[Jewelry making - Article 00730] - Re: [Orchid] Revive liver of sulfur?

[Bericho]

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>     But I find ours loses potency after mixing, and so does the
>     original product (after several months)! Might be something about
>     our un-clean un-green air over here! 

    Brian: I have found the same thing. I purchased my Lime Sulfur from
    a vendor in Georgia which sells lots of it to apple growers. Mine
    didn't even last 3 months. It lost all of its potency after about 7
    weeks. And it took a heck of a lot more than 1 teaspoon diluted to do
    anything, even with multiple dippings. 

    Thinking perhaps I got a bad batch, I tried it again and the results
    were the same. I kept it in the same dark brown plastic bottle that
    it came in and stored it in a dark closed cabinet. Same results. So
    it may have to do with the climate here (I live in Florida). 

    By the same token, I purchased the liquid form of Liver of Sulfur
    from Rio, transferred it to a dark brown glass bottle with a tight
    rubber stopper, stored it in the same dark cabinet, and it lasted
    over a year and still worked like a charm - and needed nothing done
    to it, just pour and use. 

    I have gone back to using the powdered form and keep the small can
    of it tightly closed, place the closed can in a tightly closing
    plastic container (the disposable freezer containers you buy) and
    store this in the dark cabinet and it keeps incredibly well - I've
    had this last can for over a year now and it still works well. (I
    don't use a lot of it, you can tell). 

K
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