How To: Make Glow Powder Out of Household Chemicals

How to Make Glow Powder Out of Household Chemicals

Glowing substances have always held a powerful appeal to people, and making new ones can be a lucrative business. If you need some glow powder for a project of yours, watch this video to learn how to make DIY glow-in-the-dark powder out of normal household chemicals.

The process above focuses on glowing ZnS:CU powder.

• Reaction 1: Flowers of sulfur(sublimated sulfur) + Zn + Cu(penny from 1982 or newer)
• Reaction 2: Thiourea(Tarn-x) + Zinc Acetate(pennies dissolved in vinegar)