Instead of Liver of Sulphur, I use Lime Sulphur in liquid form from
my local hardware/nursery. Its active constituents are “200g/l
sulphur present as polysulphide sulphur”. I have no idea how or why
this differs from Liver of Sulphur - the chemists amongst us may
know?
The contents of my bottle were manufactured in 1998, I’ve used about
1/8 of the bottle and it is still working just as well as the 1st
time I used it. It’s long life is one of the reasons I like it so
much. I know that Liver of Sulphur deteriorates very quickly (as
you’ve also found out), regardless of how well you pamper it, I don’t
know why. My bottle of Lime Sulphur is either stored on top of, or
in, my laundry cabinet - no special care given.
The results are almost the same, I find the Lime Sulphur is more
controllable - the stages of the colour change are slightly slower
and have more variety - lots of variation from cream, gold, bronze,
bluey-purples, etc., right through to black. I stop each stage with
a quick dip in cold water and then continue if I want a deeper
colour.
I mix it approximately 5mls of the liquid to about 250ml of hot
water. (About 1 teaspoon to 1 cup).
I realize this doesn’t answer any of your questions about Liver of
Sulphur, and having seen others experience your frustration with
Liver of Sulphur, I thought you might be interested in an
alternative.
Regards, Marianne.