Where to buy Alum Powder in your country? Welcome › Forums › Product Questions › Mounting › Where to buy Alum Powder in your country? Tagged: alum powder, Chinese painting, mounting This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years, 5 months ago by 罗雁 LuoYan. Viewing 2 reply threads Author Posts 9th September 2017 at 8:55 am #14366 罗雁 LuoYanKeymaster Alum powder is widely used for Chinese painting/ calligraphy and it is an important material for mounting. However, it is not economic to buy it from China and ship it internationally to my address. Where can I get it easily and economically? 9th September 2017 at 11:11 am #14411 ThomasParticipant In Germany one can get alum from any local pharmacy. It is called by chemical name: Aluminiumkaliumsulfat Dodecahydrat (Alumen). I bought the smalled unit at 100 grams. 11th September 2017 at 4:48 am #14563 罗雁 LuoYanKeymaster Amr suggested, It seems powdered alum for paper treatment is available at good prices in the US. Here is one example product: http://jacquardproducts.com/alum.html It is available on Amazon for less than $9.00 per pound. Author Posts Viewing 2 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login or Register with email, Facebook, Google or LinkedIn account