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Why to Styptic pencils break so easily?

April 26, 2017break EASILY pencils styptic

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Why to Styptic pencils break so easily?

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Typically the styptic pencil is made up of aluminium sulphate (soluble) and talc (insoluble), compressed together – add water to that and it will partly dissolve. If it’s kept wet (by not drying it and putting it away) then the moisture left will slowly permeate through it and weaken it.