
The heat will make your secret writing appear!Ģ. Turn on the toaster and carefully hold your paper over it. Write a message on a piece of white paper using a paintbrush or q-tip, dipping in the ink frequently. Choose a liquid like lemon juice to use as ink.
Ink type 1 – lemon juice, grapefruit juice, vinegar, milk, onion juiceġ. Adult supervision required.) What You Need: Use caution when working with chemicals! Read the information on the chemical label before you start, and always wear protective safety equipment such as goggles, gloves, and aprons. ( NOTE: Some of the chemicals used in this project can be hazardous if misused. Get creative and see how many kinds of invisible ink you can find.
Sometimes they appear when you heat them up other times another chemical can reveal them. Invisible inks are also called sympathetic inks and can be made with many different substances.