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Type 1 - Edible, only slightly washable
Note from Cami Ramirez-Arau after Hamlet '17:
The edible blood could just be approx a 3:1 ratio of hershey's strawberry syrup to chocolate syrup, but buying capsules is still much better than making your own (we got away with this only because there was literally a cup to drink from).
Advantages and disadvantages (Grace Kane)
This in indeed edible (it tastes pretty good!) and does wash out of clothes, as long as the clothes are not too white. Note that someone does have to take the clothes home every night and machine-wash them.
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For big body packs, tape to the actors the scene before (masking tape is okay but it doesn't work on all skin types; medical tape is finemore reliable). Maybe use a paper towel to soak up any spots that may occur with excessive scene movements (ex: in a fight scene).
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