100% natural and from the chalk quarries of the Paris basin (Meudon), Blanc de Meudon is a very fine white powder, weakly alkaline and slightly abrasive, containing mainly calcium carbonate particles. Let’s rediscover the uses of this natural powder.
First, a little vocabulary point: Meudon white, as its name indicates, is extracted from the quarries of Meudon, near Paris, in France. It is sometimes called, rather wrongly, Spanish whitebecause a white of a similar color to this one was once sold. However, the two do not have exactly the same composition even if their use can be quite similar: Spanish white is a clay white and not a plaster white.
What to do with Blanc de Meudon?
Today neglected by households, Blanc de Meudon has nevertheless been used since the Renaissance, particularly for the maintenance of decorative objects and for carrying out certain works. In addition to its environmental advantage, Blanc de Meudon is also cheap and its use is safe.
Blanc de Meudon, a natural multi-purpose product
He is part of the essentials of theeco-friendly house maintenancealmost the same as baking soda, white vinegar, black soap and Marseille soap.
Meudon White in painting
Blanc de Meudon acts as a charge et pigment in the manufacture of a number of traditional paint recipes such as oil paintingsspecial whitewashes, coatings, putty, gelatinous white, but also the gesso which can be covered with linen canvases before painting. It can be incorporated into a eco-friendly paint.
Spanish white, for its part, helps increase the covering capacity of these paints.
Blanc de Meudon, uses in the home © NorGal
Blanc de Meudon for cleaning
Once the Blanc de Meudon powder is mixed with water, a paste is obtained which constitutes an excellent productinterview housekeeping ecological.
In fact, the Blanc de Meudon cleans and shines many surfaces such as stainless steel, copper, pewter, silverware, metalwork, brass, glass, stainless steel, earthenware, plastic, ceramic hobs and even windows and marble. Your materials and decorative objects will be cleaned, without being scratched or damaged.
It can also be used mixed with vinegar to remove difficult stains.
The same goes for the mirrors marked with traces, simply clean them with a mixture of whiting and Marseille soap shavings slightly diluted with a spoonful of ammonia. Be careful not to breathe the vapors of the latter.
For all decorations on windows or mirrors, think Meudon powder © JJ Boon
Blanc de Meudon for decoration
For eco-friendly and really inexpensive DIY Christmas decorations, Blanc de Meudon can also be used to decorate window panes during the Christmas holidays, for example, or even make artificial snow. This is the best alternative to toxic spray cans: just mix it with a little water until you get a paste. Then dab the inside of stencils with this paste or paint directly freehand!
It can also be used to completely whiten windows during a work period.
Blanc de Meudon: did you know?
The advantage of Blanc de Meudon on glass surfaces: just a simple cloth is enough to remove it. And as a bonus, your windows will be sparkling!
This white chalk, also called Blanc d’Espagne, is used as a filler in many traditional paint recipes.
Mixed simply with water, Blanc de Meudon is used to revive and clean silverware, stainless steel, copper and marble. It is also used to clean windows.
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Banner illustration: We must distinguish between Meudon white, Spanish white and white clay – © Svittlana
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