How to Make Invisible Ink with Baking Soda

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Mix baking soda and water.. Dab a small brush or cotton swab into the solution.. Write your message on white paper.

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1

Mix baking soda and water.

Step 1

Mix baking soda and water.

2

Dab a small brush or cotton swab into the solution.

Step 2

Dab a small brush or cotton swab into the solution.

3

Write your message on white paper.

Step 3

Write your message on white paper.

4

Allow the "ink" to dry.

Step 4

Allow the "ink" to dry.

5

Consider steaming the page.

Step 5

Consider steaming the page.

6

Consider writing a decoy message on the dry paper in pen or pencil.

Step 6

Consider writing a decoy message on the dry paper in pen or pencil.

7

Expose your message to a source of heat.

Step 7

Expose your message to a source of heat.

8

Be careful to avoid catching your page on fire.

Step 8

Be careful to avoid catching your page on fire.

9

Slowly heat your page carrying the secret message.

Step 9

Slowly heat your page carrying the secret message.

10

Read the message that appears in brown letters on the page.

Step 10

Read the message that appears in brown letters on the page.

11

Thaw grape juice concentrate in a bowl.

Step 11

Thaw grape juice concentrate in a bowl.

12

Dab or wash the grape juice concentrate over the page.

Step 12

Dab or wash the grape juice concentrate over the page.

13

Read the message that appears in gray letters on the page.

Step 13

Read the message that appears in gray letters on the page.

14

Boil 2 cups (470 ml) of water.

Step 14

Boil 2 cups (470 ml) of water.

15

Soak red cabbage leaves in the hot water.

Step 15

Soak red cabbage leaves in the hot water.

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Strain out the cabbage leaves.

Step 16

Strain out the cabbage leaves.

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Dab or wash the red cabbage juice over the page.

Step 17

Dab or wash the red cabbage juice over the page.

18

Read the message that appears in blue letters.

Step 18

Read the message that appears in blue letters.

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