Do you agree?
Carol

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Dickinson <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: CS>rose color cs


> Be interesting to know what a pH reading of the DW is before any CS is
> made.  pH 7.0 is neutral and 5.5 seems to me to be way off the beam..
>
> Regards    Terry
>
> [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > Marshall And All;
> >
> > I know that Marshall has said several times on this list that the pH of
CS should be
> > about 7.
> >
> > However in the many lots that I have checked for otherss and just after
reading his
> > post I went through part of my inventory measuring pH with pHydrion
Papers with a
> > range of 4.5 to 7.5, and measured  12 more samples and everyone checks
at 5.5.
> >
> > I have never seen anyting in CS that is higher or lower.
> >
> > I know Bruce Marx said 7 but I never have seen it. I guess "Ole Bob"
just cna't get it
> > right. But then I didn't manufacture the papers.
> >
> > :Ole Bob"
> >
> > Marshall Dudley wrote:
> >
> > > Those who are having problems with their CS changing color upon
storage please
> > > check the ph.  This can be easily done with inexpensive kits from
Kmart or
> > > elsewhere for swimming pools or aqauriums.
> > >
> > > Our research has shown that if CS is acid then it is much less stable
than if it
> > > is neutral or basic.  If the problem is that the CS is acid then
making it stable
> > > may be as simple as adding a pinch of baking soda to bring it down to
neutral.  We
> > > add sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to our CS/aloe vera mixture for
this very
> > > reason since aloe vera tends to be acidic.
> > >
> > > Marshall
> > >
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