The Chemical Make up of Finger Paint #3

The Ingredients in Finger Paint #3 are:
From Cornstarch

  • Amylose
  • Amylopectin

From Gelatin

  • Amino Acids NH2
  • Proline C5H9NO2
  • Hydroxy Proline C5H9NO3
  • Aspartic Acid C4H7NO4
  • Arginine C6H14N4O2
  • Glycine C2H5NO2
  • Glutamic acid C5H9NO4

From water H2O

  • Hydrogen H
  • Oxygen O

From liquid laundry starch

  • Water
  • Cornstarch
  • Borax Na2B4O7 - 10H2O (Hydrated sodium borate)
Borax is a complex borate mineral that is found in playa lakes and other evaporate deposits. The basic structure of borax contains chains of interlocking BO2(OH) triangles and BO3(OH) tetrahedrons bonded to chains of sodium and water octahedrons.

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