Luna Bean Alginate Molding Powder Refill for Hand Casting Kit, 3 lb

Product works as it says it does dry time is pretty quick. Very easy to use. It was durable.

This stuff works awesome going to order more it is very detailed when making mold

Follow the directions and it works great, it does dry extremely fast without warning

I just used this to cast my hand and it worked fantastically. I mixed a full 1 pound bag into 7 cups of 80 degree water. It turned pink right away. I stirred it quickly and almost didn't have time to get it into the casting box. Then I plunged my hand into it. After a few minutes it turned gray/white and I was able to wiggle my hand free. After 20 minutes I filled it with plaster of Paris. I let that sit for two hours and then removed the mold. It came off easily. The plaster of Paris cast has great detail. I will use this stuff again. Some hints: 1. I made a form to hold the casting by taping together cardboard to make a tube. Then I put a plastic supermarket bag inside of that. The alginate is pretty thick so it was not a problem. 2. I should have been more careful to position my hand in the middle of the form; the alginate was thin on one side. Still, it held up to the plaster casting. 3. One pound was just enough to do my big hand up to just beyond my wrist. 4. I oiled my hand and arm with vegetable oil. I think that was unnecessary. I don't think the alginate would have pulled out my hair. 5. Next time I will mix it in an even bigger bowl. Really big bowl. I might do it with a bit more water; the alginate will take longer to set. 6. When adding the plaster I banged the mold several times to release air bubbles, but there were still some big ones. I should have put in just a bit of plaster to begin with and rotated the mold to get air out of the ends of my fingers. 7. Demolding was done with a small paring knife. At one point I broke the casting because I was pulling too hard. I should have taken my time. In the end I used some dental picks to get out the last little bits of alginate. Overall this is great stuff and very easy to use. I highly recommend it.

Received in two days which was perfect because I was in a time crunch. I only had my nephew a couple of more days and he really wanted to do his hand mold after seeing all my grandkid’s hands they made. This is perfect for making a mold and doesn’t take long to set up. We used rubber silicone to fill the mold and then they had a silicone hand of their own. They absolutely loved it!!

Update: The seller reached out to me to provide assistance with this product and due to their efforts of making sure I was taken care of, I increased my review to 3 stars. Having a seller behind their product is important to me. At first I thought this would be a great option to make a mold out of a body part. The reviews seemed amazing and the value showed promise. However, I attempted to make a mold about 5 times but came up with a bad mold everytime. I mixed it as the directions asked and thought I would be able to create a mold in under 10 minutes using warm water. However, nothing seemed to work, which could have been user error but it was one issue after another. From drying too fast before I could create the mold, to not holding its structure/falling apart, to not being able to remove the body part without destroying the mold. Overall, after 5 attempts it felt like a waste of money and time.

Great easy to use. Can make a bunch of mold with this size bag.

This product works fast. Don't start cleanup till after your cast is done. I had to buy double for delaying a couple minutes with my first batch. Worked well for my casting.

Product just as described and works amazing for casting with the color changing powder that allows you to know when to cast is amazing

Purchased this various times

Excellent for one time use. Does what I expected and worked well but must use, as many times as you can, within 24 hours. After that it begins to break down.

I do love this product. Have used it on multiple occasions. However, as baby gets older, it's very hard to use due to baby's constant movements. However, I do recommend this brand vs others

Made nice castings