After reading a few articles about life casting, an artsy fartrsy term for making plaster replicas of body parts, we started gathering supplies to make our own.
This is the result of our first attempt to mold the vagina.
The process is done in two stages. Both are fairly messy. First, the mold was created using Alginate. From what I understand, adverse reactions to Alginate are extremely rare. I used an old paint brush to apply the mold in several thick, heavy layers until I had used the entire mixture.
While waiting for the Alginate mold to dry, I mixed up a batch of plaster of Paris to apply over the Alginate mold to give it stability during the removal and actual casting process. It was also recommended to apply several layers of plaster bandages. We had to improvise with strips of paper towels coated in PoP.
The second stage took around 30 min to dry.
Once I was confident the mold was fairly dry, I started mixing a second batch of PoP about the same size as the first. This will be used to actually make the cast. After a thorough mix, I quickly, but carefully, peeled off the mold and began coating the inside with PoP. Once I was confident the mold could hold a little weight, I poured the remaining plaster into the mold. Give the cast at least 40 minutes to dry before screwing with it.
During clean-up, try not to get plaster residue in the plumbing. Showers are the most vulnerable.
We both enjoyed our first attempt at life casting. We have more planned in the very near future.
