic-alginate-moulding-impression-compound-hand store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # 99% natural seaweed-based alginate Chromatic color change for perfect timing 900g per bag - ample casting volume 2 x 900g Alginart Chromatic ALGINATE – Moulding Impression Compound – Hand, Foot, Life Casting **Brand:** alginart **Price:** € 72.55 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎭 Capture every detail, every moment—because your art deserves the spotlight! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 2 x 900g Alginart Chromatic ALGINATE – Moulding Impression Compound – Hand, Foot, Life Casting by alginart - **How much does it cost?** € 72.55 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/49975471-2-x-900g-alginart-chromatic-alginate-moulding-impression-compound-hand) ## Best For - alginart enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted alginart brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Color Change Indicator:** Visual chromatic shift guides you through mixing, applying, and setting stages—no guesswork. - • **Precision Detail Capture:** Captures ultra-fine textures for professional-grade lifecasts and moulds. - • **Skin-Safe & Eco-Friendly:** Made from 99% naturally derived ingredients, safe for all skin types and compliant with EU & US safety standards. - • **Versatile Casting Solution:** Ideal for hands, feet, body parts, special effects, and one-off mouldings—perfect for creative pros and keepsakes. - • **Fast & Flexible Working Time:** 2 minutes mixing + 1 minute setting time gives you just enough room to work without panic. ## Overview Alginart Chromatic Alginate is a premium, skin-safe moulding compound made from 99% natural seaweed extracts. Each 900g bag offers enough material for multiple adult or baby hand and foot castings, featuring a unique color-changing formula that signals mixing and setting stages. Trusted by professional studios, it complies with the latest EU and US safety standards, delivering ultra-fine detail capture with a quick 3-minute total set time—perfect for lifecasting, sculpting, and special effects. ## Description Alginart is used by pro-handcasting studios throughout the UK and is preferred for the fine detail that is captured. It is a standard set product giving you 2 minutes mixing time and a further 1 minute to setting (total 3 min.) Its helpful to have extra mixing time to stop panic! This Is Chromatic Colour Change Alginate (colour changes to let you know where setting process is up to), it complies with the latest EU and USA product safety standards (2018) for use as a 3D lifecasting material. It was originally designed for dental impressions and was then modified to create the perfect handcasting moulding material. The great thing about using it is that it changes colour as you work it, telling you what stage you should be at from mixing to applying to setting. What will you need to carry out a handcasting or footcasting project ? If you wish to put a hand/foot casting kit together yourself, as a guide 900g of Alginate will make up to 8 to 10 new baby hands or feet. The older the child; the bigger the hand/foot, then less mouldings will be made from one bag. One 900g bag will make a large adult hand and for an adult foot. Remember the Alginate is for making the mould only. After making the mould you then need to make a casting from your mould, to do this we recommend stone casting plaster. ## Features - BAG SIZE - 900g. Comes with full detailed instruction leaflet. Just add water. Made from 99% naturally derived ingredients including seaweed extracts - Choose the number of bags you require at the top of the screen & click to buy - Colour change moulding alginate that complies with latest EU and US Product Safety Standards. - Safe to use on skin and captures fabulous fine detail. - Designed for hand, foot or body castings and special effects or any other one-off mouldings. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Age Range Description | Adult | | Asin | B00MFRZDR6 | | Best Sellers Rank | 37,115 in Baby Products (See Top 100 in Baby Products) 2,247 in Sculpting Moulding & Casting 11,943 in Gifts & Keepsakes | | Brand Name | Alginart | | Colour | Pink | | Country Of Origin | China | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (33) 4.3 out of 5 stars | | Included Components | Mould | | Item Weight | 0.9 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | Craftmill | | Manufacturer Part Number | ALG900 | | Number Of Items | 2 | | Other Special Features Of The Product | Color Change | | Recommended Uses For Product | casting, sculpting | | Unit Count | 2.0 count | ## Product Details - **Age range (description):** Adult - **Brand:** Alginart - **Colour:** Pink - **Included components:** Mould - **Item weight:** 0.9 Kilograms - **Material:** Alginate - **Number of items:** 2 - **Recommended uses for product:** casting, sculpting - **Special feature:** Color Change ## Images ![2 x 900g Alginart Chromatic ALGINATE – Moulding Impression Compound – Hand, Foot, Life Casting - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71i-KXqeTCL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Item Package Quantity** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: how much would you need to do two adult hands for one mould?