10-29-2011, 03:35 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astringent
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Some common astringent agents include alum, oatmeal, acacia, sage[3], yarrow, witch hazel, bayberry, distilled vinegar, very cold water, and rubbing alcohol. Astringent preparations include silver nitrate, potassium permanganate, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, Burow's solution, tincture of benzoin, and vegetable substances such as tannic and gallic acids. Balaustines are the red rose-like flowers of the pomegranate, which are very bitter to the taste. In medicine, its dried form has been used as an astringent.[4] Some metal salts and acids have also been used as astringents.
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