** A: Hi asked my daughter and she said that one bag would do about 5 Adult hands, so one bag would be plenty for 2 hands. Hope this helps. **Q: Hi, how much would you need for two adult feet?** A: I would think just one bag as that makes a bucket full but it depends how big the feet are **Q: Is this good to use for a face cast?** A: I used it for hands, I would use caution on hair eyes and make sure they can breath There was no skin irritation which was good ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works well. Smells nice. No irritation. Gives great, detailed, casts. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 21 September 2017* I tend to use this to make life casts. It is easy to use, safe (I think it is made from seaweed, though I could be wrong) and even smells rather nice. It also gives really terrifically detailed casts, with a bit of practice.If you haven't used it before, here are a few tips that I learnt the hard way.First off get a container that you are going to use for your cast (I use a 5L jug for a typical two handed cast). To get an idea of how much alginate and plaster solutions you will need, put your hand/whatever into the empty graduated jug, making sure it doesn’t touch the side or bottom and add water until it reached the top of where you want the cast to stop. (Mark the level). Take your hand out and mark this lower level too. This lower level, gives you roughly how much alginate solution you’ll need for your life cast. The difference between the upper and lower levels (in mL) will give you roughly how much plaster solution you will need to fill it with. (By way of guide, it usually takes about 800mL of plaster solution to do a two (adult) handed cast, as shown in the photo below)Next, get everything ready, before you start, because once mixed, the alginate solution sets hard in just a few minutes, so you need to work quickly. I use 4 parts water to 1 part of alginate (by weight) and mix using an electric wisk in a big bowl (the hardened alginate comes off the blades in hot soapy water). The electric wisk gets the mixing done as quickly as possible (don’t hang about - don’t mix for more than about 20-30 seconds or until the alginate has all gone into the water). Again, just to give a very rough guide, in the 5L jug I used here, I mixed 2.5L of cold tap water with about 600g of alginate.Next I quickly transfer this pink solution to the 5L jug and immerse the hands in it. The alginate sets in about 3-5 minutes, depending on temperature of the water you use and the room temperature. The colour changes from pink, to a pale grey colour when hard.Loosen your hand by very slowly and gently flexing and wriggling your fingers and wrist. It feels like your hand it stuck solid, but it is only held in there by suction and you will feel it gradually coming loose. Be patient and take your time getting your hands out, as you don’t want to tear the mould. This may take several minutes.Once your hands are free. Prepare the plaster and pour, at an angle into the mould, making sure you remove all the air pockets trapped by half filling with plaster and then tilting the alginate mould to let any air escape. Then fill to the top with plaster and allow to set.After a few hours, remove the alginate mould from the jug. Now comes the fun part!Carefully remove the alginate covering the plaster cast (it feels like hard, heavy blancmange!).At this stage, the plaster cast is set but still quite moist on the outside, so you can remove any little plaster nodules on the surface, before allowing to fully cure.It’s good fun and the amount of detail you get in the plaster casts is remarkable.Recommended ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great product when you learn to use it..... *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 2 November 2016* Bought this product and it was delivered very quickly, I watched a good few videos to learn how to mix this product and still managed to mess up the first two mixtures. No fault of the product as it works perfectly after a couple of practice attempts. Would highly reccomend product ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value for money and gives plenty of time to ... *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 20 March 2016* Good value for money and gives plenty of time to mix and set. It has easy instructions and the colour changes to indicate when it's done. The only downside is the bag should be made resealable! 